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.

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.

The Bob Cousy Trophy belongs to the Pacers for winning the East. The Larry O’Brien Trophy is now four wins away, when Indy and Oklahoma City tip off the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV, June 5 on ABC (8:30 ET).

Magic Johnson Sends Clear Message on NBA Finals originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

If SGA wins Finals MVP, he will have done something that no player in NBA history has done before. Check out how he can make history, and see the latest NBA Finals MVP odds.

The NBA Finals matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers is poised to make history in nearly 20 years.