NBA Playoffs Open: Prime Video Streams Three First-Round Games, Lakers-Rockets on ABC

The 2026 NBA playoffs begin this weekend with four Game 1s on Saturday. Three games (Raptors vs Cavaliers at noon, Timberwolves vs Nuggets at 2:30 p.m., Hawks vs Knicks at 5 p.m.) stream exclusively on Prime Video, while Rockets vs Lakers airs on ABC. Defending champion Thunder are the West No. 1 seed and the Pistons are the East No. 1 seed. The bracket after the play-in rounds shows Eastern matchups: Pistons (1) vs Magic (8), Raptors (5) vs Cavaliers (4), Hawks (6) vs Knicks (3), 76ers (7) vs Celtics (2); Western matchups: Thunder (1) vs Suns (8), Rockets (5) vs Lakers (4), Timberwolves (6) vs Nuggets (3), Trail Blazers (7) vs Spurs (2).