Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 19 points and 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 to complete a four-game sweep. OG Anunoby scored 17, while Landry Shamet added 16 off the bench. Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson each scored 15 as New York advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. The Knicks pulled their starters with 7:47 remaining and a 35-point lead. New York will face the Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs, with the Western Conference finals tied 2-2 and Game 5 in Oklahoma City. The Knicks’ run included an 11-game winning streak, and this marks their third Finals appearance since their 1973 title.
"Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999."
"Landry Shamet scored 16 off the bench while Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson had 15 apiece for the Knicks, who became the fourth team to have an 11-game winning streak during their postseason run. The last to do it was Golden State, which had a 15-game run en route to its second title in three seasons in 2017."
"The Knicks pulled their starters with 7:47 remaining and a 35-point lead as their large contingent of fans loudly chanted "Knicks in four!" New York fans easily outnumbered Cleveland fans as die-hard celebrity fans director Spike Lee, comedian Tracy Morgan and actor Timothée Chalamet and his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, made the trip."
"It is the 15th time since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976 that a coach has reached the finals in his first year with a team. The Knicks hired Mike Brown after parting ways with Tom Thibodeau after they reached the Eastern Conference finals last year, but lost in six games to Indiana."
Read at News 12 - Long Island
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