2026 NBA playoff bracket, schedule: Victor Wembanyama leads Spurs to Game 1 win vs. Thunder
Four teams remain in the 2026 NBA Playoffs: Thunder vs. Spurs in the West and Knicks vs. Cavs in the East
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Brad Botkin
May 19, 2026
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The final four is set in the 2026 NBA Playoffs, and the Conference Finals have arrived. The Western Conference Finals got started Monday night, with the Thunder and Spurs playing an instant classic. Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points, pulled in 24 rebounds and made a number of jaw-dropping plays as San Antonio outlasted OKC in double overtime. It’s the Thunder’s first loss of these playoffs. The reigning champion Thunder will try to bounce back in Wednesday’s Game 2.
On Tuesday, the Eastern Conference Finals will tip off as the Knicks host the Cavaliers. The Knicks have had eight days off since sweeping the 76ers in the second round, while the Cavs needed seven games to get by the top-seeded Pistons.
2026 NBA playoff bracket
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second straight MVP award on Sunday, and now he’ll try to lead the Thunder to their second straight title. No NBA team has won back-to-back championships since the Warriors in 2017-18.
The Knicks are back in the conference finals for the second season in a row, but they have not won the East since 1999. The Spurs have not been to the NBA Finals since 2014, and while the Cavaliers were last in the Finals in 2018, they have never made it without LeBron James.
The Suns, Trail Blazers, Hawks, Nuggets, Rockets, Celtics, Magic and Raptors were all eliminated in the first round. The 76ers, Lakers, Timberwolves and Pistons all bowed out in the second round.
2026 NBA playoffs: Conference finals schedule
All times Eastern. Games on ABC and ESPN are streaming on fubo (Try for free).
Monday, May 18
Game 1: Spurs 122, Thunder 115 (2OT)
Tuesday, May 19
Game 1: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Wednesday, May 20
Game 2: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Thursday, May 21
Game 2: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Friday, May 22
Game 3: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Saturday, May 23
Game 3: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, 8 p.m., ABC/fubo
Sunday, May 24
Game 4: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8 p.m., NBC
Monday, May 25
Game 4: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Tuesday, May 26
Game 5*: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Wednesday, May 27
Game 5*: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Thursday, May 28
Game 6*: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Friday, May 29
Game 6*: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Saturday, May 30
Game 7*: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8 p.m., NBC
Sunday, May 31
Game 7*: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Second-round scores
Monday, May 4
Game 1: Knicks 137, 76ers 98
Game 1: Spurs 104, Timberwolves 102
Tuesday, May 5
Game 1: Pistons 111, Cavaliers 101
Game 1: Thunder 108, Lakers 90
Wednesday, May 6
Game 2: Knicks 108, 76ers 102
Game 2: Spurs 133, Timberwolves 95
Thursday, May 7
Game 2: Pistons 107, Cavaliers 97
Game 2: Thunder 125, Lakers 107
Friday, May 8
Game 3: Knicks 108, 76ers 94
Game 3: Spurs 115, Timberwolves 108
Saturday, May 9
Game 3: Cavaliers 116, Pistons 109
Game 3: Thunder 131, Lakers 108
Sunday, May 10
Game 4: Knicks 144, 76ers 114 (New York wins 4-0)
Game 4: Timberwolves 114, Spurs 109
Monday, May 11
Game 4: Cavaliers 112, Pistons 103
Game 4: Thunder 115, Lakers 110 (OKC wins 4-0)
Tuesday, May 12
Game 5: Spurs 126, Timberwolves 97
Wednesday, May 13
Game 5: Cavaliers 117, Pistons 113
Friday, May 15
Game 6: Pistons 114, Cavaliers 95
Game 6: Spurs 139, Timberwolves 109 (San Antonio wins 4-2)
Sunday, May 17
Game 7: Cavaliers 125, Pistons 94 (Cleveland wins 4-3)
First-round scores
Saturday, April 18
Game 1: No. 4 Cavaliers 126, No. 5 Raptors 113
Game 1: No. 3 Nuggets 116, No. 6 Timberwolves 105
Game 1: No. 3 Knicks 112, No. 6 Hawks 102
Game 1: No. 4 Lakers 107, No. 5 Rockets 98
Sunday, April 19
Game 1: No. 2 Celtics 123, No. 7 76ers 91
Game 1: No. 1 Thunder 119, No. 8 Suns 84
Game 1: No. 8 Magic 112, No. 1 Pistons 101
Game 1: No. 2 Spurs 111, No. 7 Trail Blazers 98
Monday, April 20
Game 2: Cavaliers 115, Raptors 105
Game 2: Hawks 107, Knicks 106
Game 2: Timberwolves 119, Nuggets 114
Tuesday, April 21
Game 2: 76ers 111, Celtics 97
Game 2: Trail Blazers 106, Spurs 103
Game 2: Lakers 101, Rockets 94
Wednesday, April 22
Game 2: Pistons 98, Magic 83
Game 2: Thunder 120, Suns 107
Thursday, April 23
Game 3: Hawks 109, Knicks 108
Game 3: Raptors 126, Cavaliers 104
Game 3: Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 96
Friday, April 24
Game 3: Celtics 108, 76ers 100
Game 3: Lakers 112, Rockets 108 (OT)
Game 3: Spurs 120, Trail Blazers 108
Saturday, April 25
Game 3: Magic 113, Pistons 105
Game 3: Thunder 121, Suns 109
Game 4: Knicks 114, Hawks 98
Game 4: Timberwolves 112, Nuggets 96
Sunday, April 26
Game 4: Raptors 93, Cavaliers 89
Game 4: Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 93
Game 4: Celtics 128, 76ers 96
Game 4: Rockets 115, Lakers 96
Monday, April 27
Game 4: Magic 94, Pistons 88
Game 4: Thunder 131, Suns 122 (OKC wins 4-0)
Game 5: Nuggets 125, Timberwolves 113
Tuesday, April 28
Game 5: 76ers 113, Celtics 97
Game 5: Knicks 126, Hawks 97
Game 5: Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 95 (San Antonio wins 4-1)
Wednesday, April 29
Game 5: Pistons 116, Magic 109
Game 5: Cavaliers 125, Raptors 120
Game 5: Rockets 99, Lakers 93
Thursday, April 30
Game 6: Knicks 140, Hawks 89 (New York wins 4-2)
Game 6: 76ers 106, Celtics 93
Game 6: Timberwolves 110, Nuggets 98 (Minnesota wins 4-2)
Friday, May 1
Game 6: Pistons 93, Magic 79
Game 6: Raptors 112, Cavaliers 110
Game 6: Lakers 98, Rockets 78 (L.A. wins series 4-2)
Saturday, May 2
Game 7: 76ers 109, Celtics 100 (Philadelphia wins series 4-3)
Sunday, May 3
Game 7: Pistons 116, Magic 94 (Detroit wins series 4-3)
Game 7: Cavaliers 114, Raptors 102 (Cleveland wins series 4-3)
