NBA PLAYOFFS

It is nice to see the midwest and small market teams representing well in the conference finals. Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Oklahoma City Thunder are all still alive in the NBA playoffs.

Indiana and Minnesota return to their conference finals after both losing last year. They are hoping to have different results this year. OKC had the best record in the NBA in 2025.

In the Eastern Conference Finals the 4 seeded Indiana Pacers take on the 3 seeded New York Knicks. This is the 10th time the Pacers have made it to the conference finals. They have only won once and then they lost in the finals to the Lakers in 2000. They actually have played the New York Knicks three times in the conference finals, winning one of those three. 

The New York Knicks have won the NBA Finals twice, in 1970 and 1973.

The 6 seeded Minnesota Timberwolves take on the top seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the west. Minnesota has never made it to the NBA Finals. This is the third time the Timberwolves have made it to the Western Conference Finals. They lost in 2004 to the Lakers and in 2024 to the Mavericks.

Oklahoma City has never made it to an NBA Finals. They made it and won when they were still the Seattle Supersonics in 1979 against the Washington Bullets (Wizards). The Thunder have made it to the Western Conference Finals in 2011, 2012, 2014, & 2016. They won in 2012, but then lost to LeBron and the Miami Heat in the Finals. That was the last time the Thunder had Kevin Durant.

Both of these conference finals should be fun and exciting!

Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM

    Yes! anyone bed New York to win the title!

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