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Nuggets power forward Aaron Gordon faces long odds to play in Game 7 against the Thunder, as he has a Grade 2 hamstring strain and needs several weeks to recover from the injury, sources told ESPN.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown finished the season with a partially torn right meniscus and will be evaluated this coming week to determine if surgery is needed, sources told ESPN.

After a 38-point drubbing by the Knicks in Game 6 ended the Celtics' reign as NBA champions, Jaylen Brown acknowledged, "Finishing in May feels weird, it's definitely not something we were prepared for."

The stars were out in Manhattan as the Knicks looked to close out the Celtics in Game 6.

The New York Knicks are in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since May 2000.

The Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6 on Friday night.

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is in doubt for Sunday's Game 7 after being diagnosed with a strained left hamstring, sources told ESPN.

The Warriors' Mike Dunleavy and Steve Kerr expressed interest in bringing Jonathan Kuminga back, but said his return is "a two-way street."

Celtics star Jayson Tatum won't be far from Madison Square Garden when Boston faces a must-win situation against the New York Knicks on Friday night as the defending champions attempt to force a deciding Game 7.

Chris Herring examines why the Mikal Bridges-OG Anunoby duo is so important to the Knicks' closeout chances.