{"id":1060,"date":"2026-05-24T05:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2026-05-24T05:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:03:47","slug":"knicks-move-within-a-win-of-nba-finals-with-another-lopsided-victory-over-cavaliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1060","title":{"rendered":"Knicks move within a win of NBA Finals with another lopsided victory over Cavaliers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CLEVELAND \u2014 Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22, and the Knicks moved within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 with a 121-108 victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1058\">Eight takeaways from Saturday\u2019s high school sports scene, including City baseball and softball titles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>OG Anunoby had 21 points as New York led the entire game. The Knicks were 43 of 77 from the field, including 11 of 28 on 3-pointers. They were also 24 of 27 from the foul line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Knicks can wrap up the Eastern Conference Finals and sweep their second straight series with a win on Monday night. New York is the seventh team in NBA history to win at least 10 straight during a postseason run. The last team to do it was the Celtics, who also went on a 10-game run on their way to the 2024 title.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Knicks fans, they travel man. They&#8217;re gonna be heard in whatever building they&#8217;re in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Brunson (30 PTS, 6 AST) sounds off on the support the team felt in Cleveland tonight \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>Knicks are one win away from their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999! pic.twitter.com\/GGGY04ra5K<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) May 24, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>All but one of the Knicks\u2019 wins have been by double digits, with an average margin of victory of 22.5 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points and James Harden added 21 for Cleveland. The Cavaliers were 12 of 41 on 3-pointers, and 12 of 19 from the foul line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>New York led, 91-82, at the end of the third quarter, but put it out reach in the fourth when Landry Shamet made three 3-pointers in a 99-second span to make it, 105-94. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1056\">Willson Contreras, Red Sox lose to Twins again after benches-clearing episode<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>LANDRY SHAM333T IS ON FIRE.<\/p>\n<p>9 straight points for the @nyknicks! pic.twitter.com\/braRstR46Y<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) May 24, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Knicks made their first four shots en route to a 9-1 lead less than two minutes into the game. New York was 12 of 17 from the field in the quarter and was up, 37-27, after 12 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cleveland rallied and tied it at 50-all on a jumper by Harden before the Knicks countered with a 10-1 run. They went into halftime with a 60-54 advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Brunson had six of his 12 points during an 8-1 run midway through the third quarter as the Knicks extended their lead to 83-70 with 3:41 remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Brunson to Robinson to close out Q3 \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<p>Knicks take a 9-point lead heading into the final frame on ABC! pic.twitter.com\/4t2H5UVmVP<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1054\">Red Sox should consider these big moves to turn the team into a real contender<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) May 24, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22, and New York is one win away from its first finals appearance since 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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