Jaylen Brown locks up Luka Doncic in Game 5 to seal the Bill Russell trophy as 2024 NBA Finals MVP.

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The New York Knicks are seen as potentially the best team in the East, but the Boston Celtics handed them an L on Tuesday night, which has people talking. The victory wasn’t just a fluke, either, as the Celts have beaten the other supposed “cream” teams of the East in recent days: the Cleveland Cavaliers

These advanced stats help explain why the Knicks, Magic, Thunder and Spurs are in the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals.

Milwaukee bounced back from an ugly 2-8 start to the season to find its footing in NBA Cup games and went on a run behind Giannis Antetokounmpo. He lifted them to the Cup Finals against Oklahoma City, where Antetokounmpo had a 26-point triple-double, completely controlling the game on both ends of the court.

The Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t merely matching all-time great teams like Michael Jordan’s Bulls and Stephen Curry’s Warriors. They’re on pace to blow right past them.