The Pacers are the hottest team remaining in the playoff field and could surge to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000, when they beat New York to reach the championship round. It is going to be absolute NBA cinema to watch Tyrese Haliburton battle Brunson late in big spots.

The Oklahoma City beat the Denver Nuggets on Sunday to advance to the Conference Finals, where they will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Thunder were easily the best team in the NBA all season and are the favoirtes to win the NBA Finals, and are led by MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

There will be a new NBA champion. A lot of them, actually, considering almost all of the players left in these playoffs have not even played in the NBA Finals.

The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers, the top seeds in the playoffs and owners of the best regular-season records in the NBA, find themselves in dire need of wins as they host Game 5s in the conference semifinals on Tuesday night.

"Spida Mitchell's" exit from Game Four with a sprained ankle served as the final nail in the coffin. Wasting no time, the Pacers wrapped up the series in five games. The blown leads and shooting struggles highlighted the Cavaliers' lack of mental and physical toughness.

Last offseason, there was some speculation that the Cleveland Cavaliers could potentially trade Donovan Mitchell, but they ended up signing him to a max contrac

Top-Seeded Thunder and Cavaliers Host Critical Game 5s in Conference Semifinals OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers, the top seeds in the playoffs and owners ...

Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault credited the Denver Nuggets for improving his team and pushing his players to their limits en route to their first Western Conference finals berth in nine years.

After dominating all season, how worried should Cleveland and OKC be as they face 2-1 deficits in the conference semifinals?