The odds-on championship favorite Oklahoma City Thunder took a 2-0 series lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves with a dominant 118-103 victory. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 38 points and as a result moved from -220 to -300 to win the NBA Finals MVP.

Following their back-to-back road wins to open the Eastern Conference Finals, the Indiana Pacers now hold a commanding 2-0 series lead over the New York Knicks—and the oddsmakers have taken notice.

The Indiana Pacers face the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday at Madison Square Garden Wednesday.

New York, on the other hand, defeated the Detroit Pistons in six games in the first round. The Knicks then backed that up with a win in Game 6 to win their series against the Boston Celtics, who played both Game 5 and Game 6 without Jayson Tatum after he tore his Achilles.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (-135) remain the odds-on favorite to win the 2025 NBA championship even after dropping Game 6 at Denver on Thursday night. The team with the next-shortest odds has changed,