* The New York Knicks beat the visiting Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden; the win sends the series back to Miami for Game 6
* The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided elimination in Game 4 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers, winning 2-1 to bring the series to 3-1. The game was scoreless through the first period until the Leafs
* The Philadelphia 76ers took a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Boston Celtics 115-103 on Tuesday night. Joel Embiid scored 30 points for a third straight game, and Tyrese Maxey added 30 points
* The Carolina Hurricanes dominated in Game 4 of the playoffs, beating the NJ Devils 6-1 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Jordan Martinook had a goal and two assists
* The Miami Heat are now one win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years, after defeating the New York Knicks 109-101 on Monday night. Jimmy Butler had 27
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the playoffs with a score of 5-1, giving them a 2-1 lead in their second-round series. Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs, while
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Denver Nuggets 129-124 in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals Sunday to even the series at 2-2. The fourth-seeded Suns’ Kevin Durant and Devin Booker both scored for a team-high 36
* In their Western Conference semifinal, the Seattle Kraken dominated the Dallas Stars 7-2 on Sunday night, to take a 2-1 series lead Jordan Eberle kicked-off the five-goal outburst in the second period for the Kraken, earning
* The Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night in Toronto to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, and Anton Lundell had a goal and an
Defending champions Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-100 to even their Western Conference semifinal series at 1-1. The Warriors scored 41 points in the second quarter and 43 in the third. Klay Thompson topped
