Maybe the NBA was doing the Cavs and the Indiana Pacers a favor by pushing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Sunday, May 4. It‘s probably because the league knows what is in store. The second round won’t offer either team a chance to catch its breath.

The top-seeded Cavaliers dominated the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs by sweeping the eighth-seeded Miami Heat. After the Cleveland-Miami series ended Monday, April 28, the No. 4 Indiana Pacers won their Round 1 series against the No.

The No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers swept the No. 8 seed Miami Heat on Monday, becoming the first team in the Eastern Conference to advance to the second round. The Detroit Pistons ' comeback to even their first-round series fell short Sunday, as the New York Knicks head back to Madison Square Garden with a chance to close it out Tuesday.