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The NBA postseason is underway, and the full schedule for the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs is set. The playoffs tip off this Saturday (April 18) and the first round, with eight best-of-seven series, could run through May 3. The NBA announced the full schedule for the first round late on Tuesday night.

The latest from Ann Arbor after the title run.

The 31-point margin marked Charlotte's largest loss of the season and the biggest win in play-in tournament history. It will be Orlando's first playoff series against Detroit since the 2008 Eastern Conference semifinals -- a matchup that also marked the last time the Pistons won a playoff series.

Paolo Banchero scored 25 points to lead five players in double figures for the host Orlando Magic, who advanced to the Eastern Conference playoffs by ​routing the Charlotte Hornets 121-90 in a play-in game on Friday night.