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On May 3, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, with the Pacers beating the Bucks 120-98, and the Knicks narrowly beating the 76ers 118-115. The Pacers eliminated the Bucks 4-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Knicks eliminated the 76ers 4-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Knicks will face the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The NBA East and West teams are also in the top four and have 3 spots, and the following are the first round advancements of the NBA East teams and the distribution of the second round matchups.
First Round Advancement (Eastern Edition)
Celtics (1) 4-1 Heat (8)
The Celtics, who are the first in the East, are leading in terms of strength, facing the Heat team without Butler, except for one game in the second game that was taken away by the Heat's divine three-point attempt, the other three games were won by the Green Army without blood. In the second round against the winner between the Cavaliers and the Magic, Porzingis, the core of the Green Army's interior line, will miss the second round due to injury, but the strong Celtics are still expected to easily advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Knicks (2) 4-2 76ers (6)
The matchup between the Knicks and the 76ers was full of suspense, and almost every game could be played until the last minute, especially in the fifth game, Maxey scored 7 points in the last 17 seconds to drag the score into overtime, and the 76ers reversed to win and chased the big score to 2-3. The game was also played to the last moment, but it failed to perform a miracle again, and the 76ers stopped in the first round. Brunson played well in this series, averaging 35.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 9 assists per game, and averaged 40+10 per game in the next four games.
Pacers (6) 4-2 Bucks (3)
The Pacers are the first team to finish in the NBA's first round of playoffs so far, with the Pacers finishing sixth in the East and the Bucks third in the regular season. The Pacers were able to complete the following thanks to the absence of the Bucks core Antetokounmpo, who missed the entire series due to injury, and Lillard, who also missed two of those games due to injury. The absence of the two cores made the Bucks lack important scoring firepower, and also stopped the Bucks in the first round, the Bucks team aiming to win the championship is undoubtedly a failure this season, and the super combination with Brother Alphabet + Lillard is out of the first round, and the time is also fatal.
Knight (4) 3-2 Magic (5)
The series between the Cavaliers and the Magic is inseparable, in the first five games, both teams won at home and lost away, the Cavaliers won the battle of Tianwang Mountain, but the Magic may drag the series into a tiebreaker at home, and the Cavaliers with home-court advantage are more likely to advance to the second round. But in the second round against the powerful Green Army, even if Porzingis can't play, whether it is the Cavaliers or the Magic, they can only run together.
Semi-final matchups (Eastern Edition)
Celtics vs Cavaliers and Magic
Knicks vs Pacers
It is predicted that the Celtics and Knicks will join forces to reach the Eastern Conference finals, and the Celtics will eventually reach the Finals.