NBA Playoffs 2025: Celtics and Cavaliers start strong in the East

Clear victories for Boston Celtics against Orlando Magic with a score of 103-86, and for Cleveland Cavaliers against Miami Heat by 121-100, making it very clear that they are the best in the East in the 2025 NBA playoffs.

The Celtics managed to suffocate the Magic defensively, who could barely keep up until halftime. The greens then stepped up their game and did not allow their opponents to react (prevented them from reaching 20 points in 3 quarters). Derrick White shined with 30 points and 7 three-pointers. Payton Pritchard, undoubtedly the best sixth man of the year, scored 19 points coming off the bench. Jayson Tatum (17) and Jaylen Brown (16) had poor shooting percentages but it didn't matter. Despite Paolo Banchero's 36 points and Franz Wagner's 23 points, the Magic struggled in offense beyond them.

Cleveland faced the pressure of being the top seed against the always dangerous Heat and comfortably handled the situation with 30 points from Donovan Mitchell and 27 from Darius Garland. Ty Jerome had a standout performance off the bench with 28 points. For the Heat, Bam Adebayo's 24 points and Tyler Herro's 21 were not enough.

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