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What we’ve learned through two games of the NBA Finals

After a last-second buzzer-beater from Tyrese Haliburton stole Game 1 for the Indiana Pacers, the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back with an emphatic Game 2 win on Sunday night to even the series. The Thunder won 123-107 as the league’s best defense held Haliburton to five points through the first three quarters and kept another […]

Matching top draft prospects to pro players ?

Jeremy WooJun 7, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in 2023Covered the NBA and NBA draft for Sports Illustrated from 2015-2023 We’re back for another year to draw pro comparisons for ESPN’s projected lottery prospects in the 2025 NBA draft, which runs from June 25-26 (8 p.m. ET on ABC […]

Wright reportedly won't be in mix for Knicks job

Former Villanova coach Jay Wright reportedly won’t be in the mix for the New York Knicks’ head coaching vacancy. Hoops HQ’s Seth Davis, who also works with Wright for CBS Sports, said on social media that Wright told the Knicks that he was not interested in the position and wants to remain retired. Wright, who […]

? Social reaction to wild NBA Finals Game 1

The Indiana Pacers did it again. Editor’s Picks 2 Related After trailing by 15 points in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Pacers stormed back to win after Tyrese Haliburton’s jumper put them ahead with 0.3 seconds remaining. It is the latest game winner in […]

Sources: Knicks interested in speaking with Kidd

Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Jun 6, 2025, 02:33 PM ET The New York Knicks are conducting active due diligence on Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd among other head coaching candidates in their […]

Betting public backing heavy underdog Pacers

David PurdumJun 5, 2025, 10:47 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The Indiana Pacers enter the NBA Finals as one of the biggest long shots in the past 20 seasons. The betting public thinks they have a chance. The Pacers are 5-1 underdogs to beat the Oklahoma City […]

? Finals betting: Thunder heavily favored to win

The NBA Finals are set, with the heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder matched up against the longshot Indiana Pacers. Game 1 is set for Thursday, June 5 in Oklahoma City, with the Thunder getting -700 odds and the Pacers at +500 to win the NBA championship. Oklahoma City swept the Memphis Grizzlies in Round 1, […]

Knicks fire Thibodeau after best run in 25 years

Fresh off their deepest playoff run in 25 years, the New York Knicks fired coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday. The decision comes three days after the Knicks were ousted from the Eastern Conference finals in six games by the Indiana Pacers, their longtime rivals. But it also comes after New York advanced further than expected […]

SGA, Haliburton lead Thunder, Pacers to surprise Finals

The Oklahoma City Thunder spent Christmas night in Indianapolis in a bittersweet mood. They woke up at home earlier that day, with their families, and opened presents with their children before a late afternoon flight for a short road trip, which was positive. But they also were annoyed, whether they admitted it publicly or not, […]