Overview
- Cleveland hosts Toronto at 7 p.m. ET Monday at Rocket Arena with national coverage on NBC platforms and streaming on Peacock.
- New York faces Atlanta at 8 p.m. ET Monday at Madison Square Garden with the broadcast on NBC and a live stream on Peacock.
- The Cavaliers took Game 1, 126-113, behind 32 points from Donovan Mitchell after a 36-22 third quarter turned the tide against a Raptors team missing starting guard Immanuel Quickley with a hamstring injury.
- The Knicks won their opener, 113-102, with Jalen Brunson scoring 28 as Josh Hart added 11 points and 14 rebounds while Atlanta’s CJ McCollum led the Hawks with 26.
- NBC Sports says it will present up to 23 First Round games and 11 Conference Semifinal games across NBC, Peacock and NBCSN during the 2026 playoffs.