The NBA Playoffs are here! Discover the new ways to watch the games and navigate the updated broadcast landscape.

The entire Play-In is streaming only, and let's pour out a little from our cup in memory of those NBA TV games.

The 2025-26 postseason begins April 14 as the three-day SoFi NBA play-in tournament rounds out the remaining playoff picture. The playoffs officially start April 18 and run through mid-June.

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to waive guard Kobe Bufkin, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Friday. Per ESPN's Bobby Marks, the deadline to waive a player on an expiring contract is Friday at 5 p.m. ET, meaning the Lakers got in under the wire.

The Boston Celtics close out the regular season on Sunday, April 12 with a potential preview of their first round opponent as they host the Orlando Magic.

ESPN's NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength developed by the ESPN Analytics team. BPI is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance for the rest of the season. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is.