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Which two teams will reach the NBA Finals? We'll have complete coverage of the playoffs all the way until the champion is crowned. (The 2025 Finals tip off June 5 on ABC and the ESPN App.) After the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the conference semifinals,
With Tyrese Haliburton limited to 8 points, the Pacers failed in their 1st attempt to earn the 2nd NBA Finals trip in franchise history, falling 111-94 to the Knicks in Game 5.
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The Phoenix Suns missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2019-20. Superstar Kevin Durant could be on the summer trading block.
The New York Knicks will live to play another game, defeating the Indiana Pacers 111-94 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday to avoid elimination. New York's wire-to-wire victory extends the series to a sixth game on Saturday,
How the Thunder, who defeated the Timberwolves, 4-1, in the Western Conference finals, handle that stretch could set the tone for the NBA Finals that starts June 5 in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their NBA Finals ticket for the first time since 2012 in true Thunder fashion: They suffocated the Timberwolves' offense to the point that Minnesota -- a deserving conference finals team -- looked completely inept.
The Minnesota Timberwolves deserve some credit for making the NBA Western Conference Finals (the better conference) in back-to-back years, but they were quickly disposed of by the Oklahoma City Thunder this season.
Stiller and McAfee attended the fourth game of the Eastern Conference finals when the Knicks played the Pacers