By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
It’s been a long time since the New York Knicks made their fans this happy. After years of agonizing losses, the Knicks are well on their way to the second round of the playoffs after getting a 3-1 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In an electric atmosphere at MSG, take Knicks managed to stop Clevland and produce one more big victory 102-93. Jalen Brunson continues to dominate the series as he now scored 29 points while R.J. Barrett added 26.
New York forced Cleveland All-Star Donovan Mitchell into one of the worst games of his postseason career, finishing with just 11 points on 5-for-18 shooting. Darius Garland had 23 points and 10 assists for the Cavs Turkish wingman Cedi Osman scored 10 points.
After limiting the Cavs to the lowest point total in an NBA game this season on Friday, the Knicks led most of the way in this one to reach the verge of the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time since beating Boston in 2013.
They’ve only made it back to the playoffs once since then, falling in five games to Atlanta in 2021. But this team is more complete, thanks largely signing Brunson last summer and acquiring Hart from Portland during this season.