ESPN.com · May 20, 2025
NBA playoffs 2025: Previewing the conference finals
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Nearly a month after the 2025 NBA playoffs began, four teams -- the Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves -- are an obstacle away from reaching the Finals.
The Pacers, who toppled the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, upset the dominant Cleveland Cavaliers to make way for their second consecutive conference finals berth. They'll tip off the East finals against the Knicks on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET, TNT) at Madison Square Garden, where New York delivered its final dagger to the 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics. The team will continue its attempt to bring the Empire State its first conference title since 2000.