Welcome, one and all to the 2026 NBA Playoffs
16 teams have battled it out for 82 games in last 7 months, and they have 16 more wins to be called Champions. But some questions remain: Will the Oklahoma City Thunder win for second year in a row? Or will a new team be crowned champion this year in the decade of parity?
Legacies will be made in this round and new legends will be discovered as we the games play out.
For the sixth year in the row, The Avocado has put up a thread where every basketball fans (or just fans of the teams) can talk about the games with other fans of the site. And they are always fun to watch and talking about basketball with other people from The Avocado.
Here is the full schedule for the playoffs (Subject to change as we move to the next rounds):
Saturday, April 18
Game 1: No. 4 Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Raptors, 1 p.m., Prime
Game 1: No. 3 Nuggets vs. No. 6 Timberwolves, 3:30 p.m., Prime
Game 1: No. 3 Knicks vs. No. 6 Hawks, 6 p.m., Prime
Game 1: No. 4 Lakers vs. No. 5 Rockets, 8:30 p.m., ABC
Sunday, April 19
Game 1: No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 76ers, 1 p.m., ABC
Game 1: No. 1 Thunder vs. No. 8 Suns, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Game 1: No. 1 Pistons vs. No. 8 Magic, 6:30 p.m., NBC
Game 1: No. 2 Spurs vs. No. 7 Trail Blazers, 9 p.m., NBC
Monday, April 20
Game 2: Cavaliers vs. Raptors, 7 p.m., Peacock
Game 2: Knicks vs. Hawks, 8 p.m., NBC
Game 2: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, 10:30 p.m., NBC
Tuesday, April 21
Game 2: Celtics vs. 76ers, 7 p.m., Peacock
Game 2: Spurs vs. Trail Blazers, 8 p.m., NBC
Game 2: Lakers vs. Rockets, 10:30 p.m., NBC
Wednesday, April 22
Game 2: Pistons vs. Magic, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 2: Thunder vs. Suns, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, April 23
Game 3: Hawks vs. Knicks, 7 p.m., Prime
Game 3: Raptors vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., Prime
Game 3: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, 9:30 p.m., Prime
Friday, April 24
Game 3: 76ers vs. Celtics, 7 p.m., Prime
Game 3: Rockets vs. Lakers, 8 p.m., Prime
Game 3: Trail Blazers vs. Spurs, 10:30 p.m., Prime
Saturday, April 25
Game 3: Magic vs. Pistons, 1 p.m., Peacock
Game 4: Hawks vs. Knicks, 6 p.m., NBC
Game 4: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, 8:30 p.m., ABC
Sunday, April 26
Game 4: Raptors vs. Cavaliers, 1 p.m., ESPN
Game 4: Trail Blazers vs. Spurs, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 4: 76ers vs. Celtics, 7 p.m., NBC
Game 4: Rockets vs. Lakers, 9:30 p.m., NBC
Monday, April 27
Game 4: Magic vs. Pistons, Peacock
Game 4: Sunday vs. Thunder, NBC
*Game 5: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, NBC
Tuesday, April 28
*Game 5: Celtics vs. 76ers, Peacock
*Game 5: Knicks vs. Hawks, NBC
*Game 5: Spurs vs. Trail Blazers, NBC
Wednesday, April 29
*Game 5: Pistons vs. Magic, ESPN
*Game 5: Cavaliers vs. Raptors, ESPN
*Game 5: Thunder vs. Suns, ESPN
*Game 5: Lakers vs. Rockets, ESPN
Thursday, April 30
*Game 6: 76ers vs. Celtics, Prime
*Game 6: Hawks vs. Knicks, Prime
*Game 6: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, Prime
Friday, May 1
*Game 6: Magic vs. Pistons, Prime
*Game 6: Raptors vs. Cavaliers, Prime
*Game 6: Suns vs. Thunder, Prime
*Game 6: Rockets vs. Lakers, Prime
Saturday, May 2
*Game 7: Celtics vs. 76ers, Prime
*Game 7: Knicks vs. Hawks, Prime
*Game 7: Spurs vs. Trail Blazers, Prime
*Game 7: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, ABC
Sunday, May 3
*Game 7: Pistons vs. Magic, ABC
*Game 7: Cavaliers vs. Raptors, ABC
*Game 7: Thunder vs. Suns, NBC
*Game 7: Lakers vs. Rockets, NBC
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Good luck, behave, and have fun my fellow basketball ‘Cado fans! And remember, don’t anger the sign.
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