The Knicks will get back to the NBA Finals this season. However, they will face off with the leagues new dynasty team, the Thunder in the championship series. Unfortunately, New York’s decades long title drought won’t end in 2026 as the Thunder get a second-straight championship in the spring.

Nuggets-Knicks: After pushing the Thunder to Game 7 in last year’s Western Conference Semifinals, this time around it is Nikola Jokić and the bolstered Nuggets that prevail in seven games in the Western Conference Finals to dethrone Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and OKC and guarantee an eighth straight season with a new NBA champion.

Knicks head coach Mike Brown showed why his system could lead to success in the playoffs in his first season in New York.

The Grizzlies took a clear step back by trading Bane away for draft picks. They still have Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., which will keep their floor at around .500. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope could have a bounce back year after losing his 3-point touch in Orlando.

For every player who steps into the NBA, inevitably comes a moment of awe — a realization that they are now competing against the very athletes they once idolized on television and dreamed of emulating.

BetMGM revealed that the Spurs have received more futures tickets than any team, while the Golden State Warriors claimed a larger share of the pot than any team since the start of the season. The Spurs and Warriors both gained about 1.4% probability to win the Finals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers revisit their matchup in last spring’s NBA Finals with an early-season showdown Thursday night in Indianapolis.

There were complaints online during last year's NBA Finals that without it the game lacked the feel of an event.

Curry hits six 3-pointers, scores 34 in clincher. Stephen Curry delivers in the clutch with 34 points in Game 6 to lead the Warriors to their 4th championship in the last 8 season

Marvin Gaye's rhythm-and-blues version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 1983 All-Star Game was also condemned. The crowd at The Forum in Inglewood, California, looked confused in the first few minutes of the performance.