The moment is clearly not too big for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. These are his first NBA Finals. It 's hard to remember that sometimes. The Oklahoma City Thunder star — and NBA MVP — just had a pair of debut finals games like nobody in league history, with a combined 72 points in his first...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — This has been Oklahoma City 's formula all season: Lose one game, respond in the next. That 's exactly what the Thunder did in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, Alex Caruso added 20 off the bench and the Thunder beat the Indiana...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA 's biggest stage. Haliburton 's 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave Indiana its first and only lead of the game, and the Pacers stunned the...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In these NBA Finals, a team is four wins away from getting the last laugh. Ask anyone on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers if they 're still fueled by doubters, and the answer is probably going to be an immediate “yes.” Thunder star and NBA MVP Shai...
Oklahoma City spent most of the regular season alone atop the Western Conference standings and just kept adding to its lead. Indiana didn 't spend a single day atop the Eastern Conference standings and was still under the .500 mark in early January. Different paths, same destination. It will...
NEW YORK (AP) — From Jalen Brunson 's sizzling start to the “Knicks in 7! Knicks in 7!” chants at the finish, this was New York 's night. Maybe it can still be the Knicks ' series. Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds despite a bruised...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With the New York Knicks teetering on the brink of a third consecutive playoff loss and Jalen Brunson stuck on the bench with five fouls after three quarters, Karl-Anthony Towns took matters into his own hands. The Knicks needed everything he could muster — even on a sore...
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...
