NBA Announce Cleveland Cavaliers 2026 NBA Playoffs Round 1 Schedule
The #4 seed in the Eastern Conference Cleveland Cavaliers will face the #5 seed the Toronto Raptors in Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs beginning Saturday, April 18 at Rocket Arena.
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CLEVELAND – The #4 seed in the Eastern Conference Cleveland Cavaliers will face the #5 seed the Toronto Raptors in Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs beginning Saturday, April 18 at Rocket Arena. Tipoff for Game 1 is set for 1:00 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on Prime Video. Game 2 of the series on Monday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. ET will be shown on Peacock with Game 3 slated for Prime Video and Game 4 on ESPN. All NBA Playoff games are exclusive network telecasts and not available for local telecast.
All 2026 Cavs playoff games will be broadcast on iHeartMedia stations 100.7 FM WMMS and across the 28-station Medical Mutual Cavaliers AudioVerse, hosted by play-by-play announcer Tim Alcorn and analyst Jim Chones. Serena Winters will join the crew as a sideline reporter for the playoffs. In addition, games will air on WTAM 1100 AM and 106.9 FM when there are no Cleveland Guardians scheduling conflicts. Pregame and halftime shows will be hosted by Mike Snyder, with Brad Sellers joining for postgame coverage. Game 1 will air on 100.7 FM WMMS and WTAM 1100 AM / 106.9 FM. Games 2-4 will air on 100.7 WMMS. All 2026 Cavs playoff home games will also be available in Spanish on LaMega 1300 AM, featuring bilingual play-by-play announcer Rafa Hernández-Brito.
The full Cavaliers Round 1 schedule and broadcast information is listed below.
| Date | Game | Time |
| Saturday April 18, 2025 | Game 1: Cavs vs Raptors(HOME) | 1:00 PM ET |
| Monday April 20, 2025 | Game 2: Cavs vs Raptors(HOME) | 7:00 PM ET |
| ThursdayApril 23, 2025 | Game 3: Cavs @ Raptors (AWAY) | 8:00 PM ET |
| Sunday,April 26, 2025 | Game 4: Cavs @ Raptors (AWAY) | 1:00 PM ET |
| Thursday,April 30, 2025 | Game 5 (if necessary)Cavs vs Raptors(HOME) | TBD |
| FridayMay 2, 2025 | Game 6 (if necessary)Cavs @ Raptors(AWAY) | TBD |
| SundayMay 4, 2025 | Game 7 (if necessary)Cavs vs Raptors (HOME) | TBD |
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