Knicks finish off Cavs, make 1st Finals in 27 year...
Key takeaways
- 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.
- Brunson, who sparked a furious comeback in the fourth quarter of Game 1 to set the tone for the series, was unanimously voted the Eastern Conference finals' MVP.
- New York will play the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs in the Finals.
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CLEVELAND -- 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.
Brunson, who sparked a furious comeback in the fourth quarter of Game 1 to set the tone for the series, was unanimously voted the Eastern Conference finals' MVP.