Yet this year's NBA Finals features two teams with just one top-five pick among all their players. Chet Holmgren was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, behind Paolo Banchero of the ...

If this year's Finals gets half that, NBA officials would be ecstatic. 2) Referees can make a difference. When this year's playoffs started, refs swallowed their whistles and many games were over ...

Offensive pace and defensive pressure are hallmarks for the Thunder and Pacers as they begin the NBA Finals. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

With that in mind, let's take a look at all 16 of the potential NBA Finals matchups and rank them on how much we would want to watch them. 1. Thunder vs. Celtics.

New York Knicks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder +260. Let's start with the odds-on NBA Finals Exacta favorite in Knicks-Thunder. So many storylines would spring up between these blue and orange teams: big ...

The NBA likes to advertise that history will be made every postseason, but that statement means more this year. With both conference finals matchups set, NBA fans are guaranteed to witness a ...

NBA Finals: Pacers vs. OKC Thunder matchup I'm watching the closest 25 years later, Pacers back in NBA Finals: 'It's almost a replay of the way it felt in 2000' 'We thrive off of it.' ...

An even matchup and fresh faces make for a fresh NBA Finals Steve McGehee reports on their season and potential match-ups for coming years. Thursday, June 5th 2025, 4:43 pm ...

With Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers scheduled to tip off Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET., we’ve gathered Kurt Helin, Raphielle Johnson, and Noah Rubin ...