NBA Playoffs today: Rockets vs Lakers, Nuggets vs Timberwolves, Knicks vs Hawks, Cavaliers vs Raptors

The 2026 NBA Playoffs commenced on Saturday (US time) with four teams opening their campaigns from both the East and West Conferences.

Here’s a look at the NBA Playoffs bracket:

Here are the results of the NBA games today between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks, and Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors:

Western Conference

• Los Angeles Lakers 107-98 Houston Rockets (LAL leads, 1-0)
• Denver Nuggets 116-105 Minnesota Timberwolves (DEN leads, 1-0)

Eastern Conference

• Cleveland Cavaliers 126-113 Toronto Raptors (CLE leads, 1-0)
• New York Knicks 113-102 Atlanta Hawks (NYK leads, 1-0)

 —JKC, GMA News