The two-time NCAA champion had 41 points on 13-of-27 shooting, including 3 of 8 from beyond the arc and 12 of 16 from the foul line, in the Knicks' 118-115 win over the 76ers.
The Knicks and Pacers will meet in a few days, but until then, here are three stars from Thursday's doubleheader of NBA playoff games.
Will LeBron stay in L.A. or be in a new city next season? Draymond Green weighed in.
Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo won a lot of big games in Philadelphia when they were at Villanova. Thursday they eliminated a different Philly team.
Ham has coached the Lakers for two seasons. Though the team reached the Western Conference finals last season, they lost in five games in the first round this season.
Buddy Hield had scored two points in the entire Knicks-Sixers series before Thursday. He had 17 in the first half of Game 6.
Carlisle won the NBA Finals with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Until Thursday, that was the last time he won a playoff series.
The Bucks' season came to an end on Thursday night with a 120-98 Game 6 loss to the Pacers. It was an understandably frustrating result, especially given that Milwaukee was never fully healthy for the series.
In a series with All-Stars on both sides, it was Indiana’s reserves who helped the Pacers reach the second round for the first time since 2014.
He scored 15 points, collected five rebounds and gave out four assists in the first half of the contest as Indiana took a 59-47 halftime lead.
The Mavericks lead the Clippers 3-2 in their 4-5 Western Conference series matchup.
Charles Barkley may be facing an uncertain future at TNT right now, but there is much more clarity when it comes to his co-host Ernie Johnson.
He had stints with Seattle, Orlando and Sacramento before becoming New York’s GM in 2017. He parted ways with the Knicks last year when his contract expired.
The Miami Heat are going to have to retool soon if they want to continue as an Eastern Conference contender.
Much has been made of LeBron James’ determination to play alongside his son Bronny, but the idea may be overblown, at least for the moment.
There are, to date, 28 NBA players who have tallied at least 3,000 playoff points. It’s a list purely of Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers.
Darvin Ham is likely to be fired by the Los Angeles Lakers, and one insider provided a potential timeline for that expected outcome.
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White is flourishing alongside stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
In the new small-ball NBA, Jason Kidd and the Mavericks took a 3-2 lead by going big.
Bulls guard/forward Alex Caruso has won the Hustle Award for the 2023-24 season.
The Phoenix Suns find themselves at a critical crossroads after they had their championship-or-bust season ended by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs.
James — who has a reputation for being hard on head coaches — has averaged a new HC every 2.6 seasons.
Current Lakers head coach Darvin Ham's future with the team is far from secure.
The Boston Celtics eliminated the Miami Heat on Wednesday and Miami's coach is giving the Celtics full credit.
Barkley is tired of everyone making Ham the fall guy for the Lakers' first-round loss to the Nuggets.
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