The Trail Blazers defeated the Phoenix Suns 114-110 in Tuesday night’s play-in tournament, overcoming a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to secure the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. Deni Avdija led the way for Portland,

NBC Sports' new weekly primetime franchise, Sunday Night Baseball, has already streamed some games live on Peacock, but with the NBA's regular season wrapping up (stay tuned for the playoffs soon!), it's ready to make the leap to broadcast.

NBC continues to own Sunday nights, with baseball taking over the network this season. Here's a look at the schedule, announcers and more for 2026.

USA TODAY Sports NBA experts make their picks for every playoff series in the first round. See who we think advances.

Philadelphia's vaunted starting rotation (which includes Cristopher Sanchez, Jesus Luzardo, Aaron Nola, Andrew Painter and Zack Wheeler, who is out while recovering from thoracic outlet decompression surgery) is off to a rough start. The Phillies' starters have an ERA of more than 5.00 that ranks outside the top 25 teams in MLB.

Our experts explain how to bet the NBA playoffs as a whole and provide their best bets for each first-round series.