Both teams had to defeat tough teams in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs to get to the penultimate round of the postseason; Indiana knocked down the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers  in five games and New York denied a repeat bid from the Boston Celtics by taking down the defending champions in six games.

The 2024-25 NBA MVP award will be announced on May 21 at 4 p.m. MST on TNT, the NBA announced. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver Nuggets big Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo are the three finalists.

After a postseason full of surprises, several players have stepped up and proven their talent. For that reason, former NBA player Kendrick Perkins gave a surprising answer when asked to name the best player so far,

In Tuesday's ESPN report, 14 experts voted on who would win this series to represent the Western Conference in this season's NBA Finals. Nine have the Thunder winning between six and seven games, while five chose the Timberwolves to win the same number of games.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The normally stoic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was caught smiling on camera after a Game 3 loss at Denver that put Oklahoma City down 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.