The New York Knicks will have home-court advantage when the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals tip off Tuesday night, after the Cleveland Cavaliers knocked off the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in Game 7 of their second-round series.

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The final game of the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament is here with a “win to get in” matchup between the No. 10 Golden State Warriors and the No. 7 Phoenix Suns for the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed. Despite creating an 11-point lead in the fourth ...

The NBA playoffs are nearly upon us. But first, the play-in tournament must take place. A staple of April’s calendar for the last five years, the play-in tournament is the NBA’s appetizer to postseason basketball. The teams involved make up the 7–10 ...

Looking back, it seems wild to think how hard a sell the Play-In Tournament was just six years ago. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spent a lot of political capital to make it happen, and there were plenty of skeptics. It’s hard to imagine the NBA without ...

NBA playoffs picks, predictions, odds, TV channel, how to watch, stream Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks NBA playoff game Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the San Antonio Spurs for the 2026 NBA playoffs on Monday. This will be Game 1 of the 2026 Western Conference Finals. The Thunder have been off for a week. They survived a nail-biter with a 115-110 Game 4 win over the Los Angeles Lakers last Monday.