Oklahoma City won 68 games and had the league's highest net rating (plus-12.7), per NBA.com. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is probably heading toward the Most Valuable Player Award after leading the league in scoring with 32.7 points. The Thunder dispatched the Grizzlies by 51 points in Game 1 of their first-round series.

The Boston Celtics have emerged as the overwhelming favorite among NBA players to win the 2025 NBA Finals, according to The Athletic’s annual anonymous player poll released Tuesday. Out of 137 votes cast,

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, left, celebrates next to Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca, right, near the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after the Celtics won the NBA championship with a Game 5 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) AP