The 2025 NBA conference finals have come to an end. The Oklahoma City Thunder closed out the Western Conference finals Wednesday before the Indiana Pacers knocked out the New York Knicks on Saturday night to advance to the Finals.
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.
In the East, the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers took a 2-0 lead against the 3-seed New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. But the Knicks rallied on the Pacers' home court in Game 3 after a fourth-quarter surge from Karl-Anthony Towns . The Pacers