While no team was more impressive than the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Jayson Tatum shined in his playoff return for the Boston Celtics.

Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference's first round.

The 2026 NBA playoffs continued on Sunday, featuring four more first-round matchups. The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers started the action with a matinee clash, as they faced off in Game 1 of their series. Here's a look at Sunday's results as well as the upcoming schedule for the playoffs.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder rolled past Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday.

The 2026 NBA playoffs continues Sunday with four Game 1s: 76ers-Celtics, Suns-Thunder, Magic-Pistons and Trail-Blazers-Spurs. We're breaking down the key takeaways from each game.

With four more NBA playoff series kicking off on Sunday, we break down the best bets from the SportsLine Projection Model

Four Game 1 matchups took place in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on Saturday, and we’ve already seen some major movement in the NBA Finals market.  T

The 2026 NBA playoffs tipped off Saturday, April 17, with the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder the heavy favorite to repeat. The experts at Sports Illustrated like the Nuggets and Celtics better Just more than half of the league’s

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