The Thunder swept the two head-to-head meetings between the clubs this season. Game 1 of the finals is Thursday night in Oklahoma City.

That translated over to the NBA playoffs as a Death Star that destroyed teams left and right en route to a 12-4 postseason record in the West. The Thunder enter the 2025 NBA Finals as the heavy favorite.

NBA Legend Magic Johnson Makes Tyrese Haliburton Statement Before Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. On Saturday, the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, winning the series and sending them to their first NBA Finals in exactly two and a half decades.

Sacramento Kings Earn Unflattering Comparison Amid NBA Playoffs originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Sacramento Kings, with a core of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Domantas Sabonis, are expected to make a push for a point guard this offseason to allow them to compete in the Western Conference.