2026 NBA Playoff Picture, Bracket, Standings

The 2026 NBA playoffs will begin on April 18. The 2025-26 regular season wraps up on April 12, giving teams a short break before the postseason tips off. The Play-In Tournament, introduced in 2021 to ...
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What to know for Round 1 of the NBA playoffs: Bracket, schedule and more

How do the NBA playoffs work? First-round matchups in each conference are No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6, and No. 4 vs. No. 5. All postseason series are best of seven where the ...
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2025 NBA playoffs: Complete bracket, Play-In and first-round matchups after final day of regular season

Recap everything you need to know after the final day of the regular season. The NBA playoffs begin on April 19. NBA.com Staff • Download the NBA App > The seeds for the 2025 NBA playoffs and SoFi NBA ...
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2026 NBA playoff picture, bracket, standings entering NBA Cup finals

Don't let the calendar fool you. As we hit the mid-December mark in the NBA, the sample size is getting too big to ignore. The pretenders are fading, the contenders are separating, and the anomalies ...