Malika Andrews

Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped 49 points to outduel Kevin Durant’s 42 and lift the Bucks to a win over the Nets that came down to the final seconds on Sunday.

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.

Prepared for what might be a rude reception in Boston when the first-round series shifts for Game 3, former Celtics guard Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets, up 2-0 already, are “just going to focus on what we can control.”

Nets forward Jeff Green is out for the rest of the Celtics series with an injury, while Boston star Jayson Tatum (eye) will play in Game 3 on Friday.

Jeff Green was ruled out with the left plantar fascia strain he suffered in Game 2 of the Nets’ series against the Celtics.

James Harden, who missed over a month with a right hamstring strain during the regular season, is out for Game 2 vs. the Bucks.

James Harden and Jeff Green are progressing from injuries, but they won’t play in the Nets’ Game 3 against the Bucks.

Kyrie Irving (ankle) and James Harden (hamstring) will miss Game 5 on Tuesday against the Bucks, the Nets say. Irving had an MRI on his ankle, which confirmed a sprain.

Everything you need to know about what happened in the 2021 NBA conference finals is right here.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (hyperextended left knee) is “making good progress,” per coach Mike Budenholzer, but the Bucks star still drew a doubtful tag for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday against the Suns.