Knicks Square Series – NBA Roundup For May 8th

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies were able to even their conference semifinals series at a game apiece last night.

The Knicks bounced back from Sunday's 102-95 loss by dominating the last 15 minutes of a 105-79 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers. Carmelo Anthony scored half of his 32 points during a 30-2 spurt that put the Knicks ahead by 26. The Pacers actually led by a basket with three minutes left in the third quarter before New York erupted.

Iman (ih-MAHN') Shumpert finished with 15 points and Raymond Felton added 14 for the Knicks.

Paul George had a team-high 20 points for the Pacers, who host Game 3 on Saturday.

The Grizzlies earned a 99-93 win at Oklahoma City as Mike Conley finished with 26 points and Marc Gasol (gah-SAHL') added 24.

Conley hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:58 left to put the Grizzlies ahead to stay then added an 18-foot jumper to stretch the lead to 94-90. He finished one assist short of a triple-double and shot 11-for-22 from the floor.

Thunder forward Kevin Durant also came close to a triple-double, contributing 36 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. But he missed his last three shots, including a pair of three-point attempts as Oklahoma City lost home-court advantage.

Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have lured away a member of the Boston Celtics front office to be their new general manager. Ryan McDonough is leaving Boston after 10 seasons with the Celtics, the last three as their assistant general manager. He replaces Lance Blanks, who was fired on April 22 after failing to make the playoffs the past three seasons.