After James Harden's defensive struggles in Game 1 against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, his head coach came to his defense.

Nathan MacKinnon did not dance around the issue after the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference Final. The Avalanche star pointed directly at his team’s sloppy execution,

Knicks star Jalen Brunson shocked the Cavs, who lost Game 1 and may never recover from watching their 22-point fourth quarter lead get erased so rudely.

The Thunder's hesitation to attack Victor Wembanyama at the rim cost OKC in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Spurs on Monday night.

The Knicks wouldn't have been able to charge all the way back without Cleveland collapsing. The Cavaliers led 93-71 with under eight minutes to play before the Knicks outscored them 44-11 the rest of the way to win 115-104 in overtime.

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One game is down in both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, and the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks are just three wins away from advancing to the