NBA PLAYOFFS AND NEWS
BRUNSON SCORES 44, KNICKS BEAT PACERS 121-91 TO MOVE A WIN AWAY FROM CONFERENCE FINALS NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 44 points, reaching 40 for the fifth time in this postseason, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from their first Eastern Conference...
PACERS BLOWN OUT BY NEW YORK
After five games, neither the New York Knicks nor Indiana Pacers have given up a home game in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Dominating the rebounding margin 53-29, forcing 18 turnovers, and getting 44 points from star guard Jalen Brunson, the Knicks (3-2) posted...
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT KNICKS (GAME 5)
(INDIANA PACERS PRESS RELEASE) The Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks has morphed into a best-of-three games series. Sixth-seeded Indiana will get another crack at taking a game at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday after the...
NBA ROUNDUP: WOLVES FINISH OFF SWEEP OF SUNS
Anthony Edwards scored 31 of his 40 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves completed a four-game sweep of the host Phoenix Suns with a 122-116 victory on Sunday night in their Western Conference first-round series. Edwards made seven 3-pointers and...
PACERS HIT FRANCHISE PLAYOFF BEST 22 3-POINTERS TO BEAT BUCKS 126-113 AND TAKE 3-1 LEAD IN SERIES
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana center Myles Turner found a simple lesson from last week's Game 1 loss. When you find the openings, take shots without hesitating. Turner effectively put his new strategy to use Sunday night and it worked perfectly, again. He had his second...
NBA ROUNDUP: TYRESE HALIBURTON, PACERS DROP BUCKS IN OT
Tyrese Haliburton converted a three-point play with 1.6 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Indiana Pacers to a 121-118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series in Indianapolis. Haliburton gained separation...
PACERS BEAT BUCKS, TAKE SERIES LEAD 2-1
Playing his first ever playoff game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Tyrese Haliburton conjured up memories of Reggie Miller, hitting a game-winning shot in overtime to lift the Pacers to a 121-118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. Tied at...
SIAKAM SCORES PLAYOFF CAREER-HIGH 37 AS PACERS EVEN SERIES WITH BUCKS
MILWAUKEE (AP) — As a former champion on a team without much postseason experience, Pascal Siakam understands what it’s going to take for the Indiana Pacers to advance beyond the first round of the playoffs for the first time in a decade. Siakam’s certainly doing his...
NBA NEWS AND SCORES
NBA PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME (1) BOSTON VS. (8) MIAMI • GAME 1: CELTICS 114, HEAT 94• GAME 2: HEAT VS. CELTICS; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 (7 ET, TNT)• GAME 3: CELTICS VS. HEAT; SATURDAY, APRIL 27 (6 ET, TNT)• GAME...
INDIANA DROPS GAME ONE TO MILWAUKEE
A stagnant start sank the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers (0-1) couldn’t overcome a 27-point first-half deficit in a 109-94 loss to the Bucks (1-0) on Sunday at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks will host...