Brunson stunned after Knicks’ 22-point comeback over Cavs in East finals: ‘I don’t have an answer’
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Cleveland Cavaliers 104-115 New York Knicks (OT)
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Knicks had trailed by 22 points in fourth quarter
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Brunson scores 38 points in MSG victory
Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA’s greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
After a record-setting run through the first two rounds, the Knicks were going nowhere for 40 minutes against the Cavs, trailing 93-71 with 7:52 to play. But Brunson relentlessly attacked James Harden to spark an 18-1 run, and he tied the game at 101-101 on a basket with 19 seconds remaining in regulation.