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The season’s not quite over for New York, they’ve got so much left to give us as they soldier on through one more month and 14 more glorious games. A recent win over Indiana on Tuesday caused the Pacers to fall into conniptions, of course, as the Pacers are fighting for a playoff spot and the Knicks most certainly are not. An upcoming trip out West could see New York playing the role of spoiler against either hoped-for or certain playoff participants from Portland, Utah, San Antonio and Los Angeles. Continue to Article

March 16, 2017 2:08:pm EST

March 15 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's National Basketball Association games: Celtics 117, Timberwolves 104 The Boston Celtics continued their mastery of the Timberwolves, overcoming a 10-point first-half deficit and cruising to a 117-104 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night. Boston, which defeated Minnesota at TD Garden for the 11th straight time, used a 21-6 run bridging the halves and rode a great all-around game by Al Horford and a typical Isaiah Thomas performance to its 10th win in 11 games. ... Continue to Article

March 16, 2017 1:58:am EST

Paul George couldn't have picked a better time to take over a basketball game and lead the Pacers to a much-needed win. During the second half of the second night of a back-to-back, George played like someone on three days' rest. George made six 3-pointers and scored 27 of his season high 39 points in the second half, and the Pacers knocked off the Hornets 98-77, keeping Indiana in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff race. Continue to Article

March 15, 2017 10:31:pm EST

With the realization that the New York Knicks will miss the playoffs for a fourth straight season, coach Jeff Hornacek is wisely using the remainder of the schedule to give his younger plays quality minutes. The Knicks (27-41), who are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference, host the Brooklyn Nets (12-54) on Thursday. The Nets defeated the Knicks 120-112 on Sunday. Continue to Article

March 15, 2017 9:48:pm EST

Carmelo Anthony was ice cold in the first half of Monday’s meeting with the Indiana Pacers, missing six of his seven shots and scoring just two points in 18 minutes of floor time as the New York Knicks headed into intermission trailing by 10. But the All-Star forward got hot in the second half, scoring 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting — including 15 in the fourth quarter alone — to lead the Knicks back from 13 points down to earn an 87-81 win. Continue to Article

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