Pacers & Spurs move closer to conference finals

George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George had 18 points, 14 rebounds, & seven assists after leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 93-82, to within one win of their first conference finals appearance since 2004. The Pacers were strong defensively again as the outrebounded the Knicks in rebounding (54-36) and never really let the Knicks challenge them in the second half. Indiana can wrap up the series this Thursday night in New York ay Madison Square Garden.




Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists as the San Antonio Spurs held the Golden State Warriors' starting backcourt to 13 points for a 109-91 victory. The Spurs outrebounded the Warriors, 38-36, forced 14 turnovers, and limited them to 16 second-chance points. San Antonio looks to close out the Western Conference semifinals in Game 6 this Thursday night at 10:30 pm ET in Oakland.