Author: www.espn.com - NBA

Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and the Knicks stayed alive in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Pacers on Thursday night in Game 5.

The Thunder were “clicking on all cylinders” in Game 5, reeling off their fourth win of 30 or more points in the playoffs to oust the Timberwolves and reach the NBA Finals.

New Nuggets coach David Adelman, who was officially introduced Wednesday, wants his team to be in even better condition and open to new ideas come training camp.

Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover for a historic playoff triple-double in the Pacers’ Game 4 win over the Knicks.

Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery on his right hand to repair multiple ligament tears, the team announced Tuesday.

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp, 55, a six-time NBA All-Star, pleaded guilty to an assault charge Tuesday for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot, and he is now due to be sentenced in August in Tacoma, Washington.

Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook, who averaged 13.3 points this season, is having surgery on his right hand Tuesday to repair two fractures, he said.

Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams had the best offensive performance of his postseason career Monday night against the Timberwolves, scoring 34 points to put the Thunder one win away from the NBA Finals.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter Sunday as the Knicks rallied from 20 points down to beat the Pacers in Game 3 of the East finals.

Behind Anthony Edwards’ 30 points in three quarters, the Timberwolves responded to a 2-0 deficit in the Western Conference finals with a decisive 143-101 win over the Thunder in Game 3.