Nikola Jokic or Joel Embiid would become the first center since Shaquille O’Neal in 2000 to win MVP, while Stephen Curry would become one of the nine players in history to win the award three times.
The Knicks have sold out the 15,000 seats available for Games 1 and 2 against the Hawks — a reduced capacity for MSG, but the largest crowd of the postseason so far.
Stephen A. Smith asserts that when Klay Thompson returns to the Warriors’ lineup next season, the team will reclaim its throne in the West.