NBA playoffs 2026: Previewing all 20 teams still vying for the title
Everything you need to know for the Thunder, Pistons, Spurs, Celtics and 16 other teams chasing the 2026 NBA title.
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Everything you need to know for the Thunder, Pistons, Spurs, Celtics and 16 other teams chasing the 2026 NBA title.
With Game 82 in the books, here's a look at the Eastern Conference playoff seedings ahead of the play-in tournament.
Paul Reed finished with 26 points, six rebounds, three assists and three blocks and Tobias Harris scored 24 points in limited minutes Sunday, propelling the Eastern Conference's top seeded Detroit Pistons past the Indiana Pacers 133-121. Reed was 11 of 11 from the field and made all four of his free-throw attempts on a night the Pistons shot nearly 70% from the field and from 3-point range in the first half. Harris was 9 of 12 from the field and 4 of 4 on 3s.
The Indiana Pacers closed out a disappointing 2025–26 campaign with a 133–121 loss to the Detroit Pistons. However, the defining moment of the night came when Tyrese Haliburton delivered a message that resonated far beyond the scoreboard. Addressing fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the All-Star guard, who missed the entire season, offered both gratitude and a […] The post Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton sends confident message to fans in season finale appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The New York Knicks will host the Charlotte Hornets in the final regular season game of the 2025-26 NBA season.
From 68 losses to 60 wins in two years. That is what is on the line tonight for the Detroit Pistons in their regular-season finale against the Indiana Pacers. Detroit could become just the third team in franchise history to reach 60 wins, and one of just three this season, joining the Oklahoma City Thunder […]
The Detroit Pistons face the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, and Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren now sit at the center of the injury report as momentum builds for the top team in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons enter at 59–22, No. 1 in the East, having already clinched the conference for the first time […] The post Are Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren playing vs. Pacers as Pistons go for 60 wins? appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Indiana Pacers host the Eastern Conference leaders in the last regular-season game, as Cade Cunningham is back for the Detroit Pistons.
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Cade Cunningham opens up on a dominant regular season, says the work is only just beginning.
All season long, the Detroit Pistons have built a familiar identity to its fans. While Cade Cunningham was having the best year of his career, the core identity of the team was built upon defense. Similar to the Pistons teams of the early to mid-2000s, Detroit has played a physical brand of basketball, especially on […] The post JB Bickerstaff toast Pistons for holding Hornets to 10 4th quarter points appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Detroit Pistons (59-22, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (19-62, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will aim for its 60th win of the season when the Pistons visit the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers have gone 15-36 against Eastern Conference teams. Indiana is 9-42 against opponents over .500. The Pistons are 11-4 against the rest of the division. Detroit averages 117.6 points and has outscored opponents by 8.1 points per game. T...
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Jalen Duren had 20 points, Duncan Robinson scored 19 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte 118-100 on Friday night, locking the Hornets into the play-in tournament. Already assured of the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons played their regular starters against the Hornets. Cade Cunningham scored 14 points, Ronald Holland II had 13 and Ausar Thompson added 12 for Detroit, which is one win shy of its first 60-win season in 20 years with one regular-season game remaining.
After things got messy in last game’s brawl, the late season rematch lived up to the hype, but Charlotte couldn’t hang on for a full-48 as Detroit would outscore the Hornets by 15 in the fourth quarter to win 118-100. This one picked up right where the last one left off. Tensions were still high […]
Are we looking at a first-round playoff preview? Tonight, we could be looking at a matchup between the one seed — the Detroit Pistons — and the eighth seed — the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets, however, are not your typical eighth seed. They are one of the hottest teams in the East, and they have […]
The 65-game rule has been a hot topic of conversation in recent weeks amid injuries to Cade Cunningham, Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic, all of whom would have been shoo-ins for All-NBA spots prior to getting hurt. Pistons star Cunningham reflected on the rule after Wednesday’s win over Milwaukee, his first game back from a […]
For All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, clinching the No. 1 seed in three consecutive regular seasons isn’t easy. Leading the league with an 11.4 average point differential, the defending champions handed the Los Angeles Lakers two 36+ point losses after Gilgeous-Alexander’s 47 points closed out a 114-110 victory against the Detroit Pistons […] The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s honest ‘challenging’ take on Thunder’s 2025-26 season appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The NBA regular season is reaching its finale this Friday, April 10, as the Detroit Pistons travel to the Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets. Detroit (58-22) enters the game having already clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference, a historic turnaround for the franchise. Meanwhile, the Hornets (43-37) are currently 9th in the East and are fighting to improve their Play-In positioning for a chance at a home-court advantage in the elimination round. The spotlight is on Cade Cun...
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