The Brooklyn Nets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening play-in game, meaning they will not face the Miami Heat in the first round.
So it looks like the Heat's plan -- get the top seed you can -- played out perfectly, with Brooklyn, Boston and Milwaukee in the opposite bracket.
Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander discuss how expectations have changed, as the East now very much could run through Miami.
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