All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

Cleveland has been facing a bit of adversity, as it has played without All-Star point guard Darius Garland (toe) for four consecutive games. Fellow All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley (ankle), as well as forward De'Andre Hunter (thumb) were also sidelined during the Cavs' loss on Tuesday.

The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs is here, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game of the Eastern and Western conference semifinals. The No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers kicked off the East semis Sunday night by taking home-court advantage away from the No.

LeBron James seemed at peace with losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs after shockingly falling in five games. On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and Dan Titus react to Stephen Curry injuring his hamstring,