Two teams on the brink of elimination after a pair of action-packed Game 4s

The GIST: Who needs The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives when you have “The Book of Postseason Men’s Sports” brimming with drama. Let’s dig in.

🏀 Indiana Pacers push NY Knicks to the brink of elimination: Indy’s Tyrese Haliburton was exceptional in last night’s 130–121 Game 4 win, becoming the first player in NBA history to record at least 30 points, 15 assists, and zero turnovers in the playoffs — and he did it all in front of his pops. Now up 3-1, the Pacers can punch their first NBA Finals ticket since 2000 tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET.

• Meanwhile, tonight’s 8:30 p.m. ET Game 5 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves could send OKC (up 3-1) to its first Finals since 2012 — especially if freshly-crowned league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has anything to say about it.

🏒 A pair of empty-net goals seal Game 4, 3-1 lead for Edmonton Oilers: There’s no place like home for the Oilers, who beat the Dallas Stars 4–1 last night. Edmonton’s first opportunity to clinch the Western Conference title (and their second straight Stanley Cup Finals berth) comes in Dallas tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET, but Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner has struggled on the road in the playoffs.

• Fifteen tries and 19 years later, the Carolina Hurricanes finally won a conference finals game with Monday’s 3–0 Game 4 blanking of the Florida Panthers. Is the win a sign of changing winds, or will the Cats (up 3-1) close it out in Carolina? Find out tonight at 8 p.m. ET.