Maybe the NBA was doing the Cavs and the Indiana Pacers a favor by pushing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Sunday, May 4. It‘s probably because the league knows what is in store. The second round won’t offer either team a chance to catch its breath.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers went toe-to-toe for five games with one Central Division rival, the Milwaukee Bucks. They finally delivered the knockout punch Tuesday night — with an 8-0 closing rally to secure a 119=118 overtime victory and a 4-1 series win on Tyrese Haliburton's layup with 1.3 seconds to go.

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.