Eastern Conference finals - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Canadiens' attack stuns Hurricanes in East finals openerJuraj Slafkovsky scored twice in a three-point outing as the Montreal Canadiens rode a four-goal first period to a 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday at Raleigh, N.C., in the opening clash of the Eastern Conference finals.,Cole Caufield and Phillip Danault both scored once and added an...

Canadiens attack stuns Hurricanes in Eastern finals openerJuraj Slafkovsky scored twice in a three-point outing as the visiting Montreal Canadiens rode a four-goal first period to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 Thursday in Raleigh, N.C., in the opening clash of the Eastern Conference finals.,Cole Caufield and Phillip Danault both scored once and added an...

Knicks in wait-and-see mode with hobbled KATKarl-Anthony Towns carried the Knicks in Game 3, but the big man buckled in Game 4 and his status is up in the air as New York faces elimination in the Eastern Conference finals.,Towns stayed on his back in obvious pain moments after abanging knees with Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith late in the fourt...

Pacers-Knicks series opener draws massive ratings

All eyes were on the Indiana Pacers in their stirring late-game comeback and eventual overtime victory versus the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.,The Pacers' 138-135 win at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night drew a 3.5 rating and 6.6 million viewers on TNT, making i...

Celtics surge late vs. Pacers, take 3-0 lead in East finals

Jrue Holiday converted a go-ahead three-point play and added a key steal in the final seconds of regulation to help the Boston Celtics post a 114-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at Indianapolis. ,Jayson Tatum recorded 36 points, 10 reb...

Knicks look to hold home court vs. Pacers in Game 7

The biggest trends of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks continued in Game 6 Friday night.,Whether the script remains the same for Game 7 may depend on the health of Knicks forward Josh Hart.,The Knicks will host the Pacers in the winner-take-all G...

The Heat got better <i>and</i> saved money by trading Kyle Lowry

One of the greatest charge-drawers the world has ever seen is no longer with the Miami Heat. Kyle Lowry will be creating turnovers by hitting the deck somewhere else for the rest of the season. The Heat have traded him to the Charlotte Hornets, along with a 2027 protected first-round pick, and recei...

Derrick White’s All-Star bid is about to become the NBA’s ‘Brock Purdy for MVP’

After the Boston Celtics acquired Jrue Holiday in an early October trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the five-time All-Defensive Team guard was billed as the solution to Boston’s need for a tempo-setting orchestrator. In theory, he was also the fourth All-Star in the Eastern Conference’s premie...