NBA, Detroit Pistons and Game 7s
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After a regular season filled with competition issues stemming from tanking, the NBA playoffs have started strong. The first round wrapped up Sunday after a weekend with three do-or-die Game 7s, the most in the NBA’s opening round since 2014.
The NBA playoffs has reached its second stage. After three Game 7s and a few upsets in between, the 2026 playoffs have definitely started off strong. It should keep improving as the margins tighten. Now only eight teams remain.
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The Toronto Raptors have successfully navigated through the first few legs of their Scottie Barnes-centric rebuild.
Rui Hachimura is shooting at a historic level for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs, putting his name in the record books with a stunning run from beyond the arc.
Lakers guard Luka Doncic will not be available for the team's Game 6 first-round matchup against the Rockets with a hamstring injury.
The Orlando Magic fell in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight season on Sunday after falling 116-94 in Game 7 to the Detroit Pistons.