• The Canadian Press

    Pacers score 39 points in first quarter vs. Knicks to set a Game 7 record

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers scored 39 points in the first quarter Sunday against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the most in a Game 7 since detailed play-by-play began being kept in 1997. The Pacers led 39-27 after shooting 16 for 21 from the field (76.2%) and 7 for 9 from 3-point range (77.8%). All-Star Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points and Pascal Siakam added 11. Indiana was the NBA's highest-scoring team in the regular season, averaging 123.3 points. ___ AP NBA:

  • The Canadian Press

    Gilgeous-Alexander, young Thunder brimming with optimism after second-round playoff exit

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder might just be scratching the surface of their potential. Oklahoma City’s season ended Saturday night with a loss to Dallas in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. But the fact that the Thunder even got that far should concern the rest of the league. After missing the playoffs last year, they became the youngest team in NBA history to clinch a No. 1 seed and the youngest to win a playoff series this season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was

  • The Canadian Press

    OG Anunoby and Josh Hart are in the Knicks' starting lineup for Game 7 against the Pacers

    NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby and Josh Hart are in the New York Knicks' starting lineup Sunday for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers. Anunoby has missed the past four games after he strained his left hamstring in Game 2. He scored a career playoff-high 28 points that night before he was injured. Hart had to leave Game 6 on Friday with an abdominal strain. He said he was still in pain but wanted to try for his short-handed team. “I mean, this is Game 7 at the Gar

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA playoffs: Pacers vs. Knicks Game 7 updates, score, highlights, analysis: Jalen Brunson out with fractured hand

    One team will go on to the Eastern Conference finals. The other will go home.