after knocking off the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the 2024 NBA Finals. But the path to another championship won't be a cakewalk, with a number of real contenders in both conferences.

Among all the contenders in the NBA this year, the current favorites to win it all in 2025 are the Celtics, with moneyline odds of +240 to take home the title. Keep up with the 2024-25 NBA season ...

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2:12 p.m. ET: With the league's best record, the Cleveland Cavaliers will be among the heavy favorites to reach the NBA Finals. That could also bode well for attracting players down the road.

Adding to the drama, Chamberlain’s Philadephia 76ers faced Russell’s Boston Celtics in the 1966 NBA Eastern Division Finals that season, with Boston winning the series four games to one.

The New York Knicks were a bonafide NBA title contender. Head coach Pat Riley arrived as the missing piece, and he took an ...

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Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Now, a trade could be to help add to a Finals-contending team instead of to salvage of disappointing year. Related: New NBA rumor suggests 3-time All-Star hoping for trade to Los Angeles Lakers or ...