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NBA playoffs bracket 2026: Updated schedule, TV channels, scores for every round of postseason games
The Sporting News has the complete NBA Playoff bracket, the start times and how to watch every game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers might’ve saved this era of basketball with a Game 7 victory over the Toronto Raptors. However, they won’t have long to celebrate that victory. They’ll be back in action right away as they start the second-round series against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday evening.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs are moving on. After surviving a seven-game battle with the Toronto Raptors, Cleveland has advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the third straight year, where it will face the top-seeded Detroit Pistons with a trip to the conference finals at stake.
The Cavaliers and Pistons will clash in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Each team advanced by winning a Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs.
With two games remaining in the NBA regular season, the Hawks and Cavaliers will clash in Atlanta on Friday night. It's the second meeting this week between the teams, who have both clinched a playoff spot and could face off again in the first round.
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