Updated NBA Playoff Bracket 2026 Picture, Schedule After Spurs Eliminate Wolves

There will only be one Game 7 in the second round of the NBA playoffs, as the San Antonio Spurs were able to eliminate the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals in Game 6 on Friday.

Earlier in the day, the Detroit Pistons were able to force a winner-take-all game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 115-94 win in Game 6 of their series.

Here's a look at the results from Friday's playoff games, as well as the upcoming schedule.

May 15 Playoff Results

• Detroit Pistons 115, Cleveland Cavaliers 94 (Series tied 3-3)
• San Antonio Spurs 139, Minnesota Timberwolves 109 (Spurs win series 4-2)

Upcoming Schedule

• Game 7: Cavaliers at Pistons (Sunday at 8 p.m. ET)

Friday Highlights

Spurs 139, Timberwolves 109

The Spurs wasted no time in exerting their will on the Timberwolves in Minnesota to punch a ticket to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since the 2016-17 season.

San Antonio put up 36 points in the first quarter. Stephon Castle stormed out of the gate with 14 points in the opening period, while De'Aaron Fox contributed nine points and three assists.

The second quarter was a wild ride between the two teams. San Antonio started the frame on a 20-0 run over the first 4:57 to extend the lead to 56-27.

Minnesota was able to put a dent into that with 34 points over the final 7:03 of the quarter to at least get within shouting distance at 72-61 going into the half.

Despite the Wolves' best efforts, they had no answers for the Spurs. Fox, Castle and Devin Vassell were a combined 11-of-17 from three through three quarters.

It's a testament to how well the Spurs' front office has done building this roster that Victor Wembanyama could have a pedestrian game, at least by his standards, and they still won by 30 points.

Wemby finished with 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks in 27 minutes. His defense was instrumental in helping the Spurs limit Minnesota to 37.7 percent shooting from the field.

Anthony Edwards had a couple of spurts when it looked like he was going to get going, but they didn't last. His 24 points came on 9-of-26 shooting from the field.

Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert were held to a combined three points on 1-of-12 shooting. Randle, in particular, had a brutal night with a plus-minus of minus-34. It was his third game in the series being at least minus-20.

On the other hand, the Spurs have proved anyone who doubted their lack of playoff experience wrong so far. They are 8-3 through the first two rounds, with five of their last six wins decided by at least 19 points.

This sets up the much-anticipated matchup between the Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. San Antonio took four out of five head-to-head matchups with the reigning NBA champs in the regular season.

Pistons 115, Cavaliers 94

Pistons-Cavaliers Highlights

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If there was any doubt that Duncan Robinson would have impacted Game 5 if he had been able to play, Friday was a perfect showcase for his influence on the Pistons.

Robinson, who was unavailable on Wednesday due to a back injury, had 14 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting off the bench in Game 6.

The Pistons as a team shot 44.0 percent from behind the arc in the win after going 11-of-33 two days earlier.

Bench scoring was 48-18 in favor of the Pistons, with Robinson and Paul Reed accounting for 31 of those points.

It seemed early like the Pistons were going to take control, much like they did in the first half of Game 5. Cade Cunningham and Ausar Thompson combined to score Detroit's first 10 points of the game, leading to the Pistons opening up a 12-point lead early in the second quarter.

The Cavs fought back to cut the deficit to 54-51 at halftime. Dean Wade, Sam Merrill and Max Strus helped power the comeback with 14 of the team's 26 second-quarter points.

After the Cavs used a third-quarter surge to make their Game 5 comeback, the Pistons returned the favor by coming out of the break to take control of Game 6.

Detroit outscored the Cavaliers by 11 to end the third quarter up 84-70. Given the stakes of this game for the Pistons, Ausar Thompson was terrific with 10 points, nine rebounds (five offensive), four steals and one block.

Even Jalen Duren, whose postseason has been largely disastrous, showed signs of life with 15 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.

On the losing side, the Cavs star players did not step up with a chance to close out the series at home.

James Harden, whose Game 6 history has been well-documented, didn't have his worst performance in this particular scenario. But it's not one that will go on his career highlight reel. Despite having an efficient scoring night with 23 points on 6-of-13 shooting, he had twice as many turnovers (eight) as assists (four).

Donovan Mitchell isn't doing much better in changing the narrative around his playoff career. Since his run of three consecutive 30-point games from Games 2-4, he has a total of 39 points on 13-of-38 shooting in the last two games.