2026 NBA playoff bracket: Schedule, matchups as Knicks sweep 76ers to advance to semifinals
The second round is underway and New York has already taken care of Philadelphia in short order
By
Brad Botkin
May 10, 2026
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The Knicks are moving on in the 2026 NBA playoffs after completing their sweep of the 76ers Sunday afternoon. A dominant offensive performance allowed New York to cruise into the semifinals, where Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and more stars will face the winner of the Pistons-Cavaliers series.
The Pistons, the East’s top seed, lead that series 2-1, but the Cavaliers took a critical home win on Saturday. Donovan Mitchell led the way with 35 points while James Harden had critical late-game buckets for Cleveland, who cut Detroit’s lead to 2-1 in the series.
The Lakers were unable to follow in Cleveland’s footsteps with a home win of their own. They were blasted 131-108 by the Thunder, who now have a commanding 3-0 lead in the series and have yet to lose in this postseason.
The Spurs-Timberwolves series is currently 2-1, with San Antonio leading after a Game 3 win. Victor Wembanyama went off for 39 points on Friday, and the Spurs have bounced back after dropping Game 1.
2026 NBA playoff bracket
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Winning streaks are the theme of the second round. After Saturday, the Thunder have won all seven of their playoff games so far, while the Knicks are on a six-game winning streak dating back to the first round. The Pistons saw their five-game winning streak snapped.
The Suns, Trail Blazers, Hawks, Nuggets, Rockets, Celtics, Magic and Raptors were all eliminated in the first round.
2026 NBA playoffs: Second-round schedule
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Sunday, May 10
Game 4: Knicks 144, 76ers 114 (New York wins 4-0)
Game 4: Spurs vs. Timberwolves, 7:30 p.m., NBC (San Antonio leads 2-1)
Monday, May 11
Game 4: Cavaliers vs. Pistons, 8 p.m., NBC
Game 4: Thunder vs. Lakers, 10:30 p.m., Prime
Tuesday, May 12
Game 5: Timberwolves vs. Spurs, TBD
Wednesday, May 13
Game 5*: Lakers vs. Thunder, TBD
Game 5*: Pistons vs. Cavaliers, TBD
Friday, May 15
Game 6*: Spurs vs. Timberwolves, TBD
Game 6*: Cavaliers vs. Pistons, TBD
Saturday, May 16
Game 6*: Thunder vs. Lakers, TBD
Sunday, May 17
Game 7*: Timberwolves vs. Spurs, TBD
Game 7*: Pistons vs. Cavaliers, TBD
Monday, May 18
Game 7*: Lakers vs. Thunder, TBD
Second-round scores
Monday, May 4
Game 1: 76ers vs. Knicks 137, 76ers 98
Game 1: Timberwolves vs. 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 (Detroit leads 2-1)
Game 3: Thunder 131, Lakers 108 (OKC leads 3-0)
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)
