2026 NBA playoffs: Eastern Conference first-round takeaways

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

There's a New Favorite in the East After the Boston Celtics' Collapse

The Boston Celtics are out, and the New York Knicks are now the favorites to win the East, with Kalshi markets shifting sharply before Round 2.

The NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs make no sense — and that’s the fun of it

A long and dramatic first round in the East finally ended with a pair of Sunday Game 7s, and our expectations are turned upside down.

2026 NBA playoffs: Conference semifinals takeaways

Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the second round.

NHL Eastern Conference recap: Hurricanes dominate Flyers

Logan Stankoven scored twice to extend his goal streak to five straight playoff games, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference second-round series Saturday.

2026 NBA playoffs second-round odds: Pistons, Knicks favored in tight Eastern Conference series

The Thunder and Spurs are heavily favored in the West, but the two Eastern Conference series are close in the odds.

Cavs have a real path to the NBA Finals in wide-open Eastern Conference

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Boston Celtics are out. The bracket is wide open. And on paper, the Cavs are sitting on exactly the path they wanted heading into the postseason. So why isn’t the Wine and Gold Talk podcast more excited?

After yet another blowout win, the Knicks are looking like the class of the East

The Knicks have now played 16 straight quarters in which they’ve looked basically untouchable, outscoring the Hawks and now the Sixers in Game 1 to a degree that is literally unmatched in NBA postseason history.

Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers defeat Raptors to reach Eastern Conference semis

The former Louisville standout took down Chucky Hepburn's Raptors in the first round of the NBA Playoffs