Who will advance to the NBA Finals? And who will raise the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June? Members of The Athletic NBA staff ...

With the NBA Finals just a round away, our experts break down how each team got here and what we are hearing about each series.

Pacers have never lost a playoff series after winning first two games (11-0). Game 3: Pacers at Bucks, 8 p.m. Friday; TV: ESPNU, NBATV, FanDuel INDIANAPOLIS -- Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton ...

But even the Pacers — Indiana is the likely opponent, with the Bucks in a 3-1 deficit and coping with Damian Lillard’s torn left Achilles tendon — have matchup issues against Cleveland.