Brian Mahoney

RT @AP: The Indiana Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. https://t.co/IbLUe1m8VT

Some of the stuff the Pacers are doing this postseason isn't just rare. It's unprecedented with the data available.

Josh Dubow @JoshDubowAP

Pacers trailed by 9 with 2:52 to play. In play by play era (since start of 1997 playoffs), teams were 0-121 in NBA Finals when trailing by 7+ points in final 3:00 of 4th quarter or OT before tonight

It's incredible that the Thunder, who blow teams out of the gym, are not doing it against a team that is just handing them the ball.

Knicks shed stability of Thibodeau era by seeking a new coach after they had gotten good https://t.co/9ssuNTLQrm https://t.co/oQ1jv8qQmw

Which was why I figured he might be safe. This is the type of decision you kind of should talk about. The Knicks don't like to talk about anything.

Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski

A lot of guessing as to why Thibs was fired. A lot of confusion as to the path forward. A lot of analysis of what's going on in the locker room. Sure would be a good time for a high-level basketball executive to step forward and provide some clarity.

The Knicks gave Tom Thibodeau a three-year extension last summer and he then took them further than they'd gone in 25 years. Fired less than a year afterward.

Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after Eastern Conference finals trip, AP source says https://t.co/b2RNZSZBtD

RT @TNTSportsUS: Saturday's "Inside the NBA" TNT finale delivered its most watched episode in two years, averaging 3.5 million viewers. 🤟 h…

That was tough. Guy hits the ball a foot shorter or longer and Vanderbilt ties the game. Landed in the perfect spot to bounce into the seats.

Joe Rexrode @joerexrode

Some brutal luck for Vanderbilt, a would-be game tying double bounces into the stands for a ground-rule double, so the tying run stays at third. Vandy loses 5-4. No. 1 seed is out. And for the most part, created its own bad luck.

The Knicks' all-in moves didn't get them all the way there. But they are getting close https://t.co/KoRK8aYU6s https://t.co/8iGKeOPeST

RT @AP: BREAKING: Indiana Pacers beat New York 125-108 in Game 6 to advance to play Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals. https://t.co/XjbnAFXw5K

Turning a 3-on-1 directly into a dunk on the other end is a rough way to finish a quarter.

It's at the point where the Knicks have to really decide if Towns has done all he can do on that knee. Not helping them on either end.

Almost wonder if Brunson got too long of a break with the second unit playing well. Hasn't had any rhythm since he returned.

From Jalen Brunson’s sizzling start to the “Knicks in 7! Knicks in 7!” chants at the finish, Game 5 was New York’s night. Maybe it can still be the Knicks’ series. https://t.co/O9czxVbctF https://t.co/8cRnVMmGo2

Towns delivers big game on bruised knee as new lineup finally clicks for the Knicks in Game 5 https://t.co/sBckh87VCN https://t.co/xOqLunuiCt

Tyrese Haliburton follows his historic triple-double by getting held to single digits in everything as the Pacers fail in their first attempt to clinch https://t.co/CqXPyDBmaH https://t.co/F3Hxfp8sGt