NBA Playoffs 2025: Conclusions First Ronda, Conference East
The first round of the NBA playoffs has already started; Here is the highlight of each series of the Eastern Conference.
The Playoffs of the NBA 2024-25 are already underway, and our NBA Insiders have you covered for each match on the road to the finals.
The two best teams in the east began their postseason on Sunday. Although Victorias Los Cleveland Cavaliers – about the Miami Heat – and the Boston Celtics defense champions – on the Orlando Magic – on the two of the two was as easy as the final result suggests.
On the other hand at the East Conference bracket, on the Opening Day of the playoffs on Saturday the Indian An enthusiastic audience at Madison Square Garden-and a decisive 21-0 streak in the quarter quarter-to beat the Detroit Pistons, head of series No. 6.
This is the highlight of the weekend and what could happen next in game 2 of each series of the east.
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Conclusions 1st Round, West
Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100
What we learned:
The cavs have two All-Star escorts, but if you ask any of the team, they believe they have three. Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland were fresh and active, clearly following a game plan to attack the hoop and, in particular, point to the Heat escort, Tyler Herro, in situations of isolation.
But the third man of Cleveland is and has always been Ty Jerome, a star all season as sixth man. The three escorts scored more than 20 points to boost the victory of the CAVs. Jerome was the ending, breaking the Heat area with three triples in the last quarter, while flexing on Herro several times. The Heat finally had to catch Jerome to remove the ball in the final stretch.
Game 2: Heat in Cavaliers (Wednesday, 7:30 PM ET, NBA TV)
What to see:
The Heat did not use its defense in the characteristic area until the end of the third quarter, after the CAVs had scored 44 points in the painting during the first 30 minutes of the party. That curve staggered Cleveland, and the Heat reduced its disadvantage only seven points at the beginning of the last quarter. Cleveland has shown irregularity in its triple during the last month, and the Heat coach Erik Spoelstra could challenge the CAVs and use the defense in the area before and more frequently in the second game.
– Brian Windhorst
Game 1: Celtics 103, Magic 86
What we learned:
Even when the Celtics seem to be stagnant, and even when Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have loose nights (the All-NBA duo was combined for 14 of 36 shots and 1 of 10 triples), the defense champions have offensive weapons left over. Payton Pritchard and Derrick White, who combined to score 11 of the 16 triples of Boston, contributed the spark on Sunday to help convert a disadvantage of a point to the rest in a 11 -point advantage when entering the last quarter. And the most important thing for the Celtics: Brown, the MVP of the 2024 finals, moved well after missing the last three games of the regular season for a bone contusion in the right knee, and ended with 16 points in 30 minutes.
Game 2: Magic in Celtics (Wednesday, 7:00 pm et, TNT)
What to see:
Tatum’s right doll will be monitored after suffering a serious offense and even harder to try a mate in the last quarter. For the Magic, the Estrella Paolo Banchero (36 points) has a limit. He and his partner Franz Wagner scored or attended 77 of the 86 points of the Magic. If Orlando wants to improve his offensive in the second game, he will probably have to avoid Jrue Holiday. The Boston blocker limited Magic to 2 of 11 in field shots and five ball losses as the main defender in the first game, according to AM850 Research.
– Baxter Holmes
Game 2: Pistons 100, Knicks 94
What we learned:
That the young Pistons, after giving an impressive 21-0 streak in the last quarter that led them to lose the first game, had the necessary determination and mental strength to (hardly) endure in the Madison Square Garden and get their first victory in the playoffs since 2008.
The last minutes of the second game almost seemed an alternative end to the first. The circumstances were quite similar: with Detroit above eight points after three quarters, the Knicks traced at the end and tied the score with approximately a minute to play. But the Base of the Pistons, Dennis Schroder, led a unpaid triple to 55 seconds of the game, which made the difference, allowing Detroit to get his first victory in Playoffs since 2008.
Suddenly, we go from asking if the Pistons can finally return to the path of the victory in the postseason to ask ourselves if they can take advantage of the advantage of local and potentially win the series, which will be played with a beating.
Game 3: Knicks in Pistons (Thursday, 7:00 pm et, TNT)
What to see:
Leaving arbitration aside (the Pistons surpassed the Knicks in free throws 34-19 on Monday), how does Karl-Anthony Towns respond?
The Knicks pivot had one of his most discreet performances of the season in the second game, with 10 points and six rebounds, less than half of his averages of the season. His lack of production, especially on a night in which Brunson (37 points) and Cade Cunningham (33 points) were practically canceled mutually, it was remarkable.
When asked why the substitute Mitchell Robinson played over Towns to close the first half, coach Tom Thibodeau replied: “Because Mitch was the only one who was bouncing.”
Game 1: Knicks 123, Pistons 112
What we learned:
Fair or not, at the beginning of the series, much had been talked about the collective experience of the Knicks in the playoffs compared to the Pistons, who have a handful of young key. It was difficult to deny that appearance at the end, when Detroit opened the fourth period in Madison Square Garden with a five -second serve rape, and then, after that loss of the ball, he raped the possession clock. That was an omen of what would come, since New York took advantage of the mistakes and embarked on a 21-0 streak, its best streak of the season, in a section of 4 and a half minutes.
Detroit had a lot to feel good about three quarters. The work he did in defense against Jalen Brunson. His ability to turn Og Anunoby into a single man attack. The spacing and ball movement of the Pistons were solid, even when Cade Cunningham was stopped in the annotation column during sections. But everything collapsed at the beginning of the fourth period, a period in which New York exceeded Detroit 40-21, and the Knicks veterans never looked back.
Game 1: PACERS 117, Bucks 98
What we learned:
The depth of the Pacers was evident throughout the game, with the deep rotation of Indiana overcoming Milwaukee’s attack, focused on Giannis Antetokounmpo. Indiana had few defensive responses against Antetokounmpo, who ended with 36 points and 12 rebounds and showed periods of domain in this rematch of the first round series of last season. However, the two -time MVP ended with only one assistance, while the Pacers imposed and limited the remaining players of Milwaukee to 34% success in field shots.
A key indicator of the difference in the ball movement between the teams was evidenced in the total number of assists: Indiana ended with 28, while Milwaukee only had 15. This resulted in a balanced scoring effort, typical of the Pacers, with five players in double digits, led by the 25 of Pascal Siakam.
Game 2: Bucks in Pacers (Monday, 7 pm et, NBA TV)
What to see:
The attention now focuses on the Bucks escort, Damian Lillard, will return to game 2 after being discharged since March 18 for a blood clot in the right calf. Lillard returned to training this week after being discharged from deep venous thrombosis, and bucks could undoubtedly take advantage of their shot after the lazy performance of the Milwaukee support team in game 1.
– Stephen Holder
