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Four NBA Stars Who Must Bounce Back After Terrible Game 1 Performances

A look at the players who will need to play a lot better to save their teams from an 0–2 first-round hole.

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Ranking Each First Round NBA Playoff Series by Watchability After Game 1

With eight Game 1s in the books over the weekend, let’s check in on which of these series are worth watching.

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NBA Playoffs: Winners And Losers From the First Weekend of Games

A look back at the first weekend of playoff hoops as the higher seeded teams held serve across Game 1s. For the most part, at least.

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NBA Announces Finalists for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Other End-of-Season Awards

All the finalists for this year’s NBA awards.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Playoffs: Takeaways As Magic Upset Pistons, Victor Wembanyama Shines in Playoff Debut

Live scores, updates and takeaways from Sunday’s NBA playoff games.

Sports Illustrated

Joel Embiid Leads NBA Playoff Injury Reports Ahead of Sunday’s Games

A look at injury reports for all of Sunday’s Game 1 action in the NBA playoffs.

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How to watch NBA Playoffs 2026: FREE live streams, TV schedule

All the ways to watch NBA Playoffs 2026 live streams online, with SGA's Thunder, Nikola Jokic's Nuggets and Wemby's Spurs poised to go deep.

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NBA Playoff Power Ranking: Where Every Team Stands Heading Into the First Round

There are 16 teams left to battle for the championship—how do they stack up against each other?

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Top Five Players We Want to See Win Their First NBA Championship

As the NBA’s young stars take over, some seasoned veterans are still on the hunt for their first Larry O’Brien trophy.

Sports Illustrated

Five NBA Playoffs Burning Questions: Knicks’ Title Chances, LeBron James’s Leadership

Plus, is it too soon for San Antonio to break through, how far can Jayson Tatum take the Celtics after returning from injury and if the Pistons are built for the postseason.

Sports Illustrated

NBA playoff predictions 2026: the winner, key players and dark horses

Will a Thunder repeat end an NBA-record run of seven different champions in seven years? Our writers make their picks ahead of Saturday’s postseason tip-off

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Five Trends That Could Decide 2026 NBA Playoffs: How Wembanyama’s Minutes, Nuggets Defense Impact Title Chase

The NBA regular season runs from October to April. Every team plays at least 82 games (and two lucky squads play 83 if they qualify for the in-season tournament

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Play-In Thrillers Were a Perfect NBA Playoffs Appetizer

The Heat-Hornets and Trail Blazers-Suns games were a welcome break from the usual play-in snoozefests.

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One Positive Takeaway for Every NBA Team From the 2025–26 Season

Looking back on this NBA season and finding one positive takeaway for each of the league’s 30 teams.

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The Best and Worst Case Scenario for Every NBA Team in the Postseason

Postseason expectations have a pretty wide range in the NBA.

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NBA Playoffs: Ranking the Superstar Matchups We Want to See in the First Round

Ranking the six NBA superstar matchups we want to see the most in the first round of the 2026 postseason.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Playoff Picture: Everything at Stake for Every Seed During Friday’s Games

Here’s what every playoff team is playing for during a busy Friday slate.

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76ers’ Joel Embiid to Undergo Surgery Thursday in Houston After Sudden Health Issue

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was diagnosed with appendicitis and will undergo surgery.

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How Cade Cunningham Performed in First Pistons Game Since Suffering Collapsed Lung

How Cade Cunningham played in his first game for the Pistons since suffering a collapsed lung.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Championship Power Rankings: Knicks’ Status As True Contender in Question Amid Losing Streak

Breaking down the Knicks’ shaky status as a true contender in this week’s NBA championship power rankings.

Sports Illustrated

Bulls Waive Jaden Ivey Following Anti-LGBTQ Remarks in Social Media Videos

Ivey was traded to the Bulls in February.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Playoff Picture: Everything at Stake With Two Weeks Remaining in Regular Season

Breaking down everything at stake in the NBA playoff picture with two weeks to go in the regular season.

AAP

Daniels hits new mark as red-hot Hawks pip No.1 Pistons

Dyson Daniels had Atlanta statisticians searching through the record books after his latest effort as the Hawks beat Eastern Conference leaders Detroit in OT.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Championship Power Rankings: Why the Timberwolves Have Been Eliminated

The Timberwolves were the latest team to get eliminated in SI’s weekly NBA championship power rankings.

Sports Illustrated

Chris Mannix’s NBA Notebook: Victor Wembanyama Makes Loud MVP Case

Plus, the Clippers investigation looms at the Board of Governors meeting this week, there are problems in Houston and the Pistons keep motoring along.

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