INDIANAPOLIS – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – Indiana’s Pascal Siakam recorded 31 points and three blocked shots and the Pacers are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000 after notching a 125-108 victory over the visiting New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.

Siakam was voted the Eastern Conference finals MVP. Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points, 13 assists and three steals for fourth-seeded Indiana. Obi Toppin added 18 points off the bench and Andrew Nembhard had 14 points and six steals for the Pacers.

Indiana will face the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. Game 1 is Thursday in Oklahoma City.

OG Anunoby scored 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and 14 rebounds for third-seeded New York. Jalen Brunson had 19 points and seven assists and Mikal Bridges had 15 points for the Knicks.

Indiana had a 25-10 edge on fastbreak points to finish the series with a dominating 106-48 advantage in that category.

The Pacers shot 54.1 percent from the field, including a solid 17 of 33 from 3-point range (51.5 percent). Myles Turner and reserve Thomas Bryant had 11 points apiece and Aaron Nesmith added 10 for the Pacers.

New York made 47.7 percent of its shots and was 9 of 32 (28.1 percent) from behind the arc. Landry Shamet had 12 points on four treys off the bench.

New York trailed by 15 entering the final quarter but a basket by Towns and two in a row by Anunoby pulled the Knicks within 92-83 with 10:15 remaining.

Haliburton then took over as he scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the final stanza.

The Pacers pushed the lead back to 14 on a basket by Nembhard with 8:26 left.

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By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk

BOSTON – For the final leg of the great trifecta of Spring Thoroughbred Horse Racing (no Triple Crown hype this season), the horse trailers will detour at the George Washington Bridge and head north to the wonderful, picturesque town of Saratoga Springs.

Belmont Park is currently under a total re-construction – if it were Madison Square Garden, they’d call it a transformation. By all accounts, the work is on schedule and racing will return to Elmont in the Fall of 2026. Until then, the dingy Aqueduct Raceway in Queens will host racing in the city, while Saratoga Race Course will be the jewel of the 1+mile and 1⁄4 (10 furlongs), instead of the traditional mile and a half (12 furlongs).

The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes is this coming Saturday, June 7, 2025 at approximately 6:50pm EDT. Television coverage will be provided (in the USA) by Fox Sports.

Back in December, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $455 million renovation plan for Belmont Park and the ensuing move of the Belmont Stakes to Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs (UpState NY) for the interim, with construction expected to last into late 2025 or early 2026.

Renovations are well underway, and NY 12 television had an early look at the progress, along with some artists’ renditions of what the “new” Belmont will look like, come 2026.

As a bit of a tease, the sport of thoroughbred horse racing announced this week that new Belmont Park was selected to host the 2027 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, one of Thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious international festivals.

The news was released as part of a multiyear announcement that named Keeneland Race Course in Lexington as the 2026 host site for the Breeders’ Cup, underscoring an ongoing commitment from Breeders’ Cup Limited to promote horse racing and invest in its future. Since its founding in 1984, the non-profit organization has given back more than $1 billion to the industry in purses, awards, and charitable donations while conducting the World Championships at 12 elite racetracks across North America.

“The Breeders’ Cup and New York Racing Association (NYRA) share a deep commitment to quality and distinction, making the new Belmont Park a prime venue to host the 2027 Breeders’ Cup World Championships,” said Drew Fleming, President & CEO of Breeders’ Cup Limited. “The return of the Breeders’ Cup to New York has been years in the making, and we thank Governor Hochul for supporting a new Belmont Park and a New York Breeders’ Cup. The re-imagined Belmont Park will provide an exceptional stage for the world’s greatest racehorses and participants as we welcome contenders and fans from around the globe.”

Central to the Belmont Park redevelopment is a 300,000-square foot, five-story building featuring the modern amenities and hospitality offerings sports fans have come to expect, while the new facility will unlock the massive infield to provide fans and the community with more green space than ever before. In addition, NYRA is completely renovating the existing main dirt track and two turf courses while adding an all-weather synthetic surface.

“A new Belmont Park is taking shape on Long Island because of the leadership and vision of Gov. Hochul, whose support for horse racing and understanding of its positive economic impact have paved the way for the return of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships to New York in 2027,” said David O’Rourke, NYRA President & CEO. “New York’s racing fans and participants have longed to host this event since it was last held at Belmont in 2005, and we thank the Breeders’ Cup for making that a reality.”

Travers Day (Saturday, August 23) is the centerpiece of the summer season at Saratoga with the $1,250,000 purse awaiting the winners. The Travers is Saratoga’s most famous race, and attracts many of the same elite horses that run in the three Triple Crown horse races.

Then it’s onward to the new Belmont.

In a return more than 20 years in the making, Belmont Park will welcome the Breeders’ Cup in 2027 for a fifth time after hosting in 1990, 1995, 2001, and 2005.

The Breeders’ Cup at Belmont Park will be held Oct. 29-30, 2027, but race dates are pending approval by the New York State Gaming Commission.

HERE NOW, THE NOTES: The sport of Volleyball has Beach Volleyball. The sport of Rugby (15 players) has Rugby Sevens (obviously, seven players). The sport of Basketball has 3×3. The Sport of American Football has Flag Football and now the sport of Baseball is investing heavily in softball. MLB reportedly purchased a stake in Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) as part of its efforts to grow the league ahead of its 2025 inaugural season, MLB said in a statement. The league will work to help raise the profile of the new softball league and its athletes through editorial, social media activities, marketing, events and game/highlights distribution, airing some AUSL games on MLB Network and streaming on MLB.com. Baseball purchased an equity stake worth more than 20% in the company.

TIDBITS & NUGGETS: Former Boston Bruins defenseman Zedeno Charawas selected for induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame. … The Boston Red Sox are currently in a stretch during which 18 of their 27 games from May 26-to-June 25 are on the road, including a season-long, nine-game road trip from June 16-25 to Seattle, San Francisco, and LA Angels (three games each series). … The LA Angels stop in to Fenway Park this week for a three game set of Boston’s three-game home stand. … At The Memorial in Dublin, Ohio, Scottie Scheffler birdied four of his last five holes, finishing with a birdie from just inside 15 feet. He took the third round lead when 18-h ole leader Ben Griffin missed a 3-foot par putt on the final hole. Scheffler opened the third round with 13 straight pars. Scheffler is the the reigning (2024) Memorial champion who last year became the fourth winner of the tournament to go on to win the FedEx Cup in the same season, There were three such winners in the last four years: (Viktor Hovland/2023, Patrick Cantlay/2021), and Tiger Woods did it in 2009. A playoff has decided the Memorial Tournament (presented by Workday) in six of the last 11 years, so tune into CBS Sports this afternoon. … Seattle’s Cal Raleigh is on pace for 57 home runs this season, which would be easily the most by a primary catcher in a single season. Kansas City’s Salvador Perez holds the record with 48 homers in 2021. Raleigh’s first dinger Friday night made him the first catcher to hit 20 home runs before the end of May.

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Paige Bueckers of the WNBA’s Dallas Wings returned to Connecticut and scored a career high 21 points as Dallas won its first game of the season, beating the Sun 109-87 this week. Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, shot 8-for-10 from the field and added seven assists and five rebounds. Bueckers kept her perfect record at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena, where the Sun play their home games. The rookie went 15-0 at the Sun’s building in college while playing for UConn, including winning four Big East championships with the Huskies.

Bueckers was placed into concussion protocol after her club’s loss to the Chicago Sky (May 29th). Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in this year’s WNBA draft, will be reevaluated after this week’s game against the Seattle Storm. She’ll miss at least two games.

The No. 1 pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans has struggled through numerous injuries on the court b ut must now face serious charges in court. A woman has accused the Pelicans forward of alleged rape in addition to “sexual, physical, emotional and financial” abuse over the span of a multiyear relationship, according to a lawsuit submitted to Los Angeles Superior Court this week.

As of publication, neither reps of Williamson nor the team have commented on the charges.

Lower body injuries that have limited Williamson to 30 or fewer games in three of his five NBA seasons and he sat out the entire 2021-22 season due to injury.

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ATLANTA – (Wire Servi ce Report) – Boston’s Rafael Devers will have one final chance to pad his statistics for May when the Red Sox visit the Braves for the second game of their three-game interleague series this afternoon.

Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run single on Friday to continue his month-long offensive surge. In 27 games in May, Devers is batting .370 (37-for-100) with 14 runs, five doubles, seven homers, 33 RBIs and 22 walks. It is the second time in his career that Devers has driven in 30-plus runs in a month, the most recent time coming in July 2019, when he recorded 34 RBIs.

The Red Sox ended their five-game losing streak by beating the Braves 5-1 on Friday to even the season series at 2-2. The Braves have dropped seven of their past nine games to fall four games under .500.

The starting matchup on Saturday will feature a pair of right-handers — Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach (3-4, 3.42 ERA) and Boston’s Walker Buehler (4-2, 3.95).

Schwellenbach is scheduled to make his 12th start. He saw his two-game winning streak broken on Sunday by the San Diego Padres after pitching seven innings for the third straight outing. He allowed four runs (two unearned) and matched his career high with 11 strikeouts in a 5-3 loss.

“This is a team of fighters and a lot of really good players,” Schwellenbach said. “We know we should be in every game and win every game. We have all the confidence that we’re going to play better baseball.”

Schwellenbach beat the Red Sox on May 18 when he allowed four runs in seven innings of a 10-4 win. In two career starts against Boston, he is 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA.

Buehler is set to make his ninth start of the season and is coming off a 5-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, when he pitched five innings and allowed two runs on four hits and two walks. That appearance followed a start against the New York Mets, his first since spending time on the injured list with bursitis in his right shoulder. He didn’t last long; he was ejected after 2 1/3 scoreless innings for arguing balls and strikes.

“Obviously I wanted to create a little bit more momentum than I did,” Buehler said after that game. “Super disappointing for me. Sometimes getting on the road and kind of having the group together can kind of help out. I think that’s the goal this week.”

Atlanta continues to struggle offensively. Even Ozzie Albies, who had been batting .346 since May 13, went hitless on Friday to see his 14-game hitting streak end.

The Braves placed right-hander A.J. Smith-Shawver on the 60-day injured list Friday with a torn ulnar collateral ligament that will cost him the rest of the season, and they put outfielder Stuart Fairchild on the 10-day IL with a dislocated pinky finger. Atlanta called up left-hander Dylan Dodd and outfielder Jose Azocar from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned right-hander Michael Petersen.

The Braves will recall right-hander Bryce Elder to make the start on Sunday. That will allow the team to give the entire staff an additional day of rest. Spencer Strider is scheduled to start the series opener against Arizona on Tuesday.

–Field Level Media

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INDIANAPOLIS – St. Elmo’s will not host the hottest thing in town tonight. The New York Knicks responded with their backs to the wall at Madison Square Garden in New York and now are focused on forcing a Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Suddenly, the Indiana Pacers are the team facing more pressure entering the pivotal and what could be, the decisive Game 6 tonight.

Indiana holds a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. However, clinching a spot in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000 will be a much easier endeavor in front of the home fans. Game 7, if needed, would be in New York.

“We understand what the stakes are,” Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton said. “We’re fine. There’s no need to panic or anything.”

The third-seeded Knicks were clearly the better team in Thursday’s 111-94 home victory. New York never trailed, shut down Haliburton, dominated the interior and forced 20 turnovers to deliver a convincing victory.

Jalen Brunson had 32 points, five rebounds and five assists and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds. Towns thrived while playing with an ailing left knee.

“This team is special,” Towns said. “In this series, we haven’t been able to close out games we wanted to. We’ve had moments of brilliance and (Thursday) we showed the world how special we are.”

New York’s task of evening the series will be much easier if it can once again slow Haliburton, the leader of the fourth-seeded Pacers.

Haliburton delivered a performance for the ages in Game 4 when he had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover, the first time a player achieved a 30-15-10-0 stat line in NBA postseason history. He also made five 3-pointers and had four steals in the 130-121 home triumph.

But Game 5 was a totally different experience for Haliburton. New York hounded him from the outset and mixed its defenders to keep the Indiana star off-balance. Haliburton had just eight points, six assists and two rebounds. He took just seven shots, sinking two.

“As a team, we need to have a level of balance,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. “I’ll look at it. There are more things I need to do to help him. I will take responsibility for that and we’ll see where we can improve.”

New York’s Mikal Bridges fueled the defensive charge but had plenty of help.

“Just starting with Mikal, wanting to pick up full court, make anything that (Haliburton) was doing hard,” Knicks backup guard Miles McBride said. “Whether it was denying him, trying to stay into his body or guys being up, just trying to make it hard.”

Meanwhile, the Knicks outscored Indiana 60-34 in the paint in Game 5 as Towns repeatedly drove for baskets. Perhaps more startling was that Indiana’s edge in fastbreak points was limited to 16-15; over the first four games, the Pacers held a whopping 65-23 advantage.

“I’m just happy with the way we responded, honestly,” Brunson said. “We came out and had some energy to the way we played. I’m very proud of what we did, and we have to try to replicate it.”

Brunson made 12 of 18 shots while notching his fourth 30-point outing of the series. He is averaging 33 points in the series. Towns averages 25.4 points and 11.8 rebounds.

For Indiana, Haliburton averages 21 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. Pascal Siakam is also faring well with a 23.6-point average.

Siakam wants to see the Pacers raise their level of play tonight.

“They played harder than us,” Siakam said of Game 5. “It’s OK. We played hard, but they played harder.”

–Field Level Media

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DUBLIN (Ohio) – In steady rain on Friday, Nick Taylor’s (68) tied his low score (R1/2021) as he completed his first bogey free round in 18 career rounds at Muirfield Village to tie for the lead with R1 leader, Ben Griffin.

For Taylor, this is his third 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and he’s 1-for-2 converting to a victory (2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am).

Griffin holds his third career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and is also 1-for-2 converting the victory (2025 Charles Schwab Challenge). Griffin is the second player to earn multiple 36-hole leads/co-leads this season (Scottie Scheffler/Texas Children’s Houston Open, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson) and the first player to hold at least a share of the 36-hole lead in back-to-back weeks on TOUR since Nico Echavarria (2024 Baycurrent Classic, 2024 World Wide Technology Championship).

Brian Campbell withdrew after shooting a 79 on Thursday.

The Cut: The 36-hole cutline came in at (+5), underlining the difficulty of the Muirfield Village course that Jack built.

The Memorial Leaderboard | After 36 Holes

T1 Nick Taylor 69 68 137 (-7)

T1 Ben Griffin 65 72 137 (-7)

3 Akshay Bhatia 70 69 139 (-5)

4 Scottie Scheffler 70 70 140 (-4)

Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)

The Memorial | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

YARDS/PAR: 7,569 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECT(S): Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead

OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)

PRIZE Money – Purse/Winner’s Share: $20,000,000/$4,000,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler

PAST RESULTS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700

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LOS ANGELES – (Wire Service Report) – New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson was accused of rape in a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles, the New York Post reported.

In the suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the woman — identified as Jane Doe — alleges Williamson sexually assaulted her twice in 2020.

The plaintiff, who claims to be the NBA forward’s ex-girlfriend, alleges there was a pattern of “abusive, controlling and threatening behavior” toward her that occurred in California, Louisiana and other states.

Williamson, 24, also is accused of threatening to have his security personnel shoot Doe in the head and have her parents killed, according to the report.

“Our client is very adamant about this — it’s not her desire or our desire to litigate this case in the press,” Doe’s attorney, Sam Taylor with the Lanier Law Firm, told the Post on Friday. “It’s a very serious case, as reflected in the allegations. Our client looks forward to her day in court where she can go and explain to a jury what happened to her, the things she endured for this defendant and getting justice.”

Williamson’s representatives did not immediately respond to the newspaper’s request for comment.

As of Friday afternoon, the Pelicans had not commented publicly on the allegations.

Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Duke, is a two-time All-Star with career averages of 24.7 points, 6.6rebounds and 4.3 assists in 214 games (all starts) with the Pelicans.

–Field Level Media

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DUBLIN, Ohio – Ben Griffin (1st place at -7) earned his first career 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR. His previous best 18-hole position: 2nd/2022 RSM Classic/finished T29). Griffin’s 7-under (65) marked his best score in five career rounds in the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (previous best: 72/R1/2023).

Griffin carded the lowest first-round score in the Memorial Tournament since 2019 (Ryan Moore/65/finished T33) and was the only player in the field to birdie each of the last three holes in round one (Nos. 16-18).

Griffin led the field in Strokes Gained: Around the Green (2.560) and Strokes Gained: Putting (3.843).

Griffin is staying “Hot,” as he entered the week coming off his first individual PGA TOUR victory at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge and five weeks ago, won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with teammate Andrew Novak) for his first career win on TOUR.

Griffin is one of four players with multiple wins on TOUR this year: (Rory McIlroy/3, Sepp Straka/2, Scottie Scheffler/2).

The Memorial Leaderboard | After 18 Holes

1 Ben Griffin 65 (-7)

2 Collin Morikawa 67 (-5)

3 Max Homa 68 (-4)

T4 Shane Lowry 69 (-3)

T4 Keegan Bradley 69 (-3)

T4 Nick Taylor 69 (-3)

Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)

The Memorial | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

YARDS/PAR: 7,569 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECT(S): Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead

OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)

PRIZE Money – Purse/Winner’s Share: $20,000,000/$4,000,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler

PAST RESULTS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700

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MILWAUKEE – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – The visiting Boston Red Sox will be looking to rediscover their suddenly missing offense when they face the Milwaukee Brewers today in the middle game of a three-game set.

Right-hander Aaron Civale (0-1, 9.00 ERA) starts for the Brewers while the Red Sox have yet to name a starter.

Milwaukee took the series opener 3-2 on Monday. Jackson Chourio homered on the first pitch from Garrett Crochet to jump-start the Brewers. The Red Sox did not answer until they scored one run in the eighth, then they left the bases loaded in the ninth after making it a one-run game.

It was the third consecutive loss for Boston, which had scored one run in each of its two previous defeats. The Red Sox left 10 on base Monday, going 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

“I think that we have a lot of faith in our offense,” said Crochet, who allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings while striking out 11. “At any given moment we’re going to break out and the rest of the season we’re going to forget about these first two months.

“I think that the most important part is that we’re getting in the situations to have success,” he said. “And eventually the ball’s going to go our way.”

Rookie catcher Carlos Narvaez extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single in the eighth. He is hitting .414 over that span with four doubles and a homer.

Civale will make his second start for Milwaukee since coming off the injured list due to a strained left hamstring, which he suffered on March 30 in his first start of the season. In his first start back, the 29-year-old allowed two runs on four hits in four innings of an 8-5 win on Thursday at Pittsburgh. He threw 73 pitches but did not get the decision.

Civale was 6-3 in 14 starts with Milwaukee last season after being acquired in July from Tampa Bay. Civale is 1-1 with a 4.95 ERA in four career starts vs. Boston.

Catcher William Contreras drew two walks Monday and has reached safely in his last 11 games, hitting .324 with 11 walks over that span.

Hours after being activated from the 60-day injured list (left lat strain), DL Hall picked up the win Monday in his first appearance of the season. He allowed one run on two hits in 2 1/3 innings of relief.

Despite going 3-0 in four starts with a 1.71 ERA, rookie right-hander Logan Henderson was sent back to Triple-A Nashville to make room for Hall.

The move was to provide some bullpen depth for the Brewers, who still have starters Jose Quintana, Brandon Woodruff and Nestor Cortes on the shelf. Quintana and Woodruff are close to returning.

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INDIANAPOLIS – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – The Indiana Pacers appeared to have the New York Knicks in deep trouble in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Yet there was a major problem with the Pacers taking a 20-point home lead and the ensuing belief they were en route to taking a 3-0 series lead.

That’s because the Knicks are highly comfortable when they trail by a large margin. For the third time this postseason, New York battled back from 20 down on the road to win the game. The latest impressive comeback places them in position to tie the series at 2-2 when the teams play Game 4 on Tuesday night at Indianapolis.

New York’s 106-100 comeback victory was reminiscent of the Eastern Conference semifinals when the Knicks rallied from 20-point deficits in each of the first two games in Boston to earn victories en route to eventually winning the series in six games.

“We saw that we were on the brink of it looking pretty dark for us,” Knicks star Jalen Brunson said Monday. “And the way we responded, I think it brings us closer together.”

It certainly tightened up the best-of-seven series as New York outscored the Pacers 36-20 over the final 12 minutes.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to join Brunson as the only players in franchise history to tally 20 or more in one quarter during a playoff game. Brunson’s record of 21 in a quarter came against the Pacers in Game 1 of last season’s conference semifinals.

“The game wasn’t looking great for me or all of us,” said Towns, who also collected 15 rebounds. “I just wanted to do what it takes to put us in a position to win. It’s a testament to my teammates to have trust in me and putting me in spots where I can succeed and utilize my talents.”

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MINNEAPOLIS – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished 10 assists as the OKC Thunder escaped with a 128-126 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night in Minneapolis.

Jalen Williams added 34 points on 13-for-24 shooting for Oklahoma City, which seized a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Chet Holmgren finished with 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting.

Gilgeous-Alexander sank 5 of 6 free-throw attempts in the final 15 seconds to seal the victory.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 23 points off the bench to lead Minnesota. Jaden McDaniels contributed 22 points, and Donte DiVincenzo finished with 21 points off the bench.

The series will shift back to Oklahoma City for Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Both teams battled in the final minutes as the Thunder staved off the Timberwolves’ comeback attempt.

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