• The Canadian Press

    NBA Playoffs 2024: Some crazy finishes, and some mad people after those finishes

    New York was down by five with 30 seconds left. Denver was down by 20 in the second half, and still down by six with three minutes remaining. For the Knicks and Nuggets, the finishes were marvelous. For Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Lakers, the finishes were maddening. The drama level of these NBA playoffs rose considerably on Monday night, when the Knicks pulled off a Miracle on 34th Street (technically, it's between 31st and 33rd, but play along) to beat the 76ers 104-101, while the Nuggets

  • The Canadian Press

    LeBron James rants at NBA's replay center for calls, Lakers lose on buzzer-beater, trail Denver 2-0

    DENVER (AP) — LeBron James was seeing red after the Los Angeles Lakers watched a golden opportunity slip away. His frustration wasn't so much centered on blowing a 20-point lead. Or his late missed 3-pointer that rimmed out with the game tied. Or Jamal Murray’s fadeaway buzzer-beater that gave the Denver Nuggets a 101-99 win over the Lakers in Game 2 of their first-round series Monday night. James' anger was more distant — the NBA's replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey. At the heart of his wrat

  • Yahoo Sports

    How the Knicks found a way to steal Game 2 against a Sixers team that now must regroup

    Tom Thibodeau is fond of saying that the magic lies in the work; on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, it produced a shot that ranks among the most magical in the last 30 years of Knicks basketball.

  • The Canadian Press

    Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder host New Orleans with 1-0 series lead

    New Orleans Pelicans (49-33, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25, first in the Western Conference)Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Thunder -7.5; over/under is 211WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 1-0BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the New Orleans Pelicans in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Thunder won the last meeting 94-92 on April 22 led by 28 points from Shai Gilge