2025 NBA playoffs: Eastern Conference first-round takeaways

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The 2025 NBA playoffs are in full swing, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game in the march to the Finals.

Monday's action features the New York Knicks, after capturing Game 1 with a late 21-0 run, looking to take a 2-0 series lead on the young Detroit Pistons.

Elsewhere in the East, the conference's top two teams began their postseason runs on Sunday. And despite the Cleveland Cavaliers and the defending champion Boston Celtics notching wins, neither was as easy as the final scores suggested. Saturday's opening day of the playoffs saw the Indiana Pacers easily handle the Milwaukee Bucks, who'll now wait on whether Damian Lillard (calf) will return to action…