NEW YORK (AP) — Starting forwards Josh Hart and OG Anunoby are both listed as questionable to play for the New York Knicks on Sunday in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers. The Knicks have been without Anunoby since he strained his left hamstring in Game 2. He scored a career playoff-high 28 points that night as New York took a 2-0 lead, but the Pacers have won three of the four games in his absence. The Knicks are 26-5 with Anunoby in the lineup this s
Both players loom large as the Knicks play for a chance to face the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.
DENVER (AP) — Denver coach Michael Malone calls them “the two greatest words in sports.” Game 7. The NBA has two of them Sunday, and all four teams — the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Knicks and Pacers — have experienced both ends of blowouts in their otherwise scintillating semifinal series. In the East, Indiana prevailed by 32 points in Game 4 only to watch New York return the favor with a 30-point shellacking in Game 5. Out West, the Wolves cruised to a 26-point win at Denver in Game 2 before losing
Indiana Pacers (47-35, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (50-32, second in the Eastern Conference)New York; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Knicks -2.5; over/under is 208.5EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Series tied 3-3BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks host the Indiana Pacers in game seven of the Eastern Conference second round. The Pacers defeated the Knicks 116-103 in the last meeting. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 25 points, and Jalen Brunson led the Knicks