The No. 1 seed Thunder took a commanding 2-0 lead in the West finals against the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves before getting blown out in Game 3 at Target Center. But the Thunder bounced back to take Game 4 in a back-and-forth battle before winning the series in Game 5 in dominant fashion Wednesday.

The Indiana Pacers are currently favored as 3.5 to 4-point favorites, depending on the platform. Let’s take a closer look at the best spread bets you can make on the NBA Playoffs this weekend ahead of tipoff. Related: What is point spread betting?

With Tyrese Haliburton limited to 8 points, the Pacers failed in their 1st attempt to earn the 2nd NBA Finals trip in franchise history, falling 111-94 to the Knicks in Game 5.

A video reveals what the Oklahoma City Thunder head coach told Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after their NBA Finals berth.

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About a year ago, the Mavericks were shifting focus to an NBA Finals matchup with the Boston Celtics. The Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving tandem took over in the Western Conference finals, dispatching the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games.

With MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way, OKC's loaded roster of two-way talents have the kind of personal chemistry not often seen in today’s NBA.

After going undrafted, Alex Caruso spent his first four seasons in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers. Caruso became a key glue guy in LA, helping the Lakers w