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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the New York Knicks advanced to within a game of their first NBA Finals since 1999 with a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
The Knicks can clinch the Eastern Conference Finals and sweep their second straight series with a win Monday night. Knicks fans – who had been ecstatic all night – were chanting “Knicks in four” as the final seconds of Game 3 ticked away.
New York is the seventh team in NBA history to win at least 10 straight in a postseason run. The last team to do so was the Boston Celtics, who went on a 10-game streak en route to winning the 2024 title. Cleveland, San Antonio and the Los Angeles Lakers have done it twice.
All but one of the Knicks’ wins have been by double digits, with an average margin of victory of 22.5 points.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots against New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23).
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Highlights of Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals
“We just have to keep our minds on the task at hand. The game is over and we have to find a way to win. We have to execute at a high level in Game 4,” said Karl Anthony-Towns, who had 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
OG Anunoby had 21 points as New York led the entire game. Not only did the Knicks make 55.8 percent of their shots from the field, they also had 11 3-pointers and were 24 of 27 from the foul line.
Evan Mobley added 24 points, Donovan Mitchell 23 points and James Harden 19 points for Cleveland. The Cavaliers were 12 of 41 on 3-pointers and 12 of 19 from the foul line.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce watch the second half of Game 3 in the Eastern Conference Finals
Even an appearance by the superstar couple of Taylor Swift and Cleveland Heights native Travis Kelce couldn’t spur the Cavs to victory.
“I think their physicality and energy, we just weren’t up to that level to deal with it,” Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. “They’ve been on a hell of a run. We just couldn’t stop the momentum. We had a chance in that first game that I wanted to stop, but they couldn’t stop their momentum.”
“Our guys were locked in from the start of the game and it showed from the first few minutes of the game. We got a lot of great contributions,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots against New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23).
“I thought we did a good job throughout the game trying to play fast. We don’t want to go against their set defense all the time, so we have to keep trying to play fast. And then our guys did a better job in the second half trying to defend without fouling.”
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