The 2026 NBA playoffs kick off on April 18, and some first-round matchups will be determined on Sunday

Tomorrow, the NBA Playoffs return to NBC Sports for the first time since 2002, and makes its debut on Peacock. The No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons host the Orlando Magic at 6:30 PM ET, then at 9:00 PM it’s the Portland Trail Blazers vs San Antonio Spurs.

The Sporting News has the complete NBA playoffs bracket and schedule.

The NBA Play-In Tournament is still underway, but here's how you can watch the entire first-round of the playoffs once they get going.

The 2026 NBA Playoffs officially tip off on Tuesday, April 14, with the start of the Play-In Tournament. Throughout the next few days, four teams will be eliminated from the postseason, while four teams will punch their tickets to

The Trail Blazers clinched the seventh-seed out West with a win over the Suns on Tuesday, while the 76ers did the same in the East by defeating the Magic Wednesday. On Friday Phoenix and Orlando claimed the final playoff spots of the 2026 bracket with a tremendous pair of performances to beat the Warriors and Hornets, respectively.

Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, evening their first-round series and ending the l