The conference’s frenzied first round also changed FanDuel’s market for 2025-26 NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP. Superstar Celtics like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were previously among the favorites for the media-voted award before their untimely first-round dismissal.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Boston Celtics are out. The bracket is wide open. And on paper, the Cavs are sitting on exactly the path they wanted heading into the postseason. So why isn’t the Wine and Gold Talk podcast more excited?

Alex Lyon only has one prior stint as a postseason No. 1 in nine NHL seasons before coming off the bench to replace Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen during Game 2 of the first round and winning three of the next four starts, while giving up just five goals, to help the Sabres eliminate the Boston Bruins in six games.

The New York Knicks are now the favorites to win the Eastern Conference in the sportsbooks and they sure look like it on the court. The first team to win three straight postseason games by at least 25 points is looking more and more like the one that could make New York’s first NBA Finals appearance in the 2000s.

Taylor Hall scored at 18:54 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3 to 2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference second round series Monday night. Hall drove to the net late in overtime and followed up his own rebound after a save

The New York Knicks are now the favorites to win the NBA Eastern Conference title in the sportsbooks and they sure look like it on the court.

It's Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of second round of NBA playoffs. Follow along for live score updates from Little Caesars Arena.

A pair of Game 2s took center stage in the second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs Wednesday. In the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers were looking to tie the New York Knicks. In the Western Conference,