Knicks, Eastern Conference and Semifinals
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Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.
The Boston Celtics are out, and the New York Knicks are now the favorites to win the East, with Kalshi markets shifting sharply before Round 2.
A long and dramatic first round in the East finally ended with a pair of Sunday Game 7s, and our expectations are turned upside down.
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the second round.
Logan Stankoven scored twice to extend his goal streak to five straight playoff games, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference second-round series Saturday.
The Thunder and Spurs are heavily favored in the West, but the two Eastern Conference series are close in the odds.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Boston Celtics are out. The bracket is wide open. And on paper, the Cavs are sitting on exactly the path they wanted heading into the postseason. So why isn’t the Wine and Gold Talk podcast more excited?
The Knicks have now played 16 straight quarters in which they’ve looked basically untouchable, outscoring the Hawks and now the Sixers in Game 1 to a degree that is literally unmatched in NBA postseason history.
The former Louisville standout took down Chucky Hepburn's Raptors in the first round of the NBA Playoffs