NBA Finals: Knicks Top Spurs For 2-0 Series Advantage

 At Frost Bank Center, San Antonio:

In Friday's second game of the NBA Finals, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Mikel Bridges and Jalen Brunson added 20 apiece as the New York Knicks defeated the homestanding San Antonio Spurs 105-104 to take a two-games-to-none series advantage.

Victor Wembanyama paced the Spurs with 29 points (to go with his nine rebounds) while De'Aaron Fox added 20.

The series will shift to New York's Madison Square Garden for game three on Monday at 5:30 PM Pacific Time on ABC.

Stanley Cup Final: OT Power Play Goal Squares Series For Canes

At Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina:

Seth Jarvis scored the game-winning power-play goal 3:56 into overtime on Thursday as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 to square the Stanley Cup Final at one game apiece.

 Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski, and Jordan Staal (power play) each scored a third-period goal for Carolina.  

Brett Howland scored twice and Mark Stone once (with 81 seconds remaining in regulation) scored for the Golden Knights.  

The series will now shift to the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada for game three on Saturday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time on ABC.

NBA Finals: Knicks Come Back From Double-Digit Deficit To Top Spurs In Game One

 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. 

Stanley Cup Final: Canes Blow Lead, Drop Opening Game To Golden Knights

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.

NBA Playoffs: Spurs Oust OKC, Will Face Knicks In Finals

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.

Stanley Cup Playoffs Canes Finish Off Habs, Will Face Golden Knights In Final

 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.

NBA Playoffs: Spurs Force Game Seven With OKC

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.