Jalen Brunson bounced back from early foul trouble to net 27 points to lead the Knincks to a 101-97 victory over the Cavaliers in Game 1.
CLEVELAND — The Knicks didn’t play many games at full strength over the final month of the regular season due to injuries, but their returning top players fronted them to an all-important victory in their playoff opener
All-Star guard and Westchester product Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 38 points on 14-for-30 shooting, with Darius Garland adding 17 for the fourth-seeded Cavs. Jarrett Allen’s tip-in gave Cleveland its first lead since the opening quarter with 2:12 left, but Hart buried a straightaway 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to put the Knicks back up 95-93.
But the Cavs netted the next nine points, with Brunson sitting down with his second foul just 4:02 into the game. Brunson was removed again after committing his third foul of the half less than three minutes into the session, but Randle’s long 2-point jumper and subsequent layup had the Knicks up by a dozen.
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