This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as One glaring reason Mavericks could miss NBA playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks are hoping to move up from their No. 10 spot in the Western Conference playoff picture in the upcoming season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the heavy favorite to reach the NBA Finals next season since Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton won’t play and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum could miss the entire campaign as well.

With that in mind, let's take a look at all 16 of the potential NBA Finals matchups and rank them on how much we would want to watch them. 1. Thunder vs. Celtics

It's become such a punchline that the Miami Heat always 'run it back' that team president Pat Riley used the term 'R-I-B-itt' in his end-of-season press confere

It's often the overlooked offseason moves that pay huge dividends deep in the playoffs. Here are five that may help their teams win the NBA Finals.

A former Miami Heat security guard pleaded guilty Tuesday in Florida to transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce, in connection to the millions of dollars worth of memorabilia he was alleged to have stolen from the team.

Houston was a major part of the NBA's reset in Orlando. Five years ago today, the team began the weirdest playoffs in league history.