Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made six free throws in the final 15 seconds [Getty Images] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander produced a stunning performance as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves to move within one win of the NBA Finals. Oklahoma led 65-57 at the break and 90-85 at the end of the third quarter, but had to […]
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander doesn’t mind the new label he’s earning in Minnesota. After all, it’s working. The Oklahoma City Thunder star and league MVP, after leading the team to a 128-126 win over the Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night, said the “free-throw merchant” chants he’s been getting aren’t bothering
On Tuesday, May 27, and the New York Knicks (51-31) and Indiana Pacers (50-32) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. New York took Game 3, 106-100, behind Karl-Anthony Towns‘ massive 20-point fourth quarter to cut the Pacers’ deficit to 2-1. The road
INDIANAPOLIS – Around 10 pm on Sunday, some of you were probably putting Karl-Anthony Towns in the trade machine. Maybe it was for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Maybe Kevin Durant. Other Knick fans were cursing Tom Thibodeau’s coaching or Jalen Brunson’s turnovers. Things looked bleak at the time. The Knicks were 12 minutes away from a 3-0
INDIANAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns was down bad. After spending the bulk of the fourth quarter of the New York Knicks’ Game 2 loss to the Indiana Pacers on the bench, watching his teammates try to climb out of a hole that he’d helped dig with missed shots and defensive lapses, he’d compounded the trouble in
Jalen Brunson still ended up hitting the biggest shot and nailing the biggest free throws down the stretch of the Knicks’ Game 3 win Sunday.
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It took two-and-a-half games, but the Knicks defense finally showed up in the Eastern Conference finals during their Game 3 win against the Pacers.
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Anthony Edwards grabbed nine rebounds and six assists [Getty Images] The Minnesota Timberwolves thrashed the Oklahoma City Thunder 143-101 to claim their first win of the NBA Western Conference play-off finals. Anthony Edwards scored 30 points and Julius Randle 24 at Target Center in Minneapolis as the Timberwolves set a club record for points scored
Anthony Edwards had 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the Timberwolves’ 143-101 Game 3 win that cut the Thunder’s lead in the series to 2-1.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves needed more than a win. They needed something definitive and resounding, they needed a reminder as to who they are. More than anything, they needed to make the Oklahoma City Thunder think. The terms of this Western Conference final series have yet to be decided, and the home team has
