The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors meet Monday for Game 4 of their best-of-7, first-round NBA Playoffs series. Tip from Chase Center is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (TNT / truTV / Max). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Rockets vs. Warriors odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

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The opening round of the NBA postseason is already delivering upsets, blowouts, and buzzer-beaters as the road to the Finals begins.

From mid-series adjustments to series surprises, here are the biggest takeaways from the first week of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Can the Celtics defend their title? Will the retooled Lakers make a run to the Finals? Or, is it Oklahoma City's time to take over as top dog? Check out the odds for the NBA playoffs as of April 25. Series winner: Cavaliers -6000, Heat +2000 Game 3 odds: CLE -6 ML: CLE -238, O/U: 213

The NBA playoffs always come with their share of surprises and disappointments, and the 2025 version has been no exception. With only one series decided so far, there's still plenty of basketball left to be played, although some trends have already developed.

Bumping off Scotty Pippen Jr., Jalen Williams swished in a transition pull-up 3-pointer. The rare outside bucket pushed OKC's lead to double-digit points for the first time with a little under six minutes left.

The Thunder are the first of eight teams to advance to the NBA playoffs' second round. In a Round 1 series that got competitively closer with each game, they did just enough to su