Eastern Conference Finals no 'expert' saw coming
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Which two teams will reach the NBA Finals? We'll have complete coverage of the playoffs all the way until the champion is crowned. (The 2025 Finals tip off June 5 on ABC and the ESPN App.) The league's conference semifinals wrapped on Sunday with the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasting the Denver Nuggets in this round's only Game 7.
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The Western Conference Finals are underway as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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SB Nation on MSN2024-2025 Playoffs Conference Finals Discussion ThreadThe Knicks beat the Celtics in six games, and for the first time since the 1999-2000 season, New York advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. There is also a history between the Knicks and Pacers dating back to the 1993 playoffs.
The NBA's conference finalists don't have the deepest playoff history, but some do have recent familiarity with this stage of the playoffs.
The Thunder shot a blazing 61.9 percent from the field in the second half, including 61.5 percent from beyond the 3-point line. Meanwhile, the stunned Timberwolves made just 35 percent of their shots in the final 24 minutes, including a woeful 21.7 percent from beyond the arc.
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It's Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder for a spot in the NBA Finals.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves have advanced to the Western Conference Finals. The series will broadcast on ESPN.
The audience for the 2025 NBA Playoffs on ESPN platforms ( ESPN and ABC) is up 12% from last year, according to Nielsen. Through the Conference Semifinals (22 games), ESPN is averaging 4,883,000 viewers, making it the second-most watched NBA Playoffs since 2011.