The 2026 NBA playoffs will begin on April 18. The 2025-26 regular season wraps up on April 12, giving teams a short break before the postseason tips off. The Play-In Tournament, introduced in 2021 to keep more teams competitive and reduce tanking, determines the final two playoff spots in each conference.

The 2026 NBA Finals will be played with a slightly altered schedule this June, which may result in there being more time between the league crowning its champion and the NBA Draft. Last season's Game 7 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers came only 72 hours prior to Cooper Flagg going No. 1 overall in the draft.

The NBA today announced the schedule for the NBA Finals 2026 presented by YouTube TV. The best-of-seven series tips off Wednesday, June 3. Game 7 is scheduled for Friday, June 19, if necessary.

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James doesn't believe losing the 2025 NBA Finals did anything to hurt the Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton from a legacy standpoint.

The Indiana Pacers, led by Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam, beat the New York Knicks and advance to the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson scores 14 of his 32 points in the 1st quarter and New York never trails Indiana in a must-win Game 5 at MSG.

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When Kevin Johnson learned he had to guard Michael Jordan in the Finals, he went straight to church looking for some help.