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Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks celebrates during Game 2of the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Nathaniel S. Butler, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP

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Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks celebrates during Game 2of the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Nathaniel S. Butler, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP 

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WASHINGTON — The New York Knicks are on the brink of their first NBA Finals since 1999 after a 121-108 victory at Cleveland on Saturday stretched their playoff win streak to 10 games.Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 30 points, O.G. Anunoby added 21 and Mikal Bridges contributed 22 on 11-of-15 shooting as New York pushed the Cavaliers to the edge of elimination.&quot;I&#x27;m at a loss for words,&quot; Brunson said. &quot;I thought we fought, most importantly.&quot;The Knicks seized a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals and could complete a sweep in game four on Monday in Cleveland.No team in NBA history has recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series.&quot;The series isn&#x27;t over,&quot; Anunoby said. &quot;Just keep our foot on their necks and just try to win the game.&quot;Brunson said the Knicks must continue to concentrate.&quot;Just focus on one possession at a time,&quot; Brunson said.&quot;The way we&#x27;ve been having that mindset these past couple weeks, we have to continue it, if not actually better.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/5/23/nba-gilgeous-alexander-leads-thunder-past-spurs-for-2-1-lead-1229">NBA: Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder past Spurs for 2-1 lead </a></div>The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals 27 years ago when they lost to San Antonio. They have not won the NBA championship since 1973.New York&#x27;s Karl-Anthony Towns had 13 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals while Josh Hart added 12 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals for a Knicks team that has not been beaten in a month.&quot;Our mindset hasn&#x27;t changed,&quot; Brunson said.&quot;We&#x27;re trying to get better every single day. We&#x27;re trying to learn from winning.&quot;There&#x27;s a lot of things we can get better at. There&#x27;s a lot of things we can control, a lot of mental errors that we need to clean up, but we&#x27;re always just looking for ways to try and get better.&quot;Evan Mobley led Cleveland with 24 points while Donovan Mitchell added 23 and James Harden scored 19 points.The Cavaliers, who squandered a 22-point lead to lose the series opener, never led as New York seized command early and dominated.&quot;I guess you could say momentum carried over (from game one),&quot; Anunoby said.&quot;We try to play the right way every game but maybe that momentum carried over a little bit.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/5/22/nba-spurs-fox-harper-questionable-for-game-3-against-thunder-1940">NBA: Spurs&#x27; Fox, Harper questionable for Game 3 against Thunder </a></div>New York started the game 10-of-13 from the floor to seize a 29-19 lead only 8:29 into the contest, Towns delivering 11 points in the run on the way to a 37-27 lead after the first quarter.Cleveland trimmed New York&#x27;s half-time edge to 60-54 but the Cavs committed six turnovers in the first six minutes of the third quarter.The Knicks were a 91-82 ahead entering the fourth quarter and stretched it 110-93 in the closing minutes before completing their fifth road triumph in a row.&quot;It&#x27;s just executing the game plan on both sides of the floor, playing the right way, moving the ball then getting stops on defense,&quot; Anunoby said of New York&#x27;s secret to success.

The New York Knicks are on the brink of their first NBA Finals since 1999 after a 121-108 victory at Cleveland on Saturday stretched their playoff win streak to 10 games.

The New York Knicks are on the brink of their first NBA Finals since 1999 after a 121-108 victory at Cleveland on Saturday stretched their playoff win streak to 10 games.

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Knicks beat Cavaliers to reach brink of NBA Finals

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Published May 24, 2026 01:22 PM PHT

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