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The irrepressible Indiana Pacers opened up a 2-0 lead over the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals with a win at Madison Square Garden on Friday. The series now moves to Indianapolis with the Pacers in control after Pascal Siakam led them with a playoff career-high 39 points en route to their 114-109 win over the Knicks.

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The Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime in Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

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Anthony Edwards scored 30 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelmed Oklahoma City 143-101 on Saturday to tighten their NBA playoff series.

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Newly crowned NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to an imposing 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to open up a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals on Thursday. Gilgeous-Alexander was presented with his MVP award on court before the game but any suggestions that the celebrations would distract from the task at hand quickly evaporated.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder thrashed the Denver Nuggets 125-93 to book their place in the NBA Western Conference finals on Sunday. After a back-and-forth series with little to choose between the two teams, the top-seeded Thunder asserted their dominance in a one-sided game seven to seal a 4-3 series victory.

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The Denver Nuggets confirmed David Adelman as the franchise's new head coach on Thursday following the team's elimination from the NBA playoffs. Adelman had worked as Denver's interim head coach after the shock dismissal of Michael Malone in early April in the final days of the regular season.

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The New York Knicks thrashed the Boston Celtics 119-81 to send the defending champions crashing out of the NBA playoffs on Friday. The Knicks booked their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years with a rampant display to complete a 4-2 series victory. Six Knicks players finished in double figures, with Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby leading the way with 23 points apiece.