Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

With a high draft pick, money to spend in free agency and talented young players on the roster, the New York Knicks are bullish on their future.

Brett Brown is returning to the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2019-20 season, the Sixers confirmed Monday.

Kawhi Leonard got the ultimate shooter’s roll and hit the first game-winning, buzzer-beating shot in the history of NBA playoff Game 7s.

The 76ers and Raptors head into Game 7 on Sunday with more than a spot in the conference finals at stake.

An attacking Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with a game-high 32 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Celtics 123-116 in Game 3 in Boston.

The NBA fined Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons $20,000 and issued him a flagrant foul for “making contact to the groin” of Toronto’s Kyle Lowry in Game 3.

John Havlicek, the Celtics’ franchise scoring leader, won eight NBA championships in Boston and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984.

After all of Kyrie Irving’s missives about leadership and performance this season, he delivered in the first round against the Indiana Pacers.