2025 NBA playoffs: Eastern Conference first-round takeaways

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The 2024-25 NBA playoffs are underway, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game in the march to the Finals.

Saturday's slate of Eastern Conference games saw the No. 4 Indiana Pacers easily handle the 5-seed Milwaukee Bucks, who'll now wait on whether Damian Lillard will return to action for Game 2. Meanwhile, the No. 3 seed New York Knicks stormed to Game 1 win behind a raucous Madison Square Garden crowd to beat the No. 6 Detroit Pistons.

Sunday will see the East's top two teams begin their postseason runs. The No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers welcome the Miami Heat, who became the first 10-seed team to escape the play-in tournament and reach the playoffs. That…