Getty Images The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are meeting once again in the playoffs, and this time there is an NBA finals berth on the line. The New York-Indiana postseason rivalry gets its newest chapter in the 2025 Eastern Conference finals, as one team will make the NBA Finals for the first time … Read more
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar Gotta give huge props to the Denver Nuggets. Fired their coach and GM a week before the playoffs, MPJ played with a bad shoulder and Aaron Gordon gutted out a Game 7 with a grade II hamstring. And this was an even series through 6 games. Nikola Jokic and this team are … Read more
The second round wrapped up in the 2025 NBA playoffs on Sunday, and the conference finals are set: Thunder vs. Timberwolves in the West and Knicks vs. Pacers in the East. The West finals kick off Tuesday, with Game 1 of the East finals following on Wednesday. In the West, the Thunder ousted the Nuggets … Read more
May 18, 2025, 06:20 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder grew up on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and the Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals, beating the Denver Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7. The top-seeded Thunder will host the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves starting Tuesday. It’s … Read more
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar Gotta give huge props to the Denver Nuggets. Fired their coach and GM a week before the playoffs, MPJ played with a bad shoulder and Aaron Gordon gutted out a Game 7 with a grade II hamstring. And this was an even series through 6 games. Nikola Jokic and this team are … Read more
Trae Young may not have faced the New York Knicks this postseason, but he still found a way to troll his familiar foes. Editor’s Picks During Sunday’s Game 7 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets, the Atlanta Hawks guard took to X with a subtle jab at Knicks fans. He complimented Thunder fans … Read more
The Nuggets have increasingly played zone defense throughout this series to challenge Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a driver. It has taken various forms, from 2-3 to 1-3-1 to a metamorphosis into man defense mid-possession. At its simplest, Jokic has been tasked with playing quarterback for the two defenders up top. “Bigs are always in … Read more
Think of the Cleveland Cavaliers right now. They won 64 games. They had the second-best offense in NBA history and the Defensive Player of the Year. They swept their first-round series by 122 combined points. But they made 10 fewer 3s than the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their second-round series. Game 2 was … Read more
The Nuggets have increasingly played zone defense throughout this series to challenge Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a driver. It has taken various forms, from 2-3 to 1-3-1 to a metamorphosis into man defense mid-possession. At its simplest, Jokic has been tasked with playing quarterback for the two defenders up top. “Bigs are always in … Read more
When the Boston Celtics were eliminated by the New York Knicks on Friday, 2025 became the sixth straight NBA postseason in which the defending champ has failed to advance past the second round. It was the latest bullet point in the current study that is NBA parity, raising questions about how it’s happening and whether … Read more
Just when everyone was expecting a thrilling Game 7, the Thunder ended the last three minutes of the first half with an 18-5 run and never looked back, ultimately blowing out the Nuggets 125-93. OKC put Alex Caruso on future Hall of Famer Nikola Jokic, and their aggressive defense paid off brilliantly as Denver committed … Read more
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn Asked Jamal Murray about how happy he was for Julian Strawther: “Super happy man, because we all know what he’s capable of. He kinda needs to see the floor, get a rhythm, get some time in, not foul, things like that.” “You can see how he can impact the game real quick … Read more