The first round of the Eastern Conference: The Cavaliers only sweep, the Celtics advanced in 5 games, the Knicks six-game battle

On May 2, with Brunson contributing a three-pointer, the Knicks narrowly defeated the Pistons 116-113 away in the sixth game, and finally eliminated the Pistons 4-2 to advance. The first round of the Eastern Conference ended, and the other three groups competed against the Cavaliers to sweep the Heat 4-0, the Celtics eliminated the Magic 4-1, the Pacers eliminated the Bucks 4-1, and the top four in the Eastern Conference regular season all advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

Cavaliers 4-0 The Cavaliers, the number one in the East, showed an absolute advantage in strength. Facing the Heat after Butler was traded, they easily won four consecutive games in total scores and swept 4-0 to advance. The Cavaliers became the only team in the East to advance by sweeping the ball to advance in the first round of this year's playoffs, and the Cavaliers won 37 points and 55 points in the second two games respectively.

Celtics 4-1 Magic

defending champion Celtics crushed the Magic in strength. Although Tatum missed one game due to injury and Holiday also missed three games due to injury, they only lost 93-95 in the third game. Tatum showed his super competitive skills, repeatedly contributed high-quality performance to lead the team to win, and led the team to advance easily 120-89 in the fifth game.

Knicks 4-2 Pistons

The Knicks and Pistons became the most anxious group of matches in the first round of the East. The two sides played in three consecutive games in the second to fourth games, and the score difference was extremely close to within 3 points, and there was a fatal "unfake and wrong case" at one point, resulting in the Pistons being artificially "stole" a victory. Now in the sixth game, the Knicks were led by 15 points at most and were overtaken in the final quarter, but at the last moment, with the help of Brunson's three-pointer, the Knicks made a comeback and won the game with a thrilling victory, thus eliminating the Pistons 4-2 in the final round.

Pacers 4-1 Bucks

The two teams encountered the first round of the playoffs for two consecutive years. Last year, the Pacers eliminated the Bucks who lacked Antetokounmpo and Lillard was injured. Lillard missed his first game this year and announced his season reimbursement after he withdrew from the third game with serious injury. Although Antetokounmpo's personal performance was excellent, he was still unable to stop the Pacers from eliminating the Bucks for two consecutive years in 5 games, and the Pacers completed a 20-point overtime reversal in the fifth game, and Halliburton completed a key layup.

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