The postseason has become the NBA's second season. All of the drama from the 2024-25 NBA regular season -- the blockbuster trades, the stunning coach firings, the social media and player podcast feuds, the increasingly dangerous celebrations of Ja Morant -- is in the rearview mirror. It was just prologue, the setup before the real story began.

NBA playoffs are as wide open as we've seen in a long time. The Celtics are a popular pick to repeat, but the Cavaliers dominated the East in the regular season. The Thunder are a statistical powerhouse that models and gamblers like over both of them.

The top six teams in the East are set after the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Western Conference could be poised for one final day of chaos on Sunday afternoon. Four teams are within one game of each other in the race for fourth, fifth and sixth place.