The Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in the other Eastern Conference semifinal series, 4-2. Jalen Brunson has been stellar for New York, averaging 28.8 points per game. The trio of Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges have all been key to getting the Knicks to this series.

The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are meeting once again in the playoffs, and this time there is an NBA finals berth on the line. The New York-Indiana postseason rivalry gets its newest chapter in the 2025 Eastern Conference finals,

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The offseason is here for 26 teams in the NBA. The conference finals have arrived and there are only four teams left alive with hopes of making it to the ultima

For the second year in a row, the Minnesota Timberwolves are in the Western Conference Finals. Last year, they were eliminated in five games by the Dallas Mavericks, who went on to lose to the eventual champion Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.

Cowens won his lone MVP award during the 1972-73 season, a year in which the Celtics finished with the best record in the league but lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New York Knicks. Cowens averaged 20.5 points, 16.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in 82 regular-season appearances while averaging 41.8 minutes per contest.

Celtics GM Brad Stevens said the lingering effects of an upper respiratory illness hindered Porziņģis’ in the postseason.

As a result, former NBA player DeMarcus Cousins delivered a shocking claim regarding Brunson and Los Angeles Lakers forward Luka Doncic on who he would rather have. "I'm going to take Jalen Brunson because he's still playing," Cousins said. "That's obvious. One guy's at home and one guy's playing. The guy at home can't help me right now.