Knicks fend off elimination with Game 5 win over Pacers

Knicks fend off elimination with Game 5 win over Pacers

The Knicks needed their finisher more than ever. A 20-point lead had turned to 10 in a matter of minutes, and the Indiana Pacers’ first big run in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals had a sellout Madison Square Garden crowd holding its collective breath. But on a night the Knicks required all hands … Read more

Without Jayson Tatum, Celtics force Game 6 as they blowout Knicks

Without Jayson Tatum, Celtics force Game 6 as they blowout Knicks

BOSTON — Tom Thibodeau is quick to rattle off an entire team’s roster ahead of tipoff. For the reigning champion Celtics, the roster begins with franchise cornerstone Jayson Tatum. And with Tatum out for the foreseeable future after rupturing his Achilles tendon at Madison Square Garden in the fourth quarter of Game 4, Jaylen Brown … Read more