2026 NBA playoffs: Schedule, scores, news and highlights

The NBA Finals are here! The New York Knicks are the Eastern Conference champions, sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers to make it to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. They will face Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio Spurs, who dispersed of two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in an epic seven-game Western Conference finals.

The Knicks kicked off the 2026 NBA Finals with a Game 1 victory and stole Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead over the Spurs. It was New York's 13th straight win this postseason, which surpasses the 1998-99 Spurs for the second-longest postseason winning streak in a single postseason in NBA history. The franchise is battling for its first NBA championship in 53 years (1973).

The Spurs bounced back in Game 3, stealing a win in Madison Square Garden, but the Knicks pulled off thelargest halftime comeback in playoff history to defeat the Spurs in Game 4.

All four rounds of the playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7.

Here's what we know about the Eastern and Western Conference playoff brackets:

NBA Finals

(3) New York Knickslead (2) San Antonio Spurs, 3-1

Game 1:Knicks 105, Spurs 95

Game 2:Knicks 105, Spurs 104

Game 3:Spurs 115, Knicks 111

Game 4:Knicks 107, Spurs 106

Game 5:Saturday, June 13 at San Antonio (8:30 p.m. ET on ABC)

*Game 6: Tuesday,June 16 at New York (8:30 p.m. ET on ABC)

*Game 7:Friday, June 19 at San Antonio (8:30 p.m. ET on ABC)

*if necessary

• Kram: How did the Knicks win Game 4? The layers to an astonishing comeback -- and collapse


• Shelburne: The win -- and moment -- etched in Spurs lore, and the man who saved them


• Shelburne: How Jalen Brunson became the undisputed king of New York


• Holmes:Salesian Sisters are divine force behind Spurs' NBA Finals hopes


• Goodwill: How the Knicks came to embrace their bench

Game 1: Knicks 105, Spurs 95

• Kram: How Game 1 turned in the third quarter


• Knicks steal Game 1 as Brunson closes show again


• Wemby vows revival after Spurs 'let that one go'


• Fan storms court, attempts selfie next to Wemby

Leaders:

Points: Jalen Brunson, NY - 30

Rebounds: Josh Hart, NY - 15

Assists: Josh Hart, NY - 6

Steals: Josh Hart, NY - 4

Blocks: Victor Wembanyama, SA - 3

Game 2: Knicks 105, Spurs 104

• Towns, Knicks put Spurs on ropes, lead 2-0 in NBA Finals


• Kram:Important plays, lessons from Knicks-Spurs Game 2


• Knicks warn of stepped-up security for fans amid Trump's G3 attendance


• Goodwill:Inside the Knicks' journey to embracing the bench


• Spurs confident they can dig out of 2-0 hole in NBA Finals

Leaders:

Points: Victor Wembanyama, SA - 29

Rebounds: Karl-Anthony Towns, NY - 13

Assists: Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, NY - 6

Steals: Jalen Brunson, NY- 5

Blocks: Victor Wembanyama, SA - 5

Game 3: Spurs 115, Knicks 111

• Shelburne: How Wemby, Spurs fought the MSG noise -- and won


• NYPD bans spontaneous gatherings outside MSG ahead of Game 4


• Spurs' victory was most-watched NBA Finals Game 3 since '98


• Wembanyama, Spurs stun Knicks in MSG to revive Finals hopes


• Sights and sounds from Knicks' first NBA Finals home game since 1999


• Knicks fans see surge in ticket prices for Finals games at MSG

Leaders:

Points:Victor Wembanyama, SA - 32, Jalen Brunson, NY - 32

Rebounds:Dylan Harper, SA - 9, Josh Hart, NY - 9

Assists:De'Aaron Fox, SA - 8

Steals:Karl-Anthony Towns, NY - 3

Blocks:Victor Wembanyama, SA -3

Game 4:Knicks 107, Spurs 106

• Shelburne:How Victor Wembanyama, Spurs fought the MSG noise


• Wembanyama issued flagrant, one point away from suspension


• NYPD bans spontaneous gatherings outside MSG ahead of Game 4

Leaders:

Points:Jalen Brunson, NY - 36

Rebounds:Victor Wembanyama, SA - 13

Assists:Jalen Brunson, NY - 7, De'Aaron Fox, SA - 7

Steals:Julian Champagnie, NY - 4

Blocks:Victor Wembanyama, SA - 3

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CONFERENCE FINALS

Western Conference

(2) San Antonio Spurseliminate (1) Oklahoma City Thunder,4-3

Game 1: Spurs 122, Thunder 115 (2OT)

Game 2: Thunder 122, Spurs 113

Game 3: Thunder 123, Spurs 108

Game 4: Spurs 103, Thunder 82

Game 5: Thunder 127, Spurs 114

Game 6: Spurs 118, Thunder 91

Game 7: Spurs 111, Thunder 103

Eastern Conference

(3)New York Knickseliminate (4)Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-0

Game 1:Knicks 115, Cavaliers 104 (OT)

Game 2: Knicks 109, Cavaliers 93

Game 3: Knicks 121, Cavaliers 108

Game 4: Knicks 130, Cavaliers 93

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Eastern Conference

(4)Cleveland Cavalierseliminate (1) Detroit Pistons, 4-3

Game 1:Pistons 111, Cavaliers 101

Game 2:Pistons 107, Cavaliers 97

Game 3: Cavaliers 116, Pistons 109

Game 4: Cavaliers 112, Pistons 103

Game 5: Cavaliers 117, Piston 113 (OT)

Game 6: Pistons 115, Cavaliers 94

Game 7:Cavaliers 125, Pistons 94

(3)New York Knickseliminate (7)Philadelphia 76ers, 4-0

Game 1:Knicks 137, 76ers 98

Game 2:Knicks 108, 76ers 102

Game 3: Knicks 108, 76ers 94

Game 4: Knicks 144, 76ers 114

Western Conference

(1)Oklahoma City Thundereliminate (4)Los Angeles Lakers, 4-0

Game 1: Thunder 108, Lakers 90

Game 2:Thunder 125, Lakers 107

Game 3: Thunder 131, Lakers 108

Game 4: Thunder 115, Lakers 110

(2) San Antonio Spurseliminate (6) Minnesota Timberwolves, 4-2

Game 1:Timberwolves 104, Spurs 102

Game 2:Spurs 133, Timberwolves 95

Game 3: Spurs 115, Timberwolves 108

Game 4: Timberwolves 114, Spurs 109

Game 5: Spurs 126, Timberwolves 97

Game 6: Spurs 139, Timberwolves 109

FIRST ROUND

Eastern Conference

(1)Detroit Pistonseliminate (8)Orlando Magic4-3

Game 1:Magic 112, Pistons 101

Game 2:Pistons 98, Magic83

Game 3:Magic 113, Pistons 105

Game 4:Magic 94, Pistons 88

Game 5:Pistons 116, Magic 109

Game 6:Pistons 93, Magic 79

Game 7:Pistons 116, Magic 94

(7) Philadelphia 76erseliminate (2)Boston Celtics4-3

Game 1:Celtics 123, Sixers 91

Game 2:76ers 111, Celtics 97

Game 3: Celtics 108, 76ers 100

Game 4:Celtics 128, 76ers 96

Game 5:76ers 113, Celtics 97

Game 6:76ers 106, Celtics 93

Game 7:76ers 109, Celtics 100

(3) New York Knicks eliminate (6) Atlanta Hawks4-2

Game 1: Knicks 113, Hawks 102

Game 2: Hawks 107, Knicks 106

Game 3:Hawks 109, Knicks 108

Game 4:Knicks 114, Hawks 98

Game 5:Knicks 126, Hawks 97

Game 6:Knicks 140, Hawks 89

(4) Cleveland Cavalierseliminate (5) Toronto Raptors4-3

Game 1:Cavaliers 126, Raptors113

Game 2:Cavaliers 115, Raptors 105

Game 3:Raptors 126, Cavaliers 104

Game 4:Raptors 93, Cavaliers, 89

Game 5:Cavaliers 125, Raptors 120

Game 6: Raptors 112, Cavaliers 110 (OT)

Game 7:Cavaliers 114, Raptors 102

Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City Thundereliminate (8) Phoenix Suns4-0

Game 1:Thunder 119, Suns 84

Game 2:Thunder 120, Suns 107

Game 3:Thunder 121, Suns 109

Game 4: Thunder 131, Suns 122

(2) San Antonio Spurseliminate (7) Portland Trail Blazers4-1

Game 1: Spurs 111, Trail Blazers 98

Game 2: Trail Blazers 106, Spurs 103

Game 3:Spurs 120, Trail Blazers 108

Game 4:Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 93

Game 5:Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 95

(6) Minnesota TimberwolveseliminateDenver Nuggets4-2

Game 1:Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105

Game 2: Timberwolves 119, Nuggets 114

Game 3:Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 96

Game 4:Timberwolves 112, Nuggets 96

Game 5:Nuggets 125, Timberwolves 113

Game 6:Timberwolves 110, Nuggets 98

(4) Los Angeles Lakerseliminate (5) Houston Rockets4-2

Game 1:Lakers 107, Rockets 98

Game 2: Lakers 101, Rockets 94

Game 3: Lakers 112, Rockets 108 (OT)

Game 4:Rockets 115, Lakers 96

Game 5:Rockets 99, Lakers 93

Game 6:Lakers 98, Rockets 78

Play-in tournament

Eastern Conference

(7) Philadelphia 76ers 109, (8) Orlando Magic 97

(9)Charlotte Hornets127, (10) Miami Heat 126 (OT)

(8) Orlando Magic 121, (9) Charlotte Hornets 90

Western Conference

(8)Portland Trail Blazers114,(7)Phoenix Suns 110

(10) Golden State Warriors 126, (9) LA Clippers 121

(7)Phoenix Suns 111, (10) Golden State Warriors 96

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