Boston won its first game of the series without star Jayson Tatum, who tore his Achilles in Game 4.

The Thunder and Nuggets play Game 6 in Denver on Thursday.

The Knicks and Timberwolves are in a position to close their respective series and advance to their conference finals.

Rantanen had a hat trick and an assist in Game 7 against his former team, propelling the Stars to the second round.

The final points of Brunson’s 40-point performance carried the weight of a franchise and avoided an alternate universe.

Meier ran into Frederik Andersen in Game 4 of the teams’ first-round series Sunday, sending the Hurricanes goalie to the injury ward.