Overview
- As the semifinals begin Monday, sportsbooks list Oklahoma City at roughly -1600 over the Lakers and San Antonio at about -1200 over Minnesota in series pricing.
- Lakers star Luka Doncic is still working back from a hamstring strain while Thunder guard Jalen Williams could return for Game 1, according to multiple reports.
- Minnesota expects help with Anthony Edwards pushing to play through a knee bone bruise, but Donte DiVincenzo is out for the postseason with a torn Achilles.
- The SportsLine projection model gives New York a 91.3% chance to beat Philadelphia, lifting the Knicks’ conference odds to 52.0% and title odds to 20.6%.
- Markets keep the Thunder and Spurs atop the title board around -155 to +400 after OKC’s first-round sweep and San Antonio’s five-game win, even as the model flags value on the Timberwolves to upset the Spurs.