• The Canadian Press

    Boston begins Eastern Conference finals against Indiana

    Indiana Pacers (47-35, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference)Boston; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDTEASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Celtics host first series matchupBOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics host the Indiana Pacers to open the Eastern Conference finals. Boston went 3-2 against Indiana during the regular season. The Pacers won the last regular season meeting 122-112 on Dec. 5 led by 26 points from Tyrese Haliburton, while Jayson Tatum scored 32 points fo

  • Yahoo Sports

    With Timberwolves' takedown of the champs, there's a new favorite in the NBA (for now)

    For the sixth straight year, the NBA will not have a repeat champion.

  • The Canadian Press

    Nuggets blow 20-point lead, struggle from field as Timberwolves end their title defense in Game 7

    DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets couldn't quiet an epic second-half comeback by Minnesota or the noise emanating from a boisterous Timberwolves locker room. It was a thunderous and stinging reminder of the obvious — their reign as champions was over, and much sooner than expected. The young and confident Timberwolves came into Denver's house and spoiled the party by eliminating the Nuggets with a 98-90 win Sunday night in Game 7 of their second-round series. Minnesota overcame a 20-point deficit

  • The Canadian Press

    Edwards leads Wolves back from 20-point deficit, beat defending champion Nuggets 98-90

    DENVER (AP) — Anthony Edwards overcame a slow start and the Timberwolves roared back from a 20-point second-half deficit to eliminate the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90 in a Game 7 Minnesota masterpiece on Sunday night. The Timberwolves overcame a 15-point halftime deficit — the largest comeback in a Game 7 in NBA playoff history — behind Edwards, who had just four points, no rebounds and three assists at halftime but finished with 16 points, eight boards and seven assists. His impac