2025 NBA Playoff selection: Experts predict the conference final

The NBA season has reached the conference final, and each of the remaining four teams had a unique road through the playoffs.

The No. 1 Seedoklahoma City Thunderad danced after the final of the Western Conference after seven fighting games against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. It is the first trip of the Thunder to the conference finale since the 2015-16 campaign.

In the meantime, the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled in the West Finale after taking care of the Golden State Warriors in five games. It is the second season in a row in which the wolves made the conference finale, where they fell into the Dallas Mavericks last season.

On the other hand, the New York Knicks ended the defending champion Boston Celtics in six games to get their first final of the Eastern Conference for 25 years. You will meet the Indiana Pacers, who bounced off the Cleveland Cavaliers, the top seeds of the East in just five. The Pacers also ran in this round round. They were swept by the Celtics last year.

With the Playoff clip on four teams, our NBA experts meet their conference finals.

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