2026 NBA playoff bracket: Schedule, matchups as Thunder sweep Lakers to advance to semifinals
The Thunder became the second team to advance to the conference finals via a sweep, joining the Knicks
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Brad Botkin
May 12, 2026
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The Thunder are moving on in the 2026 NBA Playoffs after completing a sweep of the Lakers with a 115-110 victory on Monday night. Oklahoma City, the defending champions, won the first three games of the series in blowout fashion, but got a much tougher fight from the Lakers in Game 4. The Lakers led late in the fourth quarter, but the Thunder stormed back to advance to the Western Conference finals behind a 35-point performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The Thunder, who are undefeated in the postseason, will meet the winner of the series between the Spurs and Timberwolves, which is tied at 2-2 after Minnesota won Game 4 on Sunday in a game that featured Victor Wembanyama’s ejection in the second quarter.
Earlier Monday, the Cavaliers used a historic 23-0 run to open the second half and top the Pistons in Game 4, tying the series at 2-2. The winner of that series will advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face the Knicks, who swept the 76ers.
2026 NBA playoff bracket
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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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Monday, May 11
Game 4: Cavaliers 112, Pistons 103 (Series tied 2-2)
Game 4: Thunder 115, Lakers 110 (OKC wins 4-0)
Tuesday, May 12
Game 5: Timberwolves vs. Spurs, 8 p.m., NBC (Series tied 2-2)
Wednesday, May 13
Game 5: Pistons vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN (Series tied 2-2)
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: 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
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)
