Basketball

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle offers defense of Scott Foster after referee receives criticism in Game 4

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Indiana coach Rick Carlisle offered an impassioned and somewhat unprompted defense of referee Scott Foster on Sunday, evidently aware of the mountains of online criticism that came after Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

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Pacers and Thunder are set for a pivotal Game 5 in an NBA Finals that has been back and forth

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The ratings are down for these NBA Finals , as was expected. Oklahoma City vs.

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Jalen Williams' resilience helps Thunder gain solid position heading into Game 5 vs. Pacers

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jalen Williams keeps bouncing back. The Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star has suffered through poor shooting stretches in each of the past three playoff series. And each time, he’s recovered to help the Thunder win critical games.

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Oklahoma City, Indiana tied 2-2 heading to game 5

Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -9.5; over/under is 223.

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Caitlin Clark scores 32 points in return, leads Fever to win over Liberty

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 25 of her season-high 32 points in the first half and in her return after a five-game absence due to injury helped lead the Indiana Fever to a 102-88 win over the New York Liberty on Saturday.

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Steven Adams agrees to a 3-year, $39M contract extension with the Rockets, AP source says

HOUSTON (AP) — Center Steven Adams has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension to remain with the Houston Rockets, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday.

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He's not Batman. He's Alex Caruso. And he's leading the Thunder in his own way in the NBA Finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alex Caruso got asked after Game 4 of the NBA Finals if he’s aware that he’s achieved a level of superhero-type status among fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder during this playoff run.

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Thunder embraced their moments of adversity this season. It paid off in Game 4 of the NBA Finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The book is called “The Obstacle Is the Way.

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The ties that bind: The WNBA's Fever and NBA's Pacers are more than just neighbors in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark is doubly disappointed about how the NBA Finals are going right now. One, the Indiana Pacers lost Game 4 . Two, Clark can’t be there for Game 6.

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Dream beat Sky 88-70 behind Howard's career-high 36 points

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