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Are the Cavaliers and Thunder destined to meet in the NBA Finals?Oklahoma City was the most impressive team during the 2024-25 regular season, building a massive lead in the Western Conference standings and cruising to the No.

The play-in — the NBA’s version of the Wild Card round — concluded on April 18, with two games: Miami defeating Atlanta and Memphis knocking off Dallas. The playoffs start on Saturday, April 19, with four games, and will run through mid-June.

We are now in the heart-pounding final two weeks of the NBA season, with teams fiercely battling for those precious postseason spots. The intensity of the playoff race is palpable, with every remaining game a potential game-changer, holding the power to ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers started their postseason journey against the Miami Heat and were dominant, completing a series sweep on Monday with a 138-83 victory in Miami in Game 4. That came on the heels of another blowout, a 124-87 win in Game 3 on Saturday. Games 3 and 4 marked the two worst playoff losses in Miami franchise history.

The Milwaukee Bucks have clinched the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Here are the latest standings, schedule and bracket.

Winning three of the last four games should Memphis in a solid spot to secure a top-six seed. The Grizzlies have the tiebreaker over the Timberwolves, and Friday’s game against the Nuggets decide the winner of that season series.

The West side of Round 2 bracket will include at least one bottom-four seed. The No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves upset Luka Doncic, LeBron James and the No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Anthony Edwards and Co. last year recorded the franchise's second conference finals berth.

The opening round of the NBA postseason is already delivering upsets, blowouts, and buzzer-beaters as the road to the Finals begins.

Under the format, teams with the seventh- and eighth-highest winning percentages will have two opportunities to win one game to earn a playoff spot, while the teams with the ninth- and 10th-highest winning percentages need to win two straight games to advance.

Around this time of year, all eyes turn to the top and middle of the NBA standings. Which high seeds are championship favorites? Who might pull an upset? What are the play-in matchups?

Both teams not only easily swept their opponents, but they also currently possess the two highest margins of victory averages in NBA playoff history. OKC beat the Memphis Grizzlies by an average of 19.5 points per game, while the Cavaliers demolished the Miami Heat by 30.5 (!) points in their four victories.