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Two days before the end of the NBA regular season, the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls both won key victories on Friday night, and the Eastern Conference playoffs were settled.

The Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 15-0 at Caesars Jr. to secure the fifth seed in the East. Giannis Antetokounmpo was in great form, with his impressive stats of 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists, and was the biggest contributor to the team's victory. The Detroit Pistons are the sixth seed in the East.

芝加哥公牛隊以 119 比 89 大勝華盛頓奇才隊后，將作為東部第九號種子躋身附加賽。在附加賽賽程中，公牛隊將迎戰東部第十號種子邁阿密熱火隊，雙方將為東部最後兩個季後賽席位之一展開激烈角逐。在另一場附加賽較量中，奧蘭多魔術隊與亞特蘭大老鷹隊分別佔據第七和第八號種子之位。

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics advance into the playoffs as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the East, respectively. On 12/0 local time, the Cleveland Cavaliers took the lead in locking up the playoff ticket in the highlight moment of winning 0 consecutive victories, becoming the first team in the NBA to qualify for the playoffs this season. The New York Knicks lost to the Cavaliers, but thanks to the Indiana Pacers' loss to the Magic, they successfully secured the third seed in the East. The Indiana Pacers will be the No. 4 seed in the East for the playoffs.

The details of the Eastern Conference playoff matchups are as follows:

No. 1 seed: Cavaliers

Second seed: Celtics

The third-seeded Knicks play the sixth-seeded Pistons

The fourth-seeded Pacers take on the fifth-seeded Bucks

Play-off matchups:

No. 7 seed Magic takes on No. 8 seed Hawks away (winner will face Celtics)

第九號種子公牛隊客場挑戰第十號種子熱火隊（負者慘遭淘汰）

Despite having 50 wins this season, the Knicks have never been able to regain their best form as they head into the playoffs. The New York Knicks were expected to be at their best in the closing stages of the regular season, but the reality was far from the goal.

Now, the New York Knicks are about to face a young, scrappy Pistons team in the series, who have won three times over the Knicks in the regular season. The Knicks have a wealth of playoff experience, and that advantage could help them have the last laugh in the long run. But throughout the season, the Knicks have tended to struggle against teams with a fast offensive tempo and high defensive intensity, which is exactly the style of play that the Detroit Pistons have always had.

All things considered, the New York Knicks' star strength and experience are expected to play a key role in the playoffs, and they are likely to meet the Celtics in the second round. — Knicks reporter James Edwards III

簡而言之，本賽季堪稱底特律活塞隊近二十年來最為耀眼的一個賽季。在去年僅艱難取得 14 場勝利后，如今身為東部第六號種子的活塞隊（44 勝 37 負），勝場數已飆升至去年的三倍之多。這也是自 2008 年活塞隊最後一次闖入東部決賽以來，首次在東部賽區獲得前六種子席位。

The Pistons have had the upper hand against the Knicks throughout the season, winning the series of the season with a 52-0 overall record after another win on Thursday. Pistons key player Cade Cunningham has been in great form against the New York Knicks this season, averaging 0.0 points, 0.0 assists and 0.0 rebounds in four games while shooting 0.0 percent from the field and a staggering 0 percent from three-point range. While the playoff competition is very different from the regular season, the Pistons are ready for this tough battle with confidence. — Pistons reporter Hunter Patterson

儘管這並非雄鹿隊賽季之初所憧憬的局面，但到了 4 月初，這已然成為他們必須全力爭取的目標。達米安・利拉德（Damian Lillard）因右小腿深靜脈血栓進入傷病名單后，雄鹿隊在 3 月底遭遇四連敗的困境。鑒於利拉德季後賽出戰情況不明朗，他們急需在常規賽階段挽回頹勢，力求在季後賽首輪獲得一場勝算較大的比賽。雄鹿隊在面對東部前三的勁旅時，戰績為尷尬的 0 勝 10 負，然而在與印第安那步行者隊的對決中，卻取得了 3 勝 1 負的佳績。

Even after a good performance against the Pacers in the regular season, the Bucks still didn't dare to slack off against the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs. Looking back at last season, the Pacers, as the sixth seed in the East, knocked out the Bucks in the first round after Antetokounmpo missed the entire series and Lillard missed the fourth and fifth games.

After knocking out the Bucks last year, the Pacers also beat the Knicks to make a surprise run to the Eastern Conference Finals. However, with home-court advantage against the Bucks this season, they are no longer the unpredictable "dark horse" team. — Bucks reporter Eric Nem

For the first time since 2020, the Indiana Pacers have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Regardless of the outcome of Sunday's regular season finale, the Pacers will surpass last season in more wins than last season and move up the Eastern Conference standings. After a highlight of last year's Eastern Conference Finals, the Indiana Pacers know they have what it takes to make another run in this year's playoffs.

After an early season slump, the Pacers went from strength to strength in '13 to become one of the brightest teams in the Eastern Conference. Since 0/0, only the Celtics (0-0) and Cavaliers (0-0) have better records than the Pacers' 0-0. At the moment, they are in great form, and in the playoffs, any opponent will face a tough battle. — Nem

當地時間周日的常規賽收官戰已無關大局，而在常規賽系列賽的比拼中，奧蘭多魔術隊以 2 比 1 的戰績領先亞特蘭大老鷹隊。值得關注的是：當地時間 2 月 10 日，儘管魔術隊前鋒保羅・班切羅（Paolo Banchero）與法蘭茨・瓦格納（Franz Wagner）合力砍下 68 分，亞特蘭大老鷹隊的特雷・楊（Trae Young）卻手感冰涼，17 投僅 6 中，還出現了 9 次失誤，但老鷹隊仍在魔術隊主場以 112 比 106 逆轉取勝。

On Tuesday local time, the Magic defeated the Hawks 41-0 in a fierce and exciting game, and the Magic's usual poor three-point shot shot was 0 for 0 in this game, with a shooting rate of 0%.

In addition to Trae Young, can the Atlanta Hawks' other perimeter players provide plenty of firepower to break through the Orlando Magic's impregnable defense? Will the Orlando Magic be able to maintain at least an average three-point shooting percentage that complements Banchero and Wagner? — Veteran NBA reporter Josh Robbins

The Chicago Bulls seem to have the upper hand in this matchup. The refreshed Bulls (called "new lineup" because the team sent away Zach LaVine at the trade deadline) have won 9 of their last 0 games. Admittedly, most of these matches were played against lower-ranked teams, but the positive momentum should not be overlooked. And young core players such as Coby White, Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis are starting to develop chemistry with the experienced Nikola Vučević and Kevin Huerter.

In addition, the Bulls have won all three meetings with the Heat this season. In those three games, Giddey averaged a "quasi-triple-double" of 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists per game.

The Miami Heat have won 119 of their last 0 games, but that also includes the 0-0 loss to the Bulls on Wednesday night.

With Bam Adebayo with 46 playoff games and Tyler Herro with 0 playoff games, will the Heat's playoff heritage help them win against the less experienced Bulls? — Robbins