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Choke or comeback? Pacers rally late, stun Knicks in OT
Tyrese Haliburton was a bit premature after he mimicked Hall of Famer Reggie Miller's infamous "choke" sign at Madison Square Garden.,Nevertheless, Haliburton and his Indiana Pacers teammates made certain the gesture didn't come back to haunt them in a 138-135 victory in overtime over the New York K...
Aaron Nesmith, Pacers rally late, stun Knicks in OT
Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and Aaron Nesmith added 30, helping the visiting Indiana Pacers rally for a 138-135 overtime victory against the New York Knicks on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.,The third-seeded Knicks squandered a 14-point lead in the final 2:39 of the fou...
Anthony Edwards fined $50,000 by NBA for profanity in postgame interview
The NBA announced Wednesday evening that it has fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $50,000 for using profane language in a media interview.,Edwards dropped the profanity Tuesday in his postgame news conference following the Timberwolves' 114-88 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Ga...
Deep Thunder seeking 2-0 series lead over Timberwolves
The opening game of the Western Conference finals was about far more than the superstars on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves rosters.,The Thunder played lockdown defense throughout the second half and turned plenty of turnovers into points on the other end. And the Timberwolves s...
Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander collects first NBA MVP award
Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA Most Valuable Player, the league announced on Wednesday night. ,Gilgeous-Alexander led the league in scoring (32.7 points per game) for the first time and joined Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to average at least 30...
Reports: MVP to Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be awarded NBA Most Valuable Player on Wednesday night, according to multiple reports. ,Gilgeous-Alexander led the league in scoring (32.7 points per game) and joined Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to average at least 30 ...
Cooper Flagg Is a No-Brainer, Which Is Exactly Why Dallas Mavericks Might Screw It Up
Cooper Flagg is the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. But with the Dallas Mavericks calling the shots, nothing is guaranteed. Trade rumors, wild scenarios, and one big question: Who says no? ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rout Wolves in opener
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overcame a slow start to score 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-88 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.,It was Gilgeous-Alexander's fourth consecutive game with 30 or more points and his eighth in ...
History aside, Pacers, Knicks reset for Eastern Conference finals
The Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks are no strangers to each other in the postseason, given the former eliminated the latter last season to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.,Now, a case could be made that this year's conference final matchup is an unexpected one, given the massive roa...
WCF G1: Timberwolves-Thunder Preview, Props, Prediction
The Oklahoma City Thunder are heavy favorites as they play host to Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday, but they will be facing a well-rested Minnesota Timberwolves team.,While the Thunder are fresh off a Game 7 victory against Denver on Sunday, the Timberwolves haven't played since e...
Spurs G Stephon Castle unanimous pick for All-Rookie Team
Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle of the San Antonio Spurs was unanimously voted to the 2024-25 NBA All-Rookie first team, the league announced Tuesday.,Castle, 20, averaged a rookie-best 14.7 points and also led with 74 steals while playing in 81 games (47 starts). The guard also averaged 4.1 assis...
Alex Caruso Is the Thunder’s Secret Weapon, and Everyone’s About to Find Out
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be the star, but it’s Alex Caruso’s junkyard defense that’s fueling OKC’s playoff run. The Timberwolves are next, and they better be ready....
Cavs president: ‘Have to get over the hump’ after expectations reset
The Cleveland Cavaliers changed head coaches and saw a 16-game improvement in their regular-season record. In the end, the result was the same as the year before: a second-round exit from the playoffs.,The Cavaliers' remarkable 64-18 regular season placed them in a spotlight they last enjoyed when L...
NBA fines Thunder’s Jalen Williams $25K for profanity on shirt
The NBA fined Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams $25,000 on Monday for "wearing clothing with profane language" to his press conference after the Thunder's Game 7 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.,The shirt Williams wore featured the phrase, "F--k art, let's dance," in red letters across the...
On short rest, host Thunder out to grab Game 1 vs. fresh Wolves
The Oklahoma City Thunder had plenty of time off ahead of their first two playoff series.,Now, in the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves, it will be the Thunder who come into the series on short rest while their opponent has much more time to recover.,The series begins Tues...
A Changing of the Guard: These Playoffs Are the NBA’s Passing of the Torch
The 2025 NBA Playoffs mark a clear shift in power as rising stars like Edwards, SGA, Brunson, and Haliburton take center stage while the league’s aging icons fade from the spotlight....
Public heavily backing Knicks-Thunder NBA Finals matchup
Fresh off surviving Denver in a seven-game series, the Oklahoma City Thunder are heavy favorites to claim the NBA title ahead of conference finals.,The biggest question appears to be who the Thunder will ultimately face in the NBA Finals.,The Thunder are -330 favorites at DraftKings to defeat Minnes...
Ex-Nuggets coach Michael Malone joins ESPN for Western Conference finals
Michael Malone, fired by the Denver Nuggets with just three games left in the regular season, will join the ESPN coverage team at the Western Conference finals.,Two years removed from leading the Nuggets to the franchise's lone NBA championship, Malone was axed by Denver just over a month ago. Under...
Thunder run away from Nuggets in Game 7, reach Western finals
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-93 home win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their Western Conference second-round series Sunday.,The Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2016. Oklahoma City opens the confe...
Nuggets' Aaron Gordon available for Game 7 vs. Thunder
Denver forward Aaron Gordon was listed on the morning injury report as questionable for Sunday's Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but early Sunday afternoon the Nuggets officially declared him available for the game.,ESPN had reported that Gordon was unl...