Imagn Images Just a few years ago, fans were consistently complaining about the lack of parity in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers met in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015-2018, leading to countless talking-head discussions about whether the league had become too predictable. Well, so much for that. The Boston Celtics … Read more
For just the second time this century, the New York Knicks are in the Eastern Conference finals. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 5 on Wednesday, winning the series 4-1. New York won the first two games of the series and a key Game 4 to set up its … Read more
ESPN staffMay 16, 2025, 10:02 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The stars were out at Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks looked to close out the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Some of the Knicks’ most loyal celebrity fans — including director … Read more
May 16, 2025, 10:49 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6 on Friday night. Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby … Read more
The Denver Nuggets staved off elimination with a 119-107 Game 6 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, but their chances of winning Game 7 may have taken a big hit when power forward Aaron Gordon suffered a left hamstring strain late in the contest. His status is now in doubt for Game 7 on … Read more
Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM May 16, 2025, 08:36 PM ET Denver Nuggets power forward Aaron Gordon has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain and his status is in doubt for Sunday’s … Read more
Getty Images The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have renewed their rivalry in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. New York is one win away from its first Eastern Conference finals appearance since 2000. The Knicks are up 3-2 in the series, but the Celtics are trying to rally and force a Game … Read more
Ohm YoungmisukMay 16, 2025, 07:21 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of … Read more
The NBA playoffs are in full swing, but that hasn’t stopped the trade rumor mill from churning out intel as we get closer to free agency and the offseason. The free agency class this summer isn’t all that enticing, but the names circulating the trade market will dominate the headlines this offseason, highlighted by Giannis … Read more
YouTube/AlanKeating The biggest story of the 2024-25 NBA season was, without question, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks producing a shocking blockbuster trade to send Luka Dončić to L.A. and Anthony Davis to Dallas. It was the most shocking trade in league history, and everyone — from fans to media to players to executives … Read more
May 16, 2025, 02:29 PM ET NEW YORK — Celtics star Jayson Tatum won’t be far from Madison Square Garden when Boston faces a must-win situation against the New York Knicks on Friday night as the defending champions attempt to force a deciding Game 7. Tatum has been released from a New York hospital following … Read more
Jalen Brunson has led the New York Knicks to one of the franchise’s most successful seasons of the last decade. With a win over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday night, the Knicks will have punched their ticket to the conference finals for the first time since … Read more