Does the Regular Season Mean Anything These Days??
We’re back where it all started—Game 5s on the same courts as Games 1 and 2—but the storylines couldn’t be more different.
- Indiana has the chance to close out the series and catch some (admittedly dreadful) rest after a historic blowout in Game 4.
- Denver and OKC are locked in one of the most evenly matched series of the playoffs—low-scoring battles, late-game drama, and playoff grit. It’s basically been a football game in basketball jerseys each night.
📺 Today's TV Games
- Indiana Pacers @ Cleveland Cavaliers – TNT/Max
- Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder – TNT/Max
🎯 Tonight's Pick 10 (7pm ET/4pm PT)
🏀 Indiana @ Cleveland
This is it for Cleveland—do or die. They need a win tonight to avoid starting their summer break early.
Unfortunately, the odds are stacked against them. Donovan Mitchell is a game-time decision with an ankle injury, and multiple other starters are banged up. Yes, they’re home, but Cleveland already dropped the first two games of this series in their own building.
Indiana comes in with experience and depth. They are not favored tonight, even after 3 huge wins. Expect the Pacers’ poise to show again tonight.
- Tyrese Haliburton – Over/Under 17.5 points
- Pascal Siakam – Over/Under 6.5 rebounds
- T.J. McConnell – Over/Under 0.5 steals
- Evan Mobley – Over/Under 17.5 points
- Jarrett Allen – Over/Under 10.5 rebounds
- Donovan Mitchell – Over/Under 3.5 3-pointers made
🏀 Denver @ Oklahoma City
Another coin-flip classic from Denver, who used their playoff-tested poise to outlast the Clippers in Round 1. OKC, with their regular-season dominance and deep bench, should be better. But every game in this series has been close.
Denver has the edge in crunch-time execution. But this series won’t truly tilt unless we see one definitive takeover game from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Jokic has also struggled to score, but as always, he finds ways to elevate his teammates.
- Aaron Gordon – Over/Under 16.5 points
- Nikola Jokić – Over/Under 8.5 assists
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Over/Under 31.5 points
- Isaiah Hartenstein – Over/Under 8.5 rebounds
🏆 Pick 5 Margin (9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT)
🏀 Denver @ Oklahoma City
(See full game breakdown above)
- Jamal Murray – Points
- Nikola Jokić – Rebounds
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Assists
🏀 New York @ Boston (7pm ET/4pm PT Wednesday Game)
A bittersweet Game 5 for neutral fans—but a dream scenario for long-suffering Knicks faithful.
Boston is down 3–1 and will be without Jayson Tatum, who suffered a serious ankle injury at the end of Game 4. The Knicks were already dominating when it happened—the “Brunson Barrage” was in full effect—so while the injury didn’t change that score, it could define the next one.
Boston will be playing for pride. The Brunson Bullies will be playing for rest and redemption, looking to wrap things up in five and prep for the Conference Finals.
- Jalen Brunson – Points
- Derrick White – 3-Pointers Made
