The 2025 NBA Finals will be set after the Eastern and Western Conference Finals are over.
The Indiana Pacers will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals.
The Pacers smashed the competition in the East and finished as a fourth seed before defeating the Bucks, Cavaliers and Knicks.
The number one seed Thunder cleaned up the Grizzlies, then defeated the Nuggets with seven to defeat the Timberwolves.
Let’s take a look back at the final 10 NBA Finals as the Thunder and Pacers are about to win their first title.
The Boston Celtics returned to the final after their 2022 defeat, performing relatively light work for the Dallas Mavericks in the surprise package.
The Celtics duo of Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown were too strong in collaboration with Luka Donsic. And they were adding inspiration from Kristaps Porzingis.
Porzingis was the X-factor of the series against his previous team, playing with a bit of extra fire to win his first NBA championship.
The Miami Heat became their first team through a play-in tournament that reached the NBA Finals led by the heroes of Jimmy Butler.
Butler was unable to extend his control over the Nuggets in Denver.
Michael Malone’s Denver Nuggets were inspired by the advantage of three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and to win the series with five.
Steve Kerr’s most unlikely of the Golden State Warriors successes drove it to defeat the inexperienced Boston Celtics.
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson each added a fourth ring, while Jordan Pool was a surprise package. Boston led the series 1-0 and 2-1 before powering back to the Warriors to win 4-2.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks faced off against the youthful Phoenix Suns team, giving them the most advantage and won the series at six.
The Bucks hoped that this title would trigger the beginning of the dynasty, but ever since, a combination of injury and misfortune has been conspired to limit them from reaching the final.
At the Bubble Championship, the LA Lakers won a tournament hosted in Orlando, held without fans attending.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis surpassed Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat in six games and enjoyed immediate trade dividends for the former New Orleans Pelicans.
The Lakers failed to reach the final, but Jeannie Bus later admitted that the team disbanded too quickly.
Kawi Leonard has made a huge impact on the Toronto Raptors, urging them to end the longtime Golden State Warriors dynasty.
Kevin Durant suffered from Achilles, who was torn in the final before being injured by Klay Thompson in the next match.
Fred VanVito stepped up as one of the raptor heroes who could not keep the team together, and Leonard quickly left the following summer.
This was the series that ended the LeBron James spell with the Cleveland Cavaliers, with Golden State winning its second consecutive title.
LeBron James gave everything he could in Game 1 and scored 51 points. However, an error from JR Smith sacrificed a chance to win his team, and the Cavaliers did not recover.
The Warriors bounced back from defeat with the addition of 2016 Kevin Durant, adding a whole new dimension to their team.
The Cavaliers took one game to avoid sweeps. This is a fate that could not be avoided the year after 2018.
One of the most spectacular series of all time, the Cleveland Cavaliers came from 3-1 to beat the Golden State Warriors.
The Warriors won 73 regular-season games and set records in the process, making them less likely to collapse.
The suspension to Draymond Green in Game 6 had a huge impact on the series, with Kyrie Irving earning a winning shot to win in Game 7.
The Warriors and Cavaliers matchup were considered a breath of fresh air in 2015 after the second consecutive Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs Finals.
The Cavaliers’ hopes were affected by the injury to Kyrie Irving, and the Golden State Warriors were made the most of their use by Andre Iguodala, known as the MVP.
