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Winners (Jayson Tatum) and losers (Rockets) from NBA playoff Game 1s

By Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAYUSA Today

While no team was more impressive than the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Jayson Tatum shined in his playoff return for the Boston Celtics.

The first weekend of the 2026 NBA playoffs has wrapped up, with each first-round series having one game completed. And, thus far, every higher seed has taken care of home-court advantage, but the pl…