The Indiana Pacers had an early challenge to start the season as they hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.

Nuggets-Knicks: After pushing the Thunder to Game 7 in last year’s Western Conference Semifinals, this time around it is Nikola Jokić and the bolstered Nuggets that prevail in seven games in the Western Conference Finals to dethrone Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and OKC and guarantee an eighth straight season with a new NBA champion.

The Sacramento Kings suffered a play-in tournament loss for the second consecutive year last season, as they have failed to make the playoffs since ending their

Knicks head coach Mike Brown showed why his system could lead to success in the playoffs in his first season in New York.

There's a case to be made that the Pacers should use Tyrese Haliburton's injury as a way to bolster the roster, but they have standards to maintain.

The Celtics described Porziņģis' condition as an upper respiratory and non-COVID illness during the Eastern Conference semifinals series with the Knicks. The veteran center played 13 minutes in Game 1 and 12 minutes in Game 5, with coach Joe Mazzulla saying afterward that Porziņģis didn't play in the second half because " he couldn't breathe ."

Victor Wembanyama is back in action after recovering from deep vein thrombosis. He starts his third season with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks.

Former Pacers point guard Travis Best, who stands at 5’11,” remembered having to guard Michael Jordan in a critical playoff game.