The irrepressible Indiana Pacers opened up a 2-0 lead over the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals with a 114-109 win at Madison Square Garden on Friday.The Western Conference Finals resume on Saturday when the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Oklahoma City Thunder trailing 2-0.

Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Pacers beat the Knicks for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern final.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are fresh off a Game 2 win at home to put themselves in the driver's seat of the Western Conference Finals.

The Knicks (94.88) place third in pace among teams remaining in the postseason, barely surpassing the Minnesota Timberwolves (95.43). The Pacers (99.03) rank second behind the Oklahoma City Thunder (100.46). The Knicks, though, were on their way to solving the issue before worsening it themselves.

Nesmith flushed both free throws, and Brunson’s desperation heave in the final seconds clanked off the back of the rim. Although both teams entered the fourth quarter tied, the Pacers pulled away behind crisp passing,

The story of these NBA playoffs has been the league's newfound and designed parity, and for good reason. The margins in this postseason field have felt virtually nonexistent. Seeds have hardly mattered,

The Indiana Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season. But this time, their chances of advancing to their first NBA Finals

Oklahoma City Thunder defenders piled into the paint, disrupting Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves offense in a blowout victory to open the Western Conference finals.