Eastern and Western conference finals takeaways
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Gilgeous-Alexander had five straight 30-point games, averaged 29.7 points in the seven-game semifinals and 27.8 in the first round. You must rewind to the first game of that opening series to spot the last time he was underwhelming, and it didn’t matter then; OKC won by 52 points over Memphis.
The Thunder couldn’t keep their momentum going in Game 3. Oklahoma City lost Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night 143-101 at the Target Cen
The Canes' losing streak with Rod Brind’Amour as captain or coach reached 14 games after the Canes were swept in 2009, 2019 and 2023.
While fans in Edmonton and Dallas are always singing about how they have friends in low places, only one of them has the high ground in the Western Conference finals. And that's the Oilers after their 6-1 win Sunday in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead.
From the tip, the Oklahoma City Thunder looked very comfortable in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. The team paced itself, players looked calm, and the
Pascal Siakam catches fire in Game 2, the relentless Pacers dominate the transition game and the Knicks drop to 3-5 at home this postseason.
But it wasn't enough as the Knicks, in their largest playoff win in franchise history, eliminated the Celtics in Game 6 in Madison Square Garden to move on to the Eastern Conference finals for the ...