Top-seeded Cleveland will host the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, with the best-of-seven series beginning Sunday at Rocket Arena. The official time has not yet been announced, as other postseason results will play a role in the schedule.

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.

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.