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.

The Indiana Pacers completed their gentleman’s sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night with a 119-118 overtime victory in Game 5. The Pacers overcame multiple deficits to pull of the victory. This included an early 20-point first-half hole,

Indiana stunned Milwaukee in Game 5 of the first round Tuesday night, rallying from a 20-point deficit to win in overtime, 119-118.