Unlike last year, the Oklahoma City Thunder were in the comfort of their own homes as the 2025 NBA Cup finals played out. All eyes in the NBA world were on the New York Knicks as they beat the San Antonio Spurs to win the in-season tournament.

Brian Windhorst reveals he’s already made NBA Finals dinner reservations in Oklahoma City as Thunder dominance continues.

Presently, the Oklahoma City Thunder are preparing to face off against the San Antonio Spurs, hoping to pinch their ticket to the NBA Cup finals. The Thunder an

That dropped the Thunder to 24-2 on the season, “only” a record 76-win pace. They are off to the second-fastest start in NBA history, trailing only the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors, who were 25-1 and went on to set an NBA record 73 wins that season.

Julius Randle details what it will take for the Minnesota Timberwoles to win a championship and what makes the Oklahoma City Thunder so unbeatable.

The same conversation followed around Kevin Durant’s and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. In 2016, Durant joined a group that lost in the finals after a magical 73-9 regular season. The Warriors won the title in each of the next two years. Yet, some teams still chose to compete with them.

They have better odds than the Cavaliers, who are +375, and the Pistons, who still sit at +500 despite a strong start to their season. Last week, the Knicks owned +375 odds, while the Cavaliers were the favorites at +325.

In the past, the team that wins the in-season tournament has been doomed in the playoffs. Will the New York Knicks be able to break this curse?

One of the best matchups in the NBA on Thursday night takes place in Denver, as Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets host Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic. B

Paul Pierce wasn’t especially impressed with the New York Knicks victory in this year’s NBA Cup Championship and he certainly doesn’t think that the team’s success in the early-season tournament will be an indicator of future success. In fact, he believes the opposite.