Brunson drops 30 against Cavs as Knicks pull within one of another sweep

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brunson-jalen/YLRvL3v7/"]Jalen Brunson[/a] scored a game-high 30 points, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anunoby-og-ogugua/jiNJMxEa/"]O.G. Anunoby[/a] added 21, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bridges-mikal/hCRWwI1R/"]Mikal Bridges[/a] contributed 22 on 11-of-15 shooting as New York pushed the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cavaliers[/a] to the edge of elimination.[/p][p][b]"I'm at a loss for words,"[/b] Brunson said.[b] "I thought we fought, most importantly."[/b][/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]Knicks[/a] 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.[/p][p]No team in NBA history has recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series.[/p][embed guid="8454bddf-afbf-4024-a1d3-0f2a8040d170" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2058384270427562106?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"The series isn't over,"[/b] Anunoby said. [b]"Just keep our foot on their necks and just try to win the game."[/b][/p][p]Brunson said the Knicks must continue to concentrate.[/p][p][b]"Just focus on one possession at a time,"[/b] Brunson said.[/p][p][b]"The way we've been having that mindset these past couple weeks, we have to continue it, if not actually better."[/b][/p][p]The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals 27 years ago when they lost to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio[/a]. They have not won the NBA championship since 1973.[/p][p]New York's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/towns-karl-anthony/8np46E9P/"]Karl-Anthony Towns[/a] had 13 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and three steals while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hart-josh/Cjknv7yj/"]Josh Hart[/a] added 12 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals for a Knicks team that has not been beaten in a month.[/p][p][b]"Our mindset hasn't changed,"[/b] Brunson said. [b]"We're trying to get better every single day. We're trying to learn from winning."[/b][/p][p][b]"There's a lot of things we can get better at. There's a lot of things we can control, a lot of mental errors that we need to clean up, but we're always just looking for ways to try and get better."[/b][/p][embed guid="5bd293c3-684e-4707-bd03-8d941e858036" url="https://x.com/nyknicks/status/2058385683408884137?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mobley-evan/SrZZLQHj/"]Evan Mobley[/a] led Cleveland with 24 points, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mitchell-donovan/hhFqipLe/"]Donovan Mitchell[/a] added 23 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harden-james/zm5V3CZo/"]James Harden[/a] scored 19 points.[/p][p]The Cavaliers, who squandered a 22-point lead to lose the series opener, never led as New York seized command early and dominated.[/p][p][b]"I guess you could say momentum carried over (from game one),"[/b] Anunoby said. [b]"We try to play the right way every game, but maybe that momentum carried over a little bit."[/b][/p][p]New York started the game 10-of-13 from the floor to seize a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/cleveland-cavaliers-xGk13Tb6/new-york-knicks-WCNO4nbt/?mid=KCGhatsH"]29-19[/a] lead after 8:29, with Towns delivering 11 points in the run and the Knicks leading 37-27 after the first quarter.[/p][p]Cleveland trimmed New York's half-time edge to 60-54, but the Cavs committed six turnovers in the first six minutes of the third quarter.[/p][p]The Knicks were ahead 91-82 entering the fourth quarter and stretched it to 110-93 in the closing minutes before completing their fifth road triumph in a row.[/p][p][b]"It's just executing the game plan on both sides of the floor, playing the right way, moving the ball, then getting stops on defense," [/b]Anunoby said of New York's secret to success.[/p]