Oklahoma City hasn’t been to the NBA Finals since 2012, when Kevin Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook led the way into a matchup with Miami in a series that saw LeBron James win his first championship.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacts to facing his cousin Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the Western Conference Finals.

Green and Steph Curry have talked about wanting to spend their entire careers with the Warriors, who lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2025 playoffs in five games. All signs point toward Curry and Green retiring with Golden State.

The West final is a rematch of this same round last year with the Dallas Stars facing the Edmonton Oilers. The Carolina Hurricanes are in the East final for a second time in three years, awaiting their opponent from the winner of Game 7 between Florida and Toronto on Sunday night.