OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA 's MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning, 118-103, on Thursday night, May 22, to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals....
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton tied the game with a long jumper that bounced high off the back of the rim and in as time expired in regulation, then the Indiana Pacers went on to finish off their stunning rally by beating the New York Knicks, 138-135, on Wednesday night, May 21, in Game 1 of...
The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He 's the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If that wasn 't enough, he also won the scoring title. That 's an MVP year. Gilgeous-Alexander was...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 114-88, on Tuesday night, May 20, in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Gilgeous-Alexander made 8 of 14 field goals in the...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks have faced each other eight times in the postseason. Those matchups have produced some memorable NBA moments involving Reggie Miller, Spike Lee and others. With the teams set to meet again in the Eastern Conference finals beginning...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder grew up on Sunday, May 18. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and the Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals, beating the Denver Nuggets, 125-93, in Game 7. The top-seeded Thunder will host the sixth-seeded...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randle’s postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA playoffs . Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Timberwolves to the Western...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Indiana coach Rick Carlisle put it best in summing up his team’s finishing punch in the Eastern Conference semifinals. “The winning team writes the script,” he said. The Pacers’ 114-105 victory over the Cavaliers in Game 5 on Tuesday night, May 13, was similar to the...
BOSTON (AP) — When Jayson Tatum toppled to the court, writhing in pain and grabbing at his right foot late in the Celtics’ Eastern Conference semifinals Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks, it looked like a potentially season-altering injury. Boston’s worst fears are now confirmed. Tatum had...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their second-round series against Minnesota, after an MRI exam on Wednesday, May 7, confirmed a mild strain of the star guard’s left hamstring. The Warriors said Curry...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic showed why he’s a finalist for another MVP award with his historic stat line. But with Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at stake, the ball again found Aaron Gordon’s hands. Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds remaining, supporting Jokic’s...
