The eye test says physicality has increased in these playoffs. So has the number of players hitting the ground each game.

NEW YORK – The 2025 NBA Playoffs presented by Google delivered the most-watched opening weekend of the playoffs in 25 years. The eight-game schedule averaged 4.4 million viewers, up 17% vs. last year.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will get the chance to join the Thunder as the only teams to sweep their way through the first round during Monday's Game 4 against the Miami Heat.