Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.

The eldest son of LeBron James scored his first career playoff points with a pull-up 3-pointer and a layup in transition on back-to-back possessions. He got support from his father on both baskets, with LeBron boxing out defender Jae'Sean Tate to give him oxygen for the 3-pointer, then getting the assist on the layup.

A massive bounce-back win in Game 2 has the Detroit Pistons tied at one game apiece with the Orlando Magic heading into Saturday’s Game 3.  Cade Cunningham and

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The Hawks guard is the fifth player in the last 35 seasons with a year-over-year jump of 11 or more points per game.

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It appeared like Michigan was going to have a good front court when Dusty May added both Aday Mara (UCLA) and Morez Johnson Jr. (Illinois) last spring via the transfer portal. It turned out, the Wolverines didn't just have a good front court, but one of the best in the nation.

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