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NBA Playoff Central: Recap all the amazing first-round action

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:03 p.m. ET

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Enjoy that regular season? Well, the first round of these NBA playoffs alone may have been better than everything that came before it.

A whopping five series went to seven games and another one ended in Game 6 on one of the most incredible finishes you'll ever see.

Out East, the top-seeded Pacers survived a true test from unheralded Atlanta, winning in seven. The Heat played the part of favorites, sweeping the Bobcats. The No. 6 seed Nets upended the Raptors in seven. And the fifth-seeded Wizards had no trouble with the Bulls, winning in five.

In the West, the No. 1 seed Spurs needed seven games to shake off Dallas. Same for the No. 2 seed Thunder against the Grizzlies and the third-seeded Clippers against the Warriors. The fifth-seeded Blazers beat the Rockets in six games on a three-pointer from Damian Lillard at the buzzer in the final contest.

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