The Oklahoma City Thunder (-130) are the odds-on favorite to win the 2025 NBA Championship after their Game 5 win against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, while the Indiana Pacers (+650) are the first team to advance to the Conference Finals with a 4-1 series win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Pacers won Games 1, 2 and 5 at Rocket Mortgage Arena to help secure their spot in the Eastern Conference Finals. Indiana needed to battle back from a 12-point first-quarter deficit. Tyrese Haliburton's three-point shooting played a huge role in clawing back into the game.

Sometimes, NBA playoff series bring the best out of role players. It's all matchup-dependent. Against the Nuggets, Williams has been a perfect backup center who ensures the Thunder will have at least one center on the floor at all times while their three-headed monster alternates.

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From Seattle to Oklahoma City, the Thunder franchise has seen its share of playoff moments, including dominant rebounding efforts.

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder looked very much like the dominant teams they were during the regular season in securing lopsided first-round playoff series wins.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 on Tuesday night with a score of 114-105, to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season. The Pa

The New York Knicks rallied again from 20 points down to snatch a 91-90 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back in historic style in the NBA playoffs. After erasing a 20-point deficit in a gritty overtime ...

A wild NBA playoff night saw the Celtics collapse again at TD Garden, while the Thunder exploded for a record-breaking performance, leaving fans stunned and storylines rewritten.