NBA Championship odds continue to favor the Thunder (-105), with the Spurs closest at +210. The Knicks have gotten nearer, however, following a Game 2 win over the Cavs.

The defending champs were nevery going down easy in the Western Conference Finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30 points in Game 2) and the Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from their Game 1 loss to the San Antonio Spurs to even the series before it shifts to ...

Victor Wembanyama (11 pts, 15 reb, 12 blk) set the all-time record for blocks in a Playoff game, but the Timberwolves took Game 1 of their Western Conference Semifinals series, surviving a game-winning 3-point attempt from Julian Champagnie to win 104-102.

Clearly it’s not ideal, but we have done this twice already,” owner Dan Gilbert posted on X after the Knicks’ Game 2 win at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. “We go home, win 2 and then it’s a 3-game series and we win it in 6 or 7.

The OKC Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 in Game 3, taking a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference finals Friday night.