Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished 10 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder escaped with a 128-126 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night in Minneapolis. Jalen Williams added 34 points on 13-for-24 shooting for Oklahoma City, which seized a 3-1 lead … Read more
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and collected a game-high 15 rebounds to help the New York Knicks notch a crucial 106-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday night at Indianapolis. Jalen Brunson scored 23 points despite 6-of-18 shooting, but … Read more
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams added 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday. The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 going into Game 3 on Saturday in Minneapolis. Gilgeous-Alexander, who was selected the … Read more
Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Knicks had been in charge of the contest at Madison Square Garden and led by 14 points with 2:51 left in the game before the Pacers suddenly came … Read more
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-93 home win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their Western Conference second-round series Sunday. The Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2016. Oklahoma City opens the conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves at … Read more
Jalen Brunson had 39 points and 12 assists, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from its first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years and pushed the defending champion Boston Celtics to the brink of elimination with a 121-113 victory Monday night in Game 4. The Celtics will have to make the … Read more
In San Francisco, Anthony Edwards took over in the third quarter to leave Minnesota needing just one more win over Golden State to book their place in the Western Conference finals. Edwards finished with 30 points, with an electrifying burst of scoring in the third quarter that saw Minnesota rattle in 17 unanswered points to … Read more
Indiana Pacers thrashed Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 to take a 3-1 stranglehold on its NBA playoff series on Sunday, as Oklahoma City edged Denver to level their series at two games apiece. Pascal Siakam scored 21 points to lead seven Pacers players in double figures as Indiana pushed Eastern Conference top seeds Cleveland to the brink … Read more
Anthony Edwards scored 36 points and rallied the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 102-97 victory over Golden State on Saturday to seize the lead in its NBA playoff series. The Warriors, missing star guard Stephen Curry with a left hamstring strain, dominated defensively before the Timberwolves battled back in the fourth quarter behind Edwards and Julius … Read more
Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points off the bench and Jalen Williams added 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder earned a 131-80 home rout of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series on Sunday. The Thunder had plenty of blowout victories in the regular season, setting an NBA record for scoring … Read more