Discover how the NBA Playoffs unfold, from the intense Play-In Tournament to the full bracket structure, where elite teams ...

Unlike the East, the No. 1 seed in the West has gone to the Finals six times in the last 10 years. The No. 2 seed has gone twice, and the No. 3 seed and No. 5 seed have each gone once.

Boston could become the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Kevin Durant Warriors. The first eight years of ...

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are in a constant battle for the most championships ... the Eastern Conference semifinals in 1998 on their way to winning their sixth NBA title in eight ...

But before the best 16 teams in the NBA start battling for the Larry O'Brien Trophy, the final participants have to ... 7 and ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, the leaders to win the Western Conference, are now the favorites to win the NBA Championship. Following the Thunder out West are the Denver ...

Duke’s stream of NBA-ready standouts used smothering defense and other options on offense to paper over Cooper Flagg’s rough ...

OKC leads the NBA in defensive rating and is fourth in offensive rating. But the Thunder have not made the Western Conference Finals since 2016 and we can’t assume they will represent the West ...

not all championships are created equal. Including this year’s. Lifting the Larry O’Brien Trophy would mean more to some players, teams and coaches, at least in the eyes of NBA historians.