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NBA playoffs 2022: Answering the biggest questions from the first round

The first round of the playoffs is barely a week old and has already packed in plenty of intrigue. The Boston Celtics became the first team to advance to the second round when they completed a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday.

If the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks win Game 5 against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, they will punch their ticket for a second-round meeting with the Celtics.

Elsewhere in the East, MVP candidate Joel Embiid battled through a thumb injury but couldn't lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the short-handed Toronto Raptors on Monday night.