The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Finals. For the second straight season, the defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder with two-time defending MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander clinched the top seed in the Western Conference with a league-best record of 64–18, two games better than the San Antonio Spurs with reigning Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama. The Eastern Conference top seed was won by the Detroit Pistons for the first time since 2007, who won two games less than the Spurs.
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