Capping off the night, the top-seeded, well rested Thunder, coming off a dominant sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies, faced the No. 4 Nuggets, who advanced after a hard-fought Game 7 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets (Series kicks off Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET)

The New York Knicks erased a 20-point deficit in the middle of the third quarter to force overtime and eventually beat the Boston Celtics on Monday.

On Monday, it was announced that Kenny Atkinson had won this season's NBA Coach of the Year award. It wasn't exactly unexpected, as he transformed the Cleveland Cavaliers from a good, playoff-caliber team to a squad that went 64-18 this season.

Kenny Atkinson guides Cavaliers to a 64-18 record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference during 1st year at the helm.

Cleveland won 48 games under J.B. Bickerstaff last season, but jumped to 64 under Atkinson. That 16-win improvement was enough to earn the Cavaliers the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and it set a new record,

Series winner: Wolves -175, Warriors +150 Game 1 odds: MIN -6.5, ML: MIN -278, O/U: 208.5 Things have gone somewhat according to plan so far this postseason, with the top four seeds in the East advancing to the second round, while the 1-seed and 4-seed advanced in the West.

There are just eight teams left as the 2025 NBA playoffs head into the conference semifinals. Here's how they stack up based on the latest odds:

The Indiana Pacers, up 1-0, visit the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday for Game 2 of their best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals series.