The Bucks lost to the Pacers in the first round for the second straight year, and the Celtics look like the real winners of the Damian Lillard trade.

The No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers will face the No. 4-seeded Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Championship-caliber squads recognize and address their weaknesses — or they work to hide them. All signs show the Knicks are not championship ready.

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) celebrates the team's win after overtime in Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks in Indianapolis, Tuesday, April ...