James L. Edwards III, Fred Katz and Jay King analyze the Eastern Conference at the halfway point of the season.

With the NBA All-Star game approaching, here's a look at the teams most likely to win this year's championship based on their current odds.

Reaching the NBA Playoffs is now an optimistic goal for the Philadelphia 76ers, as they are the No. 11 seed in the Eastern Conference with ... the Larry O'Brien Trophy. The biggest obstacle ...

(6) Clippers (4) Nuggets vs. (5) Lakers * As of 1/28/2025 Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each ...

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce has identified an Eastern Conference team on the brink of making significant strides in the ...

A one-year look back at why the Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Adrian Griffin, and are they in a better position with Doc Rivers ...

The Boston Celtics are the favorites to win the NBA Championship ... the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. Out west, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma ...

Best in the Eastern Conference. Best in the Western Conference ... Technically, any game between an East team and a West team is a potential NBA Finals preview — but this one certainly deserves ...

The Boston Celtics won the NBA title more thanks to depth instead ... who also won the Eastern Conference finals MVP, wasn't the team's acknowledged best player. Brown also missed an opportunity ...

Ja Morant has launched them into a four-way battle for the Western Conference title, with SGA's Thunder, Jalen Green's Rockets and Luka Doncic's Mavericks, who made the NBA Finals for the first ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – After punching deeper into the playoffs, the Cavs will look to continue their rise in the NBA Eastern Conference with a returning core four and a new face at the helm of the ...

The NBA season is truly beginning to heat up as it approaches the halfway point with teams from both the Eastern and Western ... the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy in June.