Timberwolves coach Chris Finch tore patellar tendon in right knee after collision with player
PHOENIX — Minnesota coach Chris Finch suffers a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee after a collision with Timberwolves guard Mike Conley in the fourth quarter of the team’s playoff victory over the Phoenix Suns . Finch was helped off the field and then left the arena on a cart. The Timberwolves have confirmed the nature of Finch’s injury. Conley was trying to dribble down the sideline when he collided with Suns star Devin Booker and hit Finch, who appeared to injure his right knee as Conley tried to set up his fall. Assistant coach Micah Nori led the team for the final 1:41.
“Timberwolves outlast Suns to complete sweep”. Minnesota coach Chris Finch leaves with knee injury
PHOENIX (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 40 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-116 and sweep the first-round playoff series. Edwards scored 29 of his points in the second half. He finished 12 of 22 from the field, including 7 of 13 from 3-point range. The franchise’s first playoff victory in 20 years came after coach Chris Finch left the game late in the fourth after an inadvertent collision with Wolves guard Mike Conley. The team said he suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee.
Brunson scores career-high 47 points in playoffs, leads Knicks past 76ers to 3-1 lead
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 47 points in the playoffs, added 10 assists and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 on Sunday to take a 3-year lead. 1 in their first round playoff series. OG Anunoby added 16 points and 14 rebounds and took on some of the defensive assignment against Joel Embiid in the fourth quarter as the Knicks cruised to a victory to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second straight year . The No. 2 seed Knicks can do that with a home win Tuesday night. Embiid played the entire second half after the 76ers faltered badly when he sat out in the first. But the All-Star center failed to muster a basket in the fourth quarter.
Paul George, James Harden help Clippers even series with Mavs at 2-2 after blowing 31-point lead
DALLAS (AP) — Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key roles in the fourth quarter to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beating the Dallas Mavericks 116-111 . The first round series is tied at 2-2. The Clippers won again without Kawhi Leonard. The star forward missed the series opener with right knee inflammation before playing in Dallas’ two victories. Game 5 will take place on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Kyrie Irving scored 40 points with a layup for a fourth-quarter lead, which was Dallas’ first since the first quarter. Luka Doncic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10.
The Pacers hit a franchise-best 22 playoff 3-pointers to beat the Bucks 126-113 and take a 3-1 series lead
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 29 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 24 and the Indiana Pacers set a franchise playoff record with 22 3-pointers as they pulled away from the Milwaukee Bucks 126-113. Indiana leads the best-of-seven series 3-1 and can close out the Bucks with a Game 5 victory Tuesday in Milwaukee. The Pacers are 7-2 this season against the Bucks. Turner also had nine rebounds and four assists against a Bucks team missing two injured All-Stars, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. Brook Lopez led the Bucks with 27 points and nine rebounds, and Khris Middleton added 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. But Milwaukee never led in the second half.
Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray’s status in jeopardy for Game 5 against Lakers due to calf injury
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets on Sunday listed point guard Jamal Murray as questionable for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a left calf strain. Murray was seen nursing his calf in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ loss in Los Angeles on Saturday night, ending Denver’s 11-game winning streak against LeBron James and the Lakers. Murray missed 23 games during the regular season with various leg ailments, but calf strain was a new issue that surfaced in Game 4.
