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Brad Botkin

CBS Sports Staff

Knicks vs. Pacers predictions, expert picks for 2025 Eastern Conference finals: New York on upset alert?

The 2025 Eastern Conference finals tip off Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden

Nuggets' elimination seals seven-year run of unprecedented NBA parity, but is it good for the league?

Winning one title is hard enough these days, but winning two has been impossible

Julius Randle is on such a playoff heater that even Stephen Curry has to shake his head

Randle dissected the Warriors as Minnesota advanced to its second straight conference final

Nikola Jokić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deliver Game 5 duel that perfectly encapsulates MVP debate

It's very simple: Jokić is the better player, but SGA has the better team

By the numbers: How Pacers made underdog history with one of the rarest conference finals runs we've ever seen

From shooting to comebacks to clutch wins, Indiana is beating some serious odds

Jimmy Butler has failed the Warriors, and Stephen Curry, when they needed him most

Butler went right back to his passive ways as Golden State went down 3-1 to Minnesota

Stephen Curry injury update: Warriors star takes promising step toward playoff return vs. Timberwolves

Golden State trails Minnesota 2-1 as it anxiously awaits Curry's potential return

Warriors waste huge Jimmy Butler effort and their best shot to steal a win without Steph Curry

Butler just didn't get enough help as Minnesota took a 2-1 lead

Celtics vs. Knicks: Jayson Tatum's superstar status back on trial as troubling playoff trend continues

Meanwhile, in the Celtics-Knicks series, Jalen Brunson has planted himself on the top shelf of the NBA's elite

Warriors look lost without Stephen Curry and desperately need passive Jimmy Butler to show a sense of urgency

Minnesota blasted Golden State in Game 2, and Butler didn't seem terribly interested in, if even capable of, doing much about it

Stephen Curry injury update: Warriors star out multiple games with hamstring strain, return timeline unclear

The Warriors announced the latest news Wednesday after Curry exited Game 1 vs. the Wolves in the second quarter

With Stephen Curry injured, the Warriors need Jimmy Butler to flip the scoring switch

Butler is playing with fire by continuing to avoid his own offense

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