These NBA playoffs still belong to Thunder, Celtics and Cavs

In general, the first round of the NBA playoffs from 2025 was quite entertaining. The Knicks-Pistons and Warriors-Rockets series have their share Controversy And Dust-ups; The nuggets and clipper went back and forth with Jokić and Kawhi; Also the Lopsidated series Had your Moments. In a season that Has promised for a long time To Talk about the future of the leagueThe first round gave us an insight into the various branching options that could end up in the end when everything is said and done.

But before we look forward to the results in the next seven weeks, the top history of the playoffs can remain the same: the Runaway best teams all year round – OKC, Boston and Cleveland – are still alive, blooming and with almost almost certainty on a number of later collision courses for the title, with the exclusion of everyone else.