But after Game 1’s 14-point choke job, ex-NFL defensive end Chris Canty said on ESPN Radio that the Knicks were maybe suffering from what he called “the curse of Stephen A. Smith” for his incessant trash talk of the Cowboys.

The Eastern Conference finals between the rival Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks has been a showcase of teams that excel on the road.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed to their first NBA Finals as a franchise since 2012 after eliminating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, in Game 5 on Wednesday night. OKC will face either the Pacers (who lead the Eastern Conference finals 3-1) or the Knicks in the Finals,

The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading back to a familiar place. The Wolves knocked off the Golden State Warriors 121-110 on Wednesday night to advance to the Western Conference finals.

Warriors forward Draymond Green clapped back at a New York Knicks fan for dissing Golden State with a Cancun reference.

Julius Randle makes his feelings clear on his time while playing for the New York Knicks before getting traded to the Timberwolves.

It is why the Timberwolves traded a handful of first-round draft picks in 2022 for the right to pair Rudy Gobert's rim protection with Towns. It is one of the reasons why Minnesota abandoned that double-big experiment after two seasons, even after the Wolves reached last year's Western Conference finals.

Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and Knicks drew the highest viewership since LeBron’s Cavs vs. Hawks in 2015.

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Which two teams will reach the NBA Finals? We'll have complete coverage of the playoffs all the way until the champion is crowned. (The 2025 Finals tip off June 5 on ABC and the ESPN App.) After the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the conference semifinals,