Here’s who our NBA.com experts are picking to reach the NBA Finals, presented by YouTube TV:

The matchups are set for the 2025 NBA conference finals, as the Thunder will meet the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals and the Knicks will play the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

New York, on the other hand, defeated the Detroit Pistons in six games in the first round. The Knicks then backed that up with a win in Game 6 to win their series against the Boston Celtics, who played both Game 5 and Game 6 without Jayson Tatum after he tore his Achilles.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (-135) remain the odds-on favorite to win the 2025 NBA championship even after dropping Game 6 at Denver on Thursday night. The team with the next-shortest odds has changed,

After the Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals with Sunday's Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets, prognosticators expect them to go all the way.