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Eastern Conference finals is a matchup of season-long favorite Celtics and proud underdog Pacers
BOSTON (AP) — So much about the journey the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers have taken to the Eastern Conference finals has been about what – or specifically who – they haven’t had to face to get to here. Top-seeded Boston mostly coasted to a 4-1 first-round series win...
Knicks must weigh whether Brunson needs more help, or if being healthy enough might be good enough
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson's postseason, one of the best ever by a New York Knicks player, had ended one quarter earlier because of a broken left hand. Julius Randle's season had been over for months already because of a separated shoulder, and three more key players had been...
Brunson's broken left hand in Game 7 the final injury for a Knicks team that was decimated by them
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson carried the New York Knicks as far as he could, until he ended up like so many of his teammates. He broke his left hand Sunday in the second half of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, one final injury for a team that was decimated by them. ...
Pacers set NBA playoff shooting mark, top Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 to make Eastern Conference finals
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Indiana Pacers compiled one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history, they were just getting warmed up. For Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they delivered something really spectacular. Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and...
NBA features two Game 7s Sunday between teams that have experienced both ends of blowouts
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
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...
Brunson scores 44, Knicks beat Pacers 121-91 to move a win away from conference finals
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
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...
Charles Oakley is still not ready to return to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks
Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley still isn't ready to step foot inside Madison Square Garden, even with the team enjoying some of its best success since his era. Not during these NBA playoffs, and certainly not as long as he has an ongoing lawsuit against Madison Square...
Andrew Nembhard's late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 victory over Knicks. Indiana moves within 2-1
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton limped slowly to the microphone Friday night with a bad ankle, a sore tailbone and a battered body. He sure didn't look as though he was hurting in the waning moments of Game 3. When Haliburton heard New York Knicks coach Tom...
