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NBA FINALS 2025

Comparing the top individual performances in the NBA and men’s college hoops to Shohei Ohtani’s unbelievable show in Game 4 of the NLCS.
Chris Mannix, Pat Forde|
Chris Mannix|
Brigid Kennedy|
Madison Williams|
Brigid Kennedy|

BEST OF SI

Williams’s meteoric rise includes an “unbelievable performance” in each round of the postseason as OKC takes 3–2 NBA Finals lead on Indiana.
Chris Mannix|
Regardless of what the TV ratings bear out, two teams that have never won a title in their current city usher in an era of merit-based success and offer blueprints for how to achieve it.
Chris Mannix|
Take a look back at some of the most memorable images of teams battling for the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
SI Staff|

NBA FINALS BETTING

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks betting odds, how to watch, injury reports, and NBA picks and props for Friday, December 5.
Ryan Gilbert|
Ryan Gilbert|
Ryan Gilbert|
Ryan Gilbert|
Ryan Gilbert|
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NBA PLAYOFFS HISTORY

To say everything means more in the NBA Finals would be stating the obvious. In the Finals, the league's finest battle to win an ever-elusive championship.
Nate Cunningham|
Joe Lago|
Liam McKeone|
Michael McDaniel|
Nate Cunningham|