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.

One Eastern Conference semifinals series is set after the No. 4 Indiana Pacers eliminated the No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks in overtime Tuesday. The Pacers advance to take on the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers, who swept the No. 8 seed Miami Heat on Monday.

Two more teams with 3-1 series advantages are also looking advance Tuesday. The No. 3 New York Knicks will seek to close out the No. 6 Detroit Pistons, while the No. 2 Boston Celtics will look to eliminate the No. 7 seed Orlando Magic on Tuesday after taking a 3-1 lead in the series. The teams that clinch those…