NBA Basketball Odds and lines

The Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat will now take their collective talent to South Beach this Sunday night for Game 3 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals matchup with series tied at one game apiece. Game time from the American Airlines Arena

The Oklahoma City Thunder will try and find an answer for Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks this Thursday night in an effort to tie this best-of-seven Western Conference

The Atlanta Hawks open-up a five-game West Coast swing with a trip to the Staples Center this Tuesday night to take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Tip-off is set for 10:30 p.m. (ET) and the game will be available on NBA League Pass.

Last year, everybody expected the NBA Finals to be Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers versus LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kobe lived up to his end of the deal but the Orlando Magic upset the Cavs and represented the Eastern Conference.