After imploding in the NBA Cup group stage, the Minnesota Timberwolves missed the third annual in-season tournament and have instead been given two additional regular-season games that will be played during next week's Cup playoffs.

Dec. 9 How they got here: Orlando clinched East Group B and the No. 1 overall seed with a win over Detroit on Friday. That Pistons loss, plus a Cavaliers loss, opened the door and Miami walked through it to advance as the Wild Card with a 3-1 record.

The Boston Celtics are headed back to the NBA Finals. The No. 1 overall seed in the 2024 playoffs booked a second Finals appearance in three years on Monday. The Celtics, who eliminated both the No. 8 Miami Heat and No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers in five games ...

There will be a first-time NBA champion in 2025. The Thunder technically have one championship, which was won in 1979, across three other appearances in franchise, but those came as the Seattle SuperSonics. The SuperSonics moved from Seattle to OKC and ...

The Cavs have had two schedule changes after they whimpered out of the NBA Cup to the already eliminated Atlanta Hawks.

The 2025 NBA Finals are set. The Pacers' explosive offense meets the Thunder's relentless defense on the NBA's biggest stage. • NBA playoffs: Complete Coverage (1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (4) Indiana Pacers • Game 1: Pacers 111, Thunder 110 • Game ...

The 2025 NBA Cup continues as group play wraps up. Here's everything you need to know about the third annual in-season tournament.

This ought to be a classic matchup of strength against strength: the Knicks’ potent offense, led by point guard Jalen Brunson, against the Raptors’ stingy defense. New York has missed forward OG Anunoby, one of the league’s most versatile defenders, who has been sidelined since Nov. 14 because of a strained left hamstring.