The final four is set in the 2025 NBA playoff bracket, and the conference finals are underway. The Oklahoma City Thunder have a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves after running away for a series-opening win Tuesday night.

After the Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals with Sunday's Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets, prognosticators expect them to go all the way.

The Dallas Mavericks hold the biggest Game 7 blowout in league history with their 116–76 win over the Houston Rockets in 2005—Yao Ming led all scorers with 33 points on the night, but he and Tracy McGrady were the only Rocket to reach double digits. Jason Terry led the scoring for the Mavs with 31 points.

NBA Playoffs have reached the conference finals stage, and for the first time in league history, there is guaranteed to be a new champion for a seventh consecutive season. The No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 to set up a meeting with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.