It's funny how much time we spend fixating on the NBA's regular season and analyzing everything based on that sample size when, often, the playoffs hinge on the healthiest remaining teams more ...

The New York Knicks staved off elimination from the NBA Playoffs on Thursday night with a 111-94 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, but basketball great ...

They’re also shattered something else: The long-held NBA belief that a bench doesn’t matter much in the playoffs. That philosophy stretches back decades, when the idea of using eight ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was named the NBA's MVP on Wednesday, has guided the Thunder to a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals. Tyrese Haliburton and the ...

The NBA Western Conference finals start Tuesday when game one of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves series begins at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.

There appears to be very little mystery this year at the top of the 2025 NBA draft. The assumption is Duke's Cooper Flagg will be the No. 1 selection, even if the Dallas Mavericks were to make ...

"We feel like we have the best bench in the NBA," Haliburton said. "When it's second group vs. second group, we're very confident in what our group can do. We're confident at any time, but it will ...

The No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets fell to the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday, ending yet another outstanding NBA campaign for three-time ...

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The 2025 NBA playoffs continue with the conference finals. What do the betting odds say about the Western Conference Finals and Eastern Conference Finals games? Take a look at the point spread ...

Read our editorial standards for more information. Party like its 1999. The Knicks are favored to make their first NBA Finals in 26 years. After upsetting the defending champion Celtics in Round 2 ...