• The Canadian Press

    Sixers owners buy 2,000 tickets for home playoff game, aiming for fewer Knicks fans in arena

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Cooper rocked a Dr. J jacket from his courtside seat at Game 6. The A-list actor had a few more 76ers fans join him Thursday night for Philadelphia's playoff game against New York — about 2,000 more courtesy of ticket giveaways from Sixers ownership. The Sixers' strategy heading into Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series was to keep Knicks fans out of Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night. Team owners Josh Harris, David Blitzer and David Adelman and for

  • The Canadian Press

    Pacers celebrate 1st playoff series victory in a decade, beating Bucks 120-98 in Game 6

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Obi Toppin scored 21 points, T.J. McConnell had 20 points and nine assists and the Indiana Pacers won a playoff series for the first time in a decade, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 120-98 in Game 6 on Thursday night. The Pacers will face the winner of the Philadelphia-New York series in the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York took a 3-2 lead into Game 6 later Thursday. Indiana's milestone victory came exactly 30 years after it swept Orlando 3-0 to advance in the NBA playoff

  • The Canadian Press

    Cavaliers, Mavericks trying to close out 1st-round NBA playoff series in Game 6s

    The Orlando Magic desperately want an opportunity to go back on the road. The Los Angeles Clippers are hoping to go home, though not for good. There are two more elimination games in the NBA playoffs Friday night, with the Magic hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Clippers visiting the Dallas Mavericks after falling behind 3-2 in the first-round matchups. With Donovan Mitchell scoring 28 points and Evan Mobley blocking Franz Wagner's layup in the closing seconds of a one-point victory Tuesda