Read our editorial standards for more information. It’s flag-planting time — the Los Angeles Lakers are my bet to win the 2025 NBA Finals. Since the announcement of their blockbuster deal to ...

this clash has elevated from a one-off novelty to a plausible NBA Finals preview. The defending champion Celtics rank second in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers sit second in the West and have b ...

The Mavericks' decision to trade Luke Doncic to the Lakers was shocking for many reasons, one of which was that Dallas made the NBA Finals less than a year ago. At the time, winning the Western ...

2024-25 NBA Finals winner: Oklahoma City Thunder: +190 (bet $10 to win $29 total) Boston Celtics: +205 (bet $10 to win $20.50 total) Cleveland Cavaliers: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total) ...

The Boston Celtics are hosting their archenemies from Los Angeles, the Lakers, on Saturday night ... to see L.A. and Boston face off in the Finals? Let's look at some of the key storylines for ...

The Celtics are slightly more effective against Los Angeles in postseason play (i.e., the NBA Finals), winning 58 percent of its playoff duels against the Lakers. Much of the damage came in the ...

Nonetheless, given their resume, it would be a massive upset if the Thunder didn't at least reach this year's NBA Finals ... At the time of this writing, the Lakers have won 19 of their last ...

A Finals berth in the summer would mark Luka Doncic's second straight, after he took the Dallas Mavericks there in 2024. They fell in five games to the Boston Celtics. James has played in 10 NBA ...