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.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, Ethan Sands, Chris Fedor, and Jimmy Watkins discuss the recent NBA playoff matchups, focusing on the Cavs and their upcoming series against the Indiana Pacers. The Cavs are set to face the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, starting on Sunday.

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.