Are the Cavaliers and Thunder destined to meet in the NBA Finals?Oklahoma City was the most impressive team during the 2024-25 regular season, building a massive lead in the Western Conference standings and cruising to the No.

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

The field is set for the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Only eight teams are still in the running to win the title. That includes the top seed in each conference, the West's OKC Thunder and the East's Cleveland Cavaliers.

Series winner: Wolves -175, Warriors +150 Game 1 odds: MIN -6.5, ML: MIN -278, O/U: 208.5 Things have gone somewhat according to plan so far this postseason, with the top four seeds in the East advancing to the second round, while the 1-seed and 4-seed advanced in the West.

It's No. 6 Minnesota against No. 7 Golden State in the Western Conference semifinals. Both were lower-seeded in their Round 1 matchups, and both won closeout games on the road to get to Round 2.

There are just eight teams left as the 2025 NBA playoffs head into the conference semifinals. Here's how they stack up based on the latest odds: