SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt breaks down what we can expect from Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals after LeBron James and company handled Toronto once again. USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2018; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) talks to forward J.R. Smith (5) against the Toronto Raptors in game two of the second round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. The Cavaliers beat the Raptors 128-110. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Tom Szczerbowski, Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sport)
The NBA Conference Finals Matchups are starting to take form.
The Cleveland Cavaliers secured their berth into the Eastern Conference Finals with a commanding 128-93 win over the Toronto Raptors to complete an impressive four-game sweep.
LeBron James finished Game 4 with an impressive statistics line of 29 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists on 12-of-19 shooting. The Raptors had no answer for him in this series or in the last three years of the Cleveland and Toronto showdowns in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
With that dominating win in the series-clinching game, Cleveland has beat Toronto in 10 consecutive games in the postseason, including two four-game sweeps in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in both 2018 and 2017.
Now, the Cavaliers must wait on the winner of the Boston Celtics/Philadelphia 76ers series, which the Celtics lead 3-1 going into a pivotal game 5 on May 9 in Boston.
If Boston wins game 5 of its series with Philadelphia, it is possible that the Eastern Conference Finals could start as early as May 13.
The Washington Post's Tim Bontemps has more on this topic with a recent tweet.
May 5, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris (13) and guard Terry Rozier (12) and center Aron Baynes (46) and forward Jayson Tatum (0) and guard Marcus Smart (36) walk together during a timeout against the Philadelphia 76ers in the fourth quarter in game three of the second round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
Meanwhile, the Western Conference Finals matchup is sill pending but the Houston Rockets are up 3-1 over the Utah Jazz and the Golden State Warriors are up 3-1 over the New Orleans Pelicans as of May 7.
Both game 5s in those Western Conference Semifinals Series are on May 8 in Houston and in Oakland, respectively. If Houston and Golden State both win on May 8, it is possible the Western Conference Finals could start as early as May 13.
The Athletic's Tim Kawakami seems to believe that the Western Conference Finals could start on Monday.
WATCH: The video playing at the top of the story to hear what to expect from Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Series begins either May 13, 14, 15 or 16
No. 2 seed Boston/No. 3 seed Philadelphia winner vs No. 4 seed Cleveland
Series 0-0
Game 1: TBA
Game 2: TBA
Game 3: TBA
Game 4: TBA
*Game 5: TBA
*Game 6: TBA
*Game 7: TBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Series begins either May 13, 14, 15 or 16
No. 1 seed Houston/No. 5 seed Utah winner vs No. 2 seed Golden State/No. 7 seed New Orleans winner
Series 0-0
SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Sam Amick breaks down a pair of Game 3s from Friday night, where the Rockets reasserted their dominance and the Pelicans bounced back strong. USA TODAY Sports
Game 1: TBA
Game 2: TBA
Game 3: TBA
Game 4: TBA
*Game 5: TBA
*Game 6: TBA
*Game 7: TBA
All times are eastern
*If necessary
WATCH: The video playing at the bottom of the story to see highlights of future NCAA talents Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis, of the Ranney School.
The No. 1 seed Panthers dismantled the No. 2 seed Seraphs, 52-28, on Feb. 24, 2018 in the SCT Final played at Monmouth University Sherlon Christie
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