The NBA playoff field now appears to be pointing to the performance of the NBA final among a pair of road top seeds, with the set set: Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavelliers. But not so fast.
The number 1 seeds of both the conferences have been found in the final once in the last 16 sessions – when in 2016, cavaliers came to the top against the Golden State Warriors.
The regular season showed that both teams make up for a compelling final matchup. What to see is to be seen how both squads handle the intensity of the playoffs.
Thunder also had top seeds at the Western Conference last season, but was terminated in the second round by Dallas Mavrices. The cave was earlier number 4 seeds and a bouncing in the second round by Boston Celtics.
Last year’s final matchup: Celtics topped MAVERX in the five-game series.
Instead of guessing how NBA playoffs will be revealed, the top five will be the most complicated for any round in the next two months:
Thunder vs cavaliers, NBA final
Shay Gilgus-Alexander playing for a championship? Sign us. Are Donovan Mitchell and Daryas Garland competing for a title? bring it on. Since visiting Oklahoma City in 2008, Thunder has made an appearance in just one final in 2012, when he fell into Labron James’s Miami Heat. James took Caves to the finals in four consecutive years from 2015 to 2018. Those teams won just one title, and this latest version now has a chance to match that number.
Los Angeles with vs. cavaliers, NBA final
25 November, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Caviers carried on Ivan Moblay (4) Foul Los Angeles Liass Forward Lebron James (23) during the second half at the rocket host fieldhouse. Credit: Ken Blaze-USA Today Sports Talk about Lebron James … There is no crime for Thunder, but James’s Laks will have riveting with a title on the Lakes line representing the Western conference against his original team. Add to the element of Luka Donic and join the midson, with a chance to reach the final for the second consecutive year, and the drama is only elevated. James is running out of opportunities to reach the largest stage of the game. Does he have another run at the age of 40?
Lakes vs Boston Celtics, NBA Final
April 11, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The Boston Cultics Center Crystaps Porzingis (8) shoots a free throw during the first half against Charlotte Hornets at the TD Garden. Compulsory Credit: Eric Cane-Imgon Picture The biggest rivalry of the league – with the teams found in the final on 12 occasions – this season is a real shot at number 13. Celtics won the first eight matches, which began in 1959. Laks has won three of the last four, the most recent coming in 2010. The last time in the final before 2016, two number 1 seeds were in 2008, when Celtics topped the lax. Jason Tatam, Jelane Brown, James and Donic have only fittings in the lecture.
Denver Nagates vs Milwauki Box, NBA Final
April 9, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Denver Nagets Center Nicola Jokik (15) looks for a call during the second quarter of the game against Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Compulsory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Emagn Picture Foreign players have re -defined the league and inspired the next generation of NBA stars. Nicola Jokik (Serbia) and Bux of Nagets’ Gianis Antatoconampo (Greece) styles are not only completely different – no one is the same. Both have combined for five of the last six MVP awards, and their teams have won two of the last four titles. Can Nuggets Head return to the final after the way of farewell with Michael Malon? They can – if they are committed to the defensive end.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Thunder, Second Round
January 4, 2025; English, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers drained Qui Leonard (2) the ball against Atlanta Hawks during the second quarter at Intuit Dome. Compulsory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Pictures In search of crime during the summer of 2019, after receiving Kavi Leonard, the clippers landed Paul George from Thunder. The price was standing: Los Angeles gave the right to swap pics several times for two players, five first round pics and Oklahoma City. One of those players? None other than Gilgas-Alexander. One of them became Pix Jalan Williams, who scored 21.6 points this season. Thunder still has two more first rounds that are coming on their way. A playoff meeting will be Gilgius-Alexander’s “How-Do-U-I-I-A-Ab” moment.
Other complicated matches that can go down in these playoffs:
Warriors vs. cavaliers, NBA Finals: Four finals in four years (2015-18)
Piston vs. Celtics, Second Round: Bruz from the 1980s Shodowns remains
Lakes vs Nux, NBA Final: Clash of 1973 and Willis Reid still resonate in New York
