The Knicks‘ dominant playoff run continued on Monday, as they blew out the Cavaliers by 37 points to complete another 4-0 sweep. New York has now advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, with the league announcing the full schedule for the final series (via Twitter).
Game 1 against either San Antonio or Oklahoma City will tip off at 8:30 ET on Wednesday, June 3. All of the games will be air on ABC.
Jalen Brunson was the unanimous choice as Most Valuable Player of the Eastern Conference finals, per the NBA (Twitter links). The Knicks’ captain and star point guard received the Larry Bird trophy for claiming the award, which was voted on by nine media members.
Brunson averaged 25.5 points, 7.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 39.5 minutes per game during the four-game series.
While there was plenty of drama in Game 1 in the conference final matchup with Cleveland, the Knicks thoroughly outplayed the Cavs in the other three contests, winning easily on each occasion. New York lost two of its first three playoff games this spring, but that’s a distant memory at this point, as the team has reeled off 11 consecutive victories heading into the NBA Finals.
More to come…