Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.

Welcome to the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs! We've got a triple-header on Prime starting with Celtics-76ers, followed by Lakers-Rockets, Spurs-Blazers.

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TORONTO — If the NBA’s first-round series seem chaotic to you, that’s because they are. Before the three games on Thursday, the NBA posted to social media the following snippet: Five first-round series were tied, 1-1, tied for the most series where both teams won one of two games dating back to 1984.

Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets, seizing a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory on Thursday night.

The NBA playoffs roll on for another day, and we've got three Game 3s on the docket Thursday night. The Knicks will try to avenge an epic meltdown in Game 2 against the Hawks, while the Raptors are still looking for their first playoff win against the Cavaliers.