The 2025 NBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV will begin with Game 1 on June 5, 2025 with ABC as the exclusive broadcaster. • Download the NBA App The 2025 NBA Finals ...

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Jaylen Brown holds up the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after the Celtics won the 2024 NBA Finals. / Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images Everything changes in the playoffs. In the NBA, the playoffs ...

According to basketball history, a team must win 40 games before it loses 20 to be a genuine championship contender. This year, three teams made the cut.

Read our editorial standards for more information. It’s flag-planting time — the Los Angeles Lakers are my bet to win the 2025 NBA Finals. Since the announcement of their blockbuster deal to ...

Fans will hear a new voice when watching ABC’s NBA Finals broadcasts this season as Richard Jefferson will fill the vacancy next to Mike Breen and Doris Burke that JJ Redick left. Redick assumed ...

Nonetheless, given their resume, it would be a massive upset if the Thunder didn't at least reach this year's NBA Finals. The Cavaliers are the NBA's other team to race ahead of the pack to 50 wins.

After the loss, Kerr was asked about his bench and whether he believed that they had what it takes to perform “until the NBA Finals.” “I have been asking the same questions for the last ten ...

Last season, the Boston Celtics took down the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals in a series that was not particularly close. With ESPN's Mike Breen, JJ Redick, Doris Burke, and Lisa Salters ...

Nikola Jokic sat in front of his locker, calmly scrolling through his phone, seemingly unimpressed that 30 minutes earlier he ...

Over the years, the NBA playoffs have seen significant changes. Evolving with the league itself, initially the playoffs were a much smaller, shorter affair—which was reflective of the size and ...

Smith hinted on "NBA Countdown" that neither team might reach the NBA Finals. Instead, he suggested that an upcoming game on Saturday night might serve as a preview of the championship series.