Heather Tucker

1 month ago | pal-item.com | Lorenzo Reyes |Jeff Zillgitt |Jordan Mendoza |Heather Tucker

This time, the New York Knicks dug themselves a hole too big. Two days after they clawed back from a 20-point deficit to pull out a much-needed victory, New York could not overcome its fourth quarter deficit Tuesday night as the Indiana Pacers took Game 4, 130-121, to secure a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. The Indiana offense did go cold for a stretch in the middle of the fourth quarter, hitting just one field goal during a span of more than 5:35 of game time.

1 month ago | pal-item.com | Elizabeth Flores |Lorenzo Reyes |Heather Tucker |James Williams

The New York Knicks are still alive. The Knicks erased a 20-point, second-quarter deficit, chipping away in the second half, and scraped past the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, 106-100. New York rode a massive fourth quarter from Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 20 of his 24 points in the final period.

1 month ago | pal-item.com | Jordan Mendoza |Lorenzo Reyes |Jeff Zillgitt |Heather Tucker

NEW YORK — It was fitting that overtime would be wild, too. To cap what was a thrilling game, the Indiana Pacers stole Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night, scraping past the New York Knicks in an overtime that saw eight lead changes, 138-135. The Knicks would get a pair of 3-point looks inside the final seconds of overtime — one from Jalen Brunson and one from Karl-Anthony Towns — but both clanked wide. The fact that we got here in the first place was improbable.

1 month ago | pal-item.com | Jacob Camenker |Jeff Zillgitt |Heather Tucker |Cydney Henderson |Lorenzo Reyes

The Oklahoma City Thunder did what they needed to do. They beat the Denver Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7 on Sunday, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2016 and for the fifth time since the franchise moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008. The top-seeded Thunder will play the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves for a spot in the NBA Finals, starting with Game 1 on Tuesday in Oklahoma City (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Heather Tucker

The Eastern Conference finals bracket is set as the NBA playoffs continue after New York eliminated Boston in six games on Friday night. The Knicks, the No. 3 seed, will play their longtime rival, the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers, for a chance to go to the NBA Finals. This is the Knicks' first trip to the conference finals since 2000. They were eliminated by the Pacers last season in the conference semifinals.