Full bracket, confirmed standings, image, schedule, play in video games together with dates, instances, the place to observe on TV and on-line dwell stream 2026

The 16-team NBA postseason was set following the top of the common 2026 season on April 13, based mostly on the highest 10 seeds from every convention.

4 groups every from the Japanese Convention and Western Convention, positioned between seventh and Tenth, headed for play-in video games.

These contenders had been competing for the correct to fulfill the groups ending first and second in every convention, who went straight to the primary spherical of the play-offs together with the 4 groups instantly beneath them.

Right here’s the most recent on the NBA playoff schedule, which groups are concerned and the place to observe the motion dwell.

NBA playoffs: Full bracket, confirmed standings 2026

Seventh seeds the Philadelphia 76ers will face the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic and the ninth-seeded Charlotte Hornets will meet Tenth seeds the Miami Warmth within the Japanese Convention play-in video games.

The winners of the sport between the 76ers and Magic advance to the play-offs because the seventh seed, with the losers taking up the Hornets or Warmth for the correct to be eighth seeds and meet high seeds the Detroit Pistons within the first spherical.

The winners of that sport advance to fulfill the victors of the sport between fourth seeds the Cleveland Cavaliers and fifth seeds the Toronto Raptors.

Their Convention last can be in opposition to the winners of a semi-final arrange by the video games between third seeds the New York Knicks and sixth seeds the Atlanta Hawks and second seeds the Boston Celtics and the seventh seeds from the play-ins.

Within the Western Convention, the seventh-seeded Phoenix Suns play the eighth-seeded Portland Path Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers, who completed ninth, tackle the Tenth-placed Golden State Warriors within the play-in video games underneath the identical format.

The eighth seeds within the Western Convention will meet high seeds Oklahoma Metropolis within the first spherical, with the winners advancing to fulfill the victors of the sport between fourth seeds the Los Angeles Lakers and fifth seeds the Houston Rockets.

Their Convention last can be in opposition to the winners of a semi-final arrange by the video games between third seeds the Denver Nuggets and sixth seeds the Minnesota Timberwolves and second seeds the San Antonio Spurs and the seventh seeds from the play-ins.

The winners of the Convention finals then meet within the NBA Finals. All playoff rounds are better of seven-game sequence, with home-court benefit going to the higher-seeded groups and the group with the perfect regular-season report within the last.

The internet hosting schedule for every sequence adopts a 2–2–1–1–1 format. You’ll be able to see the most recent bracket on the NBA’s web site.

NBA playoffs schedule: Play ins, first spherical, semifinals, finals

Right here’s how the play-in schedule seems to be, with the winners of the ties between the seventh and eighth-placed groups advancing straight to the playoffs as seventh seeds.

Begin instances with an asterisk are the next day.

Right here’s the play-off schedule for the primary video games within the first spherical. Begin instances with an asterisk are the next day.

2026 NBA Finals schedule

The Convention semi-finals and last dates can be confirmed after every spherical. The Finals schedule seems to be like this, with seven video games set if mandatory within the first-to-four sequence.

How you can watch NBA playoffs 2026: TV channel, dwell on-line stream

All play-in video games are on Prime Video, who even have broadcast rights to the primary spherical alongside ABC and NBC/Peacock.

Broadcast particulars for the Convention semi-finals and finals can be confirmed after every spherical. The finals are on ABC.

That is the broadcasting break up for the primary video games within the play-off first spherical.

Within the US, Prime Video prices $8.99 month-to-month. College students pay $7.49 month-to-month or $69 yearly. A 30-day free trial is out there.

ABC is out there by way of ESPN Plus, beginning at $29.99 per thirty days.

Peacock prices $10.99 a month or $109.99 yearly, or $16.99 per thirty days ($169.99 a yr) with downloads and no adverts.

Within the UK, the NBA League Cross exhibits video games dwell and prices £16.99 a month or £22.99 per thirty days with no commercials, offline viewing and concurrent streams on as much as three gadgets.