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It's Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder for a spot in the NBA Finals.
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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.
Follow along as two MVP candidates duel in game seven, with a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line. Kia MVP finalists Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander face off in a win-or-go-home Game 7, with a trip to the West Finals against Minnesota on the line.
But there's also history from a year ago, when the Pacers beat the Knicks in the second round in seven games. Will history repeat itself? New York travels to Indianapolis for Game 1 of the series on Wednesday,
Anthony Edwards has grown so much. If he can shine against the Thunder, the Timberwolves should go to the NBA Finals.
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James won two Finals MVPs with the Heat, one with the Cavaliers and one with the Lakers. On his run to winning his first Finals MVP, he averaged 30.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.9 steals over 23 playoff games for the Heat.
Randle has done that this postseason, averaging 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 5.9 assists a game. It took time (most of the season) for Randle to figure out how to play off Ant and next to Rudy Gobert, but when he did, it supercharged the Timberwolves.
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Mike Conley is the most notable name with Grizzlies ties remaining in the NBA playoffs. Conley remains the franchise leader in games played, points and steals, among other statistics. He played for Memphis from 2008-19. Conley came off the bench for the Minnesota Timberwolves seven times this season. That was the most since his rookie season.