Three of the most significant Eastern Conference threats to the champion Thunder ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.

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In the conference semis, it held the Nuggets to 15.0 fewer than they scored in the regular season. Those are the two biggest such differentials, by a wide margin, in the playoffs thus far.

New York finished last year two wins short of the NBA Finals, fired its coach, hired a new one and has put together the bulk ...

2. New York Knicks New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) celebrates a 3-pointer Tuesday, May 27, 2025, during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

No Jayson Tatum. And now, no Tyrese Haliburton. The Eastern Conference is wide open and the Knicks, along with the Cavaliers, are the early favorites to break through into the NBA Finals.

A former All-Star and Indiana Pacers point guard (though not an All-Star on the Pacers, it should be noted) has come out swinging against his old team. Since tr ...

Following two consecutive seasons in which the Minnesota Timberwolves have been eliminated in the Western Conference Finals, a breakthrough season is the hope for the franchise. While the team did ...

RotoWire gives a Fantasy breakdown of the Eastern Conference for the 2025-26 NBA season. Jaylen Brown (right) looks to step ...

And fresh off a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks (+300) are just behind the Cavaliers (+275) for the top betting odds in the East, according to BetMGM.

Playoff success: 50-40 overall in the playoffs, including a Finals appearance in 2007, two Eastern Conference finals appearances and he was an assistant coach for Steve Kerr on three Golden State ...