* The Denver Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns 125-100 to win their Western Conference semi-final series in six games. Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and recorded 12 assists and 10 rebounds, while Jamal Murray scored 26 points for Denver. This will be the first time the Nuggets have reached the Western Conference finals since 2020 (where they
* The Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the NJ Devils in their playoff series wit a 3-2 victory on Thursday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jesper Fast deflected in a shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi at 7:09 of overtime to give the Canes the win. Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 27 saves. For the
* The New York Knicks beat the visiting Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden; the win sends the series back to Miami for Game 6 on Friday night. Jalen Brunson had 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while RJ Barrett added 26 points, and Julius Randle had 24 for the
* The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided elimination in Game 4 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers, winning 2-1 to bring the series to 3-1. The game was scoreless through the first period until the Leafs struck with a power-play goal from William Nylander at 3:28 in the second period. Mitch Marner scored the eventual game winner
* The Philadelphia 76ers took a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Boston Celtics 115-103 on Tuesday night. Joel Embiid scored 30 points for a third straight game, and Tyrese Maxey added 30 points and six 3-pointers, while James Harden finished with 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. The Celtics Jayson Tatum led
* The Carolina Hurricanes dominated in Game 4 of the playoffs, beating the NJ Devils 6-1 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Jordan Martinook had a goal and two assists and the Hurricanes scored five times in the middle period to defeat the Devils, while Martin Necas scored twice and Brett Pesce, Jesper Fast and
* The Miami Heat are now one win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years, after defeating the New York Knicks 109-101 on Monday night. Jimmy Butler had 27 points and 10 assists, while Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Max Strus scored 16 points, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the playoffs with a score of 5-1, giving them a 2-1 lead in their second-round series. Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, while Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Zach Whitecloud and Chandler Stephenson also adding goals. Starting goalie
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Denver Nuggets 129-124 in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals Sunday to even the series at 2-2. The fourth-seeded Suns’ Kevin Durant and Devin Booker both scored for a team-high 36 points each, while Landry Shamet score 14 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter. Booker shot 14-for-18 with 12 assists
* In their Western Conference semifinal, the Seattle Kraken dominated the Dallas Stars 7-2 on Sunday night, to take a 2-1 series lead Jordan Eberle kicked-off the five-goal outburst in the second period for the Kraken, earning his fourth goal of the playoffs. Alex Wennberg doubled Seattle’s lead 1:26 after Eberle’s goal; with Carson
