Printable NBA Playoff Bracket – Make Your Picks for 2026
By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball
Published:
- The NBA playoff bracket is almost cemented
- The 8-vs-9 games in both conferences go this Friday
- Get a printable version of the 16-team NBA playoff bracket
The NBA playoffs start this Saturday with a quartet of first-round Game 1s. The other four series will start on Sunday.
The #8 seeds in both conferences still need to be determined. The Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic will battle for the 8-seed in the East, while the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns vie for the 8-seed in the West.
Click on the image below to download a printable version of the 2026 NBA playoff bracket. Under the bracket, find the first-round NBA playoff schedule, as far as it has been set by the league.
Printable 2026 NBA Playoff Bracket
The OKC Thunder are heavy favorites in the NBA Championship odds, listed at +125 to repeat as NBA champs.
The next section contains the first-round schedule. Click on a series to jump directly to that schedule.
EAST: DET vs CHA/ORL | BOS vs PHI | NYK vs ATL | CLE vs TOR
WEST: OKC vs GSW/PHX | SAS vs POR | DEN vs MIN | LAL vs HOU
Eastern Conference Schedule
#1 Detroit Pistons vs #8 Hornets/Magic
#2 Boston Celtics vs #7Philadelphia 76ers
#3 New York Knicks vs #6 Atlanta Hawks
#4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #5 Toronto Raptors
Western Conference Playoffs
#1 OKC Thunder vs #8 Warriors/Suns
#2 San Antonio Spurs vs #7 Portland Trail Blazers
#3 Denver Nuggets vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves
#4 Los Angeles Lakers vs #5 Houston Rockets
Bookmark SBD’s NBA odds page to see lines for all playoff games.
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
