Knicks Sweep Cavaliers to Reach NBA Finals for First Time Since 1999

The New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 on Monday night to finish a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17, and Landry Shamet added 16 off the bench.

Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson each scored 15 for New York, which extended its postseason winning streak to 11 games.

The Knicks outscored Cleveland 32-5 on second-chance points and 33-9 on fast-break points. They led by 19 points at halftime and by as many as 45 in the fourth quarter before pulling their starters with 7:47 left. New York became the fourth team since the 1976 ABA-NBA merger to post an 11-game playoff winning streak. 7 points.

8 assists. Coach Mike Brown reached the NBA Finals in his first season with the Knicks, his second trip overall. Cleveland was swept in a postseason series for the first time since the 2018 NBA Finals. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 31 points.

York will play either the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs in the finals. The Western Conference finals is tied 2-2, with Game 5 scheduled for Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The higher-seeded Western Conference team will have home-court advantage starting June 3.

“I feel like the word ‘hope’ has been gone from the New York Knicks name for a long time and for me to be part of this team that revives hope is something special.”