Your NBA conference finale announced schedule

Here you will find a look at the announcement tasks for the NBA 2025 conference final from May 20, 2025. All times are east.

NBA Western Conference Finale

Oklahoma City Thunder (No. 1 seed, 68-14 regular season, 8-3 night season) against Minnesota Timberwolves (No. 6 seeds, 49-33 regular season, 8-2 night season), ESPN & ABC

Game 1: Tuesday May 20th in Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, ESPN 8:30 p.m.
Game 2: Thu. May 22nd in Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, ESPN 8:30 p.m.
Game 3: Sat. May 24th in the Target Center, Minneapolis, ABC 8:30 p.m.
Game 4: Mon. May 26th in the Target Center, Minneapolis, ESPN 8:30 p.m.
Game 5: Wed. 28 May in the Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, ESPN 8:30 p.m.*
Game 6: Fri. 30 May in the Target Center, Minneapolis, ESPN 8:30 p.m.*
Game 7: Sun. June 1st in Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, ESPN 8pm*

*If necessary

Commentators of the ESPN series: Mike Breen, Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson; Lisa Salters (reporter); Steve Javie (rules analyst)
NBA Countdown: Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers, Kendrick Perkins, Shams Charania
Western conference final Insightcast: Ryan Ruocco, Tim Legler, Kirk Goldsberry
ESPN Radio: Marc Kestech, PJ Carlesimo, Jorge Sedano

The Thunder recorded the best record of the league (68-14) this season and swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, but needed all seven games to drop the Denver Nuggets in the second round. They also triggered many debates in NBA circles, whereby the league tried to highlight them with first -class TV slots, which indicates that this team could be a strength for a while.

The defense -oriented efforts of Oklahoma City (101.6 points per game in this post -season, preferably in the league) have also led to some games with bad shootings. This was particularly evident in game 4 of her series against Denver, which Stephen A. Smith had a first half to be “all lowlights”. In many stories about her individual players, it was also about defense, including how Alex Caruso in game 7 of this series was the key to lock Nikola Jokić. But this is still a team with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who has scored more than 30 points in his last three games, and you can pour buckets if you need it.

In these NBA playoffs there were many outsider runs, but Minnesota's stitching. The Timberwolves not only took higher teams with larger stars (the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors), but also defeated both games in five games. That didn't necessarily attract them to a lot of attention, but their destruction of memes like Shannon Sharpes “Lakers in 5” and ESPN's unanimous selection of the Lakers about them was impressive.

Minnesota does many things well. The Timberwolves are in second place on thunder with 106.8 points per game. They are also fourth in the Field Goal percentage (second of the remaining teams) with a 46.5%brand. The most important players are Anthony Edwards from the debates “Face of the NBA” and Rudy Gobert, who has a great overcoming criticism and meme.

For the final of the Western Conference, Pregame Show NBA Countdown Starts an hour before the note for each of these games. A Insightcast Alternative broadcast with data and statistical analyzes is broadcast on ESPN2 (games 1 and 4) and Espnews (game 2 and 3). And this series can be streamed on all ESPN platforms, including ESPN+.

NBA Eastern Conference Finale

New York Knicks (No. 3 seeds, 51-31 regular season, 8-4 night season) against Indiana Pacers (No. 4 seeds, 50-32 regular season, 8-2 night season), TNT Sports

Game 1: Wed. 21 May in Madison Square Garden, New York, TNT 8 p.m.
Game 2: Fri. May 23 in Madison Square Garden, New York, TNT 8 p.m.
Game 3: Sun. May 25th in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, TNT 8 p.m.
Game 4: Tuesday May 27th in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, TNT 8 p.m.
Game 5: Thu. May 29th in Madison Square Garden, New York, TNT 8 p.m.*
Game 6: Sat. May 31, in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, TNT 8pm*
Game 7: Mon. June 2nd in Madison Square Garden, New York, TNT 8 p.m.*

* If necessary

Commentators of the TNT series: Kevin Harlan, Stan van Gundy, Reggie Miller; Allie laforce (reporter)
In the NBA On TNT: Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Draymond Green (games 1 and 2)
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Cory Alexander, Katie George

This series shows two teams, many of which had not expected at that time. The Knicks took off the Detroit Pistons in the first round, then the Boston Celtics in the second and in the latter series triggered a lot from the settings with some of their comebacks (and the Celtics brawn leads).

In the first round, the Pacers acted with the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, but were excluded by many against the top seeds in the second round. 11 ESPN experts unanimously selected them, but they won the series in five games. This is not only a series of the second round (Indiana won in seven) last year, but also one of the most described playoff rivalries of the nineties (with its own 30 for 30).

For this matchup, the Pacers come in with the more powerful crime. In this post -season you are the second (after Cleveland) in points per game (117.1), the first in the field target percentage (50.1%) and three points percentage (40.6%) and the first in assists per game (29.7). And while Star Tyrese Haliburton was temporarily under fire, he dropped 31 points (in the 10-of-15 shooting) last week in her series clinching victory against the Cavaliers and leads the league with 9.3 assists per game in these playoffs.