The Thunder dominated their way to the NBA Finals. They went 12-4 against the West playoffs with mostly double-digit point wins. They beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western Conference Finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was given the Western Conference Finals MVP.

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers lead the series 3-2 and won convincingly in Game 4 the last time they were at home, but Jalen Brunson and the Knicks turned in their best performance of the series in Game 5 in New York and have the momentum as they look to force a Game 7 that would take place Monday at Madison Square Garden.