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Post-Game 1: Ranking Every Team For the 2026 Title

Tim Bontemps and Vincent Goodwill re-rank all teams in the bracket to determine who is closest to the 2026 title after the first game of the conference semifinals.

·May 6, 2026·via ESPN
Post-Game 1: Ranking Every Team For the 2026 Title

Tim Bontemps Close Tim Bontemps ESPN Senior Writer Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what's impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. Follow on X

_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48687450/nba-playoffs-2026-conference-semifinals-rankings-knicks-76ers-spurs-wolves-thunder-lakers-pistons-cavs)._

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