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Hart, Anunoby listed as questionable to play for Knicks on Sunday in Game 7 against the Pacers

May. 18, 2024 19:25 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Starting forwards Josh Hart and OG Anunoby are both listed as questionable to play for the New York Knicks on Sunday in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers. The Knicks have been without Anunoby since he strained his left...

NBA features two Game 7s Sunday between teams that have experienced both ends of blowouts

May. 18, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Denver coach Michael Malone calls them “the two greatest words in sports.” Game 7. The NBA has two of them Sunday, and all four teams — the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Knicks and Pacers — have experienced both ends of blowouts in their otherwise...

Siakam helps Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Game 6 to send Eastern Conference semifinals to the limit

May. 18, 2024 00:28 AM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle challenged his team to play more physically and more tenaciously Friday night. His desperate team responded with one of its most inspired performances all season. Pascal Siakam finished with 25 points and seven...

Josh Hart leaves Game 6 versus Pacers with what Knicks say is abdominal soreness

May. 17, 2024 23:03 PM EDT

INDIANPOLIS (AP) — Josh Hart left in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night with what the New York Knicks said was abdominal soreness. Hart was seen holding his midsection multiple times during the game and asked...

Pacers hope home cooking energizes push to even series with New York, force Game 7

May. 16, 2024 18:19 PM EDT

The Indiana Pacers' season is on the brink. It's win or it's over. So the last playoff team with a perfect home record has to dig deep and make the most of the energy it receives from its own crowd as it tries to rebound from an embarrassing loss at New York with a season-saving win...

The Celtics are in a good headspace as they head to a 3rd consecutive Eastern Conference finals

May. 16, 2024 10:31 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Opposing fans have been begging for matchups with the Celtics this postseason. And they are all now wishing that they hadn’t. Miami Heat fans chanted, “We Want Boston!” after earning a first-round matchup with the Celtics last month. Boston beat...

Brunson scores 44, Knicks beat Pacers 121-91 to move a win away from conference finals

May. 15, 2024 09:12 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have one more step to climb to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. Jalen Brunson, after a couple rough games, looks ready to take it. Brunson scored 44 points, reaching 40 for the fifth time in this...

It's crunch time after Nuggets, Pacers made sure their semifinal best-of-7 series would go deep

May. 13, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets, who heeded their coach's admonition to start acting and playing like the reigning champs they are, and the Indiana Pacers saw to it that their semifinal series wouldn't feature any brooms. The Pacers beat the New York Knicks in back-to-back games...

Haliburton, Pacers take advantage of short-handed Knicks to even series with 121-89 rout in Game 4

May. 12, 2024 19:41 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After three games that went down to the wire, the Indiana Pacers were off and running early in Game 4. The short-handed New York Knicks just didn’t have the legs to keep up. Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points, T.J. McConnell finished with 15...

Pacers, Nuggets looking to even conference semifinals following key Game 3 victories

May. 11, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets accomplished one goal Friday night. They fought their way back into the conference semifinals by avoiding the dreaded 3-0 deficits. Now comes the harder part — getting even. After earning key wins in very...