NBA Play-In Tournament winners and losers: Deni Avdija drives Blazers to playoffs, Kon Knueppel gets benched
Here are the biggest winners and losers from the first night of action in the 2026 NBA postseason
Deni Avdija Leads Blazers to Playoffs
- Trail Blazers beat Suns 114-110 in play-in after clawing back from an 11-point 4th-quarter deficit ABC News —
- Trail Blazers beat Suns 114-110 in play-in after clawing back from an 11-point 4th-quarter deficit AP News —
- Avdija scores 41 as Trail Blazers upset Suns in NBA West play-in Al Jazeera —
- Trail Blazers complete late comeback in win over Suns in play-in Boston Globe —
- Avdija's late heroics lift Blazers into playoffs The Japan Times —