Knicks steamroll 76ers in Game 4 to secure sweep, advance to second straight Eastern Conference Finals

The Knicks closed out their second-round matchup with a 144-114 win over the 76ers on Sunday afternoon.

New York advances to its second straight Eastern Conference Finals.

Here are the takeaways…

– The 76ers were able to get off to a good start back on their homecourt in Game 3, but with a chance to close the series out this one was all Knicks from the tip. New York tied an NBA record, knocking down 11 of its first 13 attempts from behind the arc (84.6 percent) as the team quickly established a commanding double-digit advantage (43-24).

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– Miles McBride took advantage of his second straight chance in the lineup with OG Anunoby remaining out with a hamstring strain, knocking down his first four attempts from behind the arc for 12 first quarter points. Jalen Brunson had 11 points of his own, and Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in five and five assists.

– Towns did have a scare as he took another hard fall on his back coming down from a rebound attempt late in the first, but he was able to return for the final play of the quarter, and then to open the second.

– Landry Shamet was able to build off his big Game 3 showing with two threes in the first, and he carried that over, knocking down another to open the second. Towns got in on the fun and McBride drilled his fifth of the half, pushing the lead all the way out to 27 points just minutes into the middle frame (59-32).

– Philly did chip into the lead a bit as New York missed five straight, but the road team quickly settled back into a groove. Josh Hart got in on the fun, Brunson drilled a three, and McBride added his sixth of the half to help them head into the break with a commanding 27 point lead.

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– The Knicks shot 54 percent as a team in the first half, including 18-of-29 from three.

– Towns scored or assisted on each of the Knicks’ first three buckets coming out of the break, but he was quickly forced to the bench after picking up his fourth foul minutes into the third. In a game filled with so many positives, Towns’ recent struggles with foul trouble continued.

– Things continued to go New York’s way, though, as Brunson played a part in four…

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