The No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers will try to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the No. 8 seed Miami Heat in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs on Saturday afternoon. Cleveland cruised to a 121-100 win in Game 1 before notching a 121-112 win in Game 2.

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

Many have wondered what direction the Miami Heat should go in the offseason. They are down 2-0 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the Easter