The Cavaliers on Wednesday night picked up their first road win of the 2026 NBA Playoffs and are now one win away from a spot in the Eastern Conference finals against the Knicks. A 9-0 run and a controversial non-call helped the Cavs force overtime on the road against the top-seeded Pistons. Cleveland then closed things out in the extra frame and won 117-113 to take a 3-2 series lead with Game 6 back in Cleveland on Friday.
In the West, the Spurs blew out the Timberwolves 126-97 in Tuesday night's Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead as Victor Wembanyama, on the heels of his controversial ejection in Game 4, posted 27 points and 17 rebounds. If the Spurs can win Game 6 in Minneapolis on Friday night, they will advance to the Western Conference finals to face the Thunder, who completed a four-game sweep of the Lakers on Monday night.
2026 NBA playoff bracket
The Suns, Trail Blazers, Hawks, Nuggets, Rockets, Celtics, Magic and Raptors were all eliminated in the first round.
2026 NBA playoffs: Second-round schedule
All times Eastern. Games on ABC and ESPN are streaming on fubo (Try for free).
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game 5: Cavaliers 117, Pistons 113 (Cleveland leads 3-2)
Game 6: Cavaliers vs. Pistons, 9:30 p.m., Amazon Prime
Game 7*: Pistons vs. Cavaliers, TBD
Western Conference Semifinals
Game 5: Spurs 126, Timberwolves 97 (San Antonio leads 3-2)
Game 6: Spurs vs. Timberwolves, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime
Game 7*: Timberwolves vs. Spurs, TBD