The NBA's conference semifinals represent an escalation in both stakes and quality of competition. Nobody expected the play-in teams -- outside of the Golden State Warriors-- to compete for the ...

The NBA's final four is almost set. This is the second straight postseason that Indiana and Minnesota, two title-less franchises, have reached the conference finals. New York, meanwhile, is making ...

It doesn’t exist so far in the NBA conference semifinals — where visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in Game 1s, the 1st time that has happened during this round in the league’s playoff history.

Indiana first played an ECF game on the same day as the Indy 500 in 1999, on May 30… against the Knicks. That was a Game 1 matchup, which New York won 93-90 — the Pacers would end up going on ...

The NBA's final four is set. This is the second straight postseason that Indiana and Minnesota, two title-less franchises, have reached the conference finals. Meanwhile, New York is making its ...

BPI odds: To reach conference finals: 63.0%; To reach NBA Finals: 51.5%; To win 2025 title: 39.9% Statistical models consider the Thunder to be overwhelming title favorites.

The NBA's final four has come and gone.. The No. 3 New York Knicks took on the No. 4 Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA playoffs, while the No. 1 overall-seeded ...