The second round of the NBA 2025 playoffs is here and our insiders NBA have covered you for each match of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals.
The n. 4 Indiana Pacers He started the second round bringing home from seed n. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers With a 121-112 victory in game 1. The Cavaliers will try to bounce Tuesday (19:00 et, TNT).
Monday, n. 3 New York Knicks will travel to n. 2 Boston Celtics For game 1, and in the West, n. 4 Denver Nuggets will take on seed n. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder.
While the teams continue to chase the Larry O’Brien Trophy, here’s what matters more in both conferences and for what to look at all four series.
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Game 1: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
What we learned in game 1:
The Indiana launched the first fist and stole the advantage at home in the series after passing Cleveland 29-22 in the fourth quarter. The Pacers entered as disadvantaged in this series against the Cavs with the highest seed, but it was the Indian to run to an advantage of the first quarter and dictated the flow of the game while delivering his first loss of the playoffs to Cleveland.
The Pacers made 19 3 points, the second most in a playoff game in the history of franchise, and made six players with double figures in the score. Pacers All-Star Guard Tyrese Haliburton Finished with 22 points, 13 assists, 3 blocks and a theft while Indiana fired 7 by 12 from 3 (58%) on its steps.
What to look at in game 2:
Darius GarlandThe state is very important in this series. Cleveland managed to be less than 100% in the first round against the Miami HeatBut on Sunday the opening quarter that the pacers are a level of competition was evident.
The Indiana constantly generated open shots and threw them down. The Cavaliers will need Garland, who has lost the last three playoff games due to an extended hallux, to provide offensive help Donovan Mitchellwhich closed with 33 points. – Jamal Collier
Game 2: Pacers at Cavaliers (Tuesday, 19:00 et, TNT)