Original sentence: Three teams that are considered to be title contenders, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, and Detroit Pistons, are in this division; all three of them made the this season's playoffs and advanced past the first round, after which Chicago and Detroit will play each other for the right to face the winner between Cleveland, New Jersey and Toronto
Edited sentence: Three teams that are considered to be title contenders, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, and Detroit Pistons, are in this division; all three of them made the this season's playoffs, and the Pistons and Cavaliers are generally considered the clear favorites in the first two rounds and would then meet in the conference finals due to their bracketing, although Chicago will also be a formidable opponent if they can get past Miami in the first round