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Fadeaway World on MSNNBA's Final Four: 75% Chance New Team Wins, While Knicks Look To End 52-Year DroughtThe NBA's Final Four features a 75% chance of crowning a new champion this season. However, the New York Knicks will be looking to end a 52-year title drought by staking their claim on the championship.
The Golden State Warriors have concluded their playoff dreams after falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1. The Warriors were able to take Game 1 even with
3 vs. 4 — It has happened three previous times, all in the West, and each time the No. 3 seed won the series 4-1 on their way to claiming the NBA title. Those matchups: San Antonio over Utah in 2007, Dallas over Oklahoma City in 2011 and Golden State over Dallas in 2022.
Indiana has not made the NBA Finals since 2000, and has never won an NBA title. Rick Carlisle last coached in the Finals with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, and he knows his team is close.
NBA conference finals are set, as the New York Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers in the East, while the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West. This year's conference finals feature three teams (the Pacers,
Ex-Pistons coach Rick Carlisle is back in his third Eastern final because he figured out how to adapt to the league's new ways.
As he prepares to face Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers, Carlisle reflected on Brunson's emergence. Before taking over as head coach of the Pacers for the second time, Carlisle coached Brunson on the Mavericks during his first three NBA seasons.
WNBA and Indiana Fever superstar guard Caitlin Clark delivers her take on the GOAT debate between LeBron James and Michael Jordan.