The Cavaliers continued a strong introduction to the 2026 NBA playoffs, defeating the Toronto Raptors 115-105 on Monday, April 20, in Game 2 of their best-of-seven first-round series at Rocket Arena.

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The Cavaliers have a 1-0 lead in the series after earning a 126-113 victory in Game 1.

What can Game 1 of the Boston Celtics 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series tell us about what we may see in Game 2? In the first installment of a potential seven game series, things started off on a foot that suggests we will not see all of those seven games (or even more than four) after Boston blew out Philadelphia at TD Garden on Sunday (April 19) afternoon/ The 123-91 drubbing the Celtics dished out magnified several weaknesses that the Sixers struggled to paper over even with the crafty Nick Nurse at the helm.

Joel Embiid won't be back on the court on Tuesday night to help the Philadelphia 76ers when they attempt to bounce back from a 123-91 loss to the Boston Celtics in their first-round Eastern Conference...

Late in Game 1 of this opening-round series at TD Garden on Sunday, Celtics fans cleverly flipped the script with a mocking “we want Boston” chant of their own.