NBA playoffs 2025: Conference finals news, schedule, scores and highlights

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Tyrese Haliburton's double-double clinches Pacers' NBA Finals berth (1:57)

Tyrese Haliburton drops 21 points and 13 assists as the Pacers drub the Knicks to clinch an NBA Finals berth. (1:57)

The NBA's conference finals are in the books, with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers reaching the Finals.

We'll have complete coverage of the playoffs all the way until the champion is crowned. (The 2025 Finals tip off June 5 on ABC and the ESPN App.)

Note: All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

Playoff recaps: First round | Second round

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

(4) Indiana Pacers defeat (3) New York Knicks, 4-2

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Josh Hart fires a dart to Mitchell Robinson for a Knicks slam

Mitchell Robinson slams home the dime from Josh Hart to pad the Knicks' lead.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder win series against (6) Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1

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Caruso feeds SGA for an open 3

Alex Caruso dishes out to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who breaks the 30-point mark with a 3-pointer.

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