The final four is set in the 2026 NBA Playoffs, with the conference finals now underway. The Thunder evened the series in Game 2 on Wednesday night, beating the Spurs to tie the Western Conference Finals at 1-1.
The Knicks pulled off a historic comeback in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday, defeating the Cavaliers in overtime. New York's 22-point fourth-quarter comeback was the largest in a conference finals game since 1997.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second consecutive MVP award on Sunday and now aims to lead the Thunder to their second straight title. No NBA team has won back-to-back championships since the Warriors in 2017-18.
2026 NBA playoff bracket
The Knicks return to the conference finals for the second straight season, though they haven't won the East since 1999. The Spurs haven't reached the NBA Finals since 2014, while the Cavaliers were last in the Finals in 2018 but have never made the Finals without LeBron James.
Eliminated in the first round: Suns, Trail Blazers, Hawks, Nuggets, Rockets, Celtics, Magic, Raptors
Eliminated in the second round: 76ers, Lakers, Timberwolves, Pistons
2026 NBA playoffs: Conference finals schedule
All times Eastern. Games on ABC and ESPN are streaming on fubo.
Western Conference Finals
Series tied 1-1
- Game 1: Spurs 122, Thunder 115 (2OT)
- Game 2: Thunder 122, Spurs 113
- Game 3: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., NBC
- Game 4: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8 p.m., NBC
- Game 5*: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8:30 p.m., NBC
- Game 6*: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., NBC
- Game 7*: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8 p.m., NBC
Eastern Conference Finals
Knicks lead 1-0
- Game 1: Knicks 115, Cavaliers 104 (OT)
- Game 2: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
- Game 3: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, 8 p.m., ABC/fubo
- Game 4: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
- Game 5*: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
- Game 6*: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
- Game 7*: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo