NBA playoff bracket, scores, schedule: 76ers win Game 7
Ellen J. HorrowThe first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs has reached its apex with three closeout games on Friday, May 1, but the first two contests of the night provided no closure and instead insured multiple Game 7s this weekend.
The Detroit Pistons, the top team in the Eastern Conference, staved off a shocking upset at the hands of the No. 8 seed Orlando Magic, with a huge second-half rally or an epic collapse by Orlando – depending on your perspective. The Magic were without star Franz Wagner, who missed his second consecutive game with a right calf strain.
The other matchup in the East pitted the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers against the No. 5 seed Toronto Raptors. The Cavaliers rallied to send the game to overtime, but the Raptors hit a miraculous 3-pointer with less than five seconds remaining to take the game and send the series back to Cleveland.
The final game of the night, though, officially wrapped up the first round in the Western Conference as the No. 4 seed Los Angeles Lakers rolled the No. 5 seed Houston Rockets.
The top two seeds in the Western Conference, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder and the No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs, advanced to the second round with little drama. The No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves joined them after upsetting the No. 3 seed Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
The No. 3 New York Knicks will face the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round after the Sixers defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 7 on Saturday, May 2.
Here are the games on tap Saturday, with latest odds and full first-round schedules:
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*All times Eastern
Philadelphia 76ers 109, Boston Celtics 100
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Eastern Conference
No. 1 Detroit Pistons vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic
Series tied 3-3
- Game 1 at Detroit: Magic 112, Pistons 101
- Game 2 at Detroit: Pistons 98, Magic 83
- Game 3 at Orlando: Magic 113, Pistons 105
- Game 4 at Orlando: Magic 94, Pistons 88
- Game 5 at Detroit: Pistons 116, Magic 109
- Game 6 at Orlando: Pistons 93, Magic 79
- Game 7 at Detroit: Sunday, May 3, 3:30 p.m. | ABC
No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers
76ers win series 4-3
- Game 1 at Boston: Celtics 123, 76ers 91
- Game 2 at Boston: 76ers 111, Celtics 97
- Game 3 at Philadelphia: Celtics 108, 76ers 100
- Game 4 at Philadelphia: Celtics 128, 76ers 96
- Game 5 at Boston: 76ers 113, Celtics 97
- Game 6 at Philadelphia: 76ers 106, Celtics 93
- Game 7 at Boston: 76ers 109, Celtics 100
No. 3 New York Knicks vs. No. 6 Atlanta Hawks
Knicks win series 4-2
- Game 1 at New York: Knicks 113, Hawks 92
- Game 2 at New York: Hawks 107, Knicks 106
- Game 3 at Atlanta: Hawks 109, Knicks 108
- Game 4 at Atlanta: Knicks 114, Hawks 98
- Game 5 at New York: Knicks 126, Hawks 97
- Game 6 at Atlanta: Knicks 140, Hawks 89
No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Toronto Raptors
Series tied 3-3
- Game 1 at Cleveland: Cavaliers 126, Raptors 113
- Game 2 at Cleveland: Cavaliers 115, Raptors 105
- Game 3 at Toronto: Raptors 126, Cavaliers 104
- Game 4 at Toronto: Raptors 93, Cavaliers 89
- Game 5 at Cleveland: Cavaliers 125, Raptors 120
- Game 6 at Toronto: Raptors 112, Cavaliers 110 (OT)
- Game 7 at Cleveland: Sunday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
Western Conference
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 Phoenix Suns
Thunder win series 4-0
- Game 1 at Oklahoma City: Thunder 119, Suns 84
- Game 2 at Oklahoma City: Thunder 120, Suns 107
- Game 3 at Phoenix: Thunder 121, Suns 109
- Game 4 at Phoenix: Thunder 131, Suns 122
No. 2 San Antonio Spurs vs. No. 7 Portland Trail Blazers
Spurs win series 4-1
- Game 1 at San Antonio: Spurs 111, Trail Blazers 98
- Game 2 at San Antonio: Trail Blazers 106, Spurs 103
- Game 3 at Portland: Spurs 120, Trail Blazers 108
- Game 4 at Portland: Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 93
- Game 5 at San Antonio: Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 95
No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves win series 4-2
- Game 1 at Denver: Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105
- Game 2 at Denver: Timberwolves 119, Nuggets 114
- Game 3 at Minnesota: Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 96
- Game 4 at Minnesota: Timberwolves 112, Nuggets 96
- Game 5 at Denver: Nuggets 125, Timberwolves 113
- Game 6 at Minnesota: Timberwolves 110, Nuggets 98
No. 4 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 5 Houston Rockets
Lakers win series 4-2
- Game 1 at Los Angeles: Lakers 107, Rockets 98
- Game 2 at Los Angeles: Lakers 101, Rockets 94
- Game 3 at Houston: Lakers 112, Rockets 108 (OT)
- Game 4 at Houston: Rockets 115, Lakers 96
- Game 5 at Los Angeles: Rockets 99, Lakers 93
- Game 6 at Houston: Lakers 98, Rockets 78
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