At Frost Bank Center, San Antonio:
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points while Karl-Anthony Towns added 18 (to go with 12 rebounds) as the New York Knicks came back from a double-digit deficit to knock off the homestanding San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in the opening game of the NBA Finals.
Victor Wembanyama paced San Antonio with 26 points while grabbing 12 rebounds.
The series will resume on Friday night in San Antonio at 5:30 PM Pacific Time on ABC.
At Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina:
In Tuesday's opening game of the Stanley Cup Final, Tomas Hertl scored the winning goal with 3:24 remaining in regulation time as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights outlasted the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4.
Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev, William Karlsson, and Brett Howden also scored for the Knights.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice for the Canes while Jordan Staal and Shayne Gostibehere also tallied for the hosts.
The Final will continue on Thursday night in Raleigh on ABC.
At Paycom Center, Oklahoma City:
Victor Wembanyama scored 22 points while Julian Champagnie added 20 as the San Antonio Spurs, with seven players including all five starters scoring in double figures, dethroned the defending NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in the seventh and deciding game of the Western Conference Final on Saturday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 35 points (to go with nine assists).
The Spurs will play in their first NBA Finals since 2014, when they defeated the Miami Heat in five games and will face the New York Knickerbockers in this year's finals, opening at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, starting this coming Wednesday at 5:30 PM Pacific Time on ABC.
The two teams faced each other in the 1999 Finals, which the Spurs won in five games their first NBA title, the first won by a former ABA club.
At Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina:
Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven, Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Shayne Gostisbehere (power play), and Seth Jarvis (empty net) each scored once while goalie Frederik Andersen stopped 23 of 24 shots on Friday as the Carolina Hurricanes manhandled the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-1 to win their Eastern Conference Final in five games.
With the Canadiens' defeat, the drought for Canadian clubs for winning the Stanley Cup since 1993 continues.
The Hurricanes will open the Stanley Cup Final will open in Raleigh on Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time on ABC.
At Frost Bank Center, San Antonio:
Victor Wembanyama scored 28 points and grabbed ten rebounds on Thursday as the San Antonio Spurs dominated the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 to square their NBA Western Conference Final at three games apiece.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced the Thunder with 15 points.
The series will be decided in Oklahoma City this coming Saturday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time on NBC and Peacock.
At Bell Centre, Montreal:
Sebastian Aho (power play), Jordan Staal, Logan Stankoven, and Andrei Svechnikov (empty net) each scored once while goalie Frederik Andersen saved all 18 shots for the shutout as the Carolina Hurricanes blanked the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night in game three of the Eastern Conference Final.
The Hurricanes, by beating the Canadiens on Friday night back home in Raleigh, will reach the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.
At T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada:
Mark Stone and Cole Smith each contributed a goal while goalie Carter Hart saved 20 of 21 shots on Tuesday as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 and completed a four-game sweep of the Western Conference Final.
The Golden Knights will play in their third Stanley Cup Final against the winner of the Carolina-Montreal series (which the Hurricanes lead two games to one).
Vegas lost the Final to Washington in 2018, but won it in 2023 over Florida.
The Final will take place in June on ABC-TV with date and time to be determined. The series will open at Montreal or Raleigh.
At Paycom Center, Oklahoma City:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs 127-114 at home in game five of the NBA Western Conference Final on Tuesday.
Alex Caruso, off the bench, added to the OKC cause with 22 points while Jared McCain poured in 20.
Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 24 points while Julian Champagnie added 22 (to go with his eight rebounds) and Victor Wembanyama contributed 20.
The Thunder, now up three games to two, can close out this series with a game-six road victory on Thursday in San Antonio on NBC and Peacock at 5:30 PM Pacific Time.
