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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jalen Brunson isn’t looking in the rearview mirror at the New York Knicks’ 10-game winning streak while the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals is still in the horizon, even though it is one win away.
Brunson’s focus, along with the rest of his teammates, is what happens in the first 12 minutes of Monday night’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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“So you have the first possession, the first quarter, and then you have the end of the first half and you go on,” Brunson said after Saturday night’s 121-108 victory. “You just continue to just deal with what’s in front of you and just have your teammates’ back. Make sure everyone’s on the same page, making sure that everyone’s holding each other accountable. That’s just the most important thing right now.”
The blinders approach has New York on a 10-game winning streak with an average margin of victory of 22.5 points and one victory away from its first finals appearance since 1999.
No team in NBA history has blown a 3-0 lead, and the Knicks aren’t showing any signs of being the first in 164 series.
Just when everyone thinks the Knicks are peaking, they find a way to find another gear. Forward OG Anunoby, who missed the last two games of the Philadelphia series due to a strained right hamstring, had 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists in Saturday night’s victory.
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Anunoby is second on the team in scoring during the winning streak, averaging 19.8 points in eight games.
Brunson is averaging 29 points in the series and 27.8 in the postseason while Karl-Anthony Downs is averaging a double-double with 16.8 points and 10.3 rebounds, along with 6.1 assists.
Brunson said the next-man-up mentality has displayed itself throughout the series.
“We have a bunch of individuals in that we locker room who work really hard and they’re very psychotic about their work and the things they do, and making sure that they’re ready physically and mentally so when their number’s called and then when there’s time to go out there, they’re ready,” Brunson said. “We have a lot of real…
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Author : JOE REEDY
Publish date : 2026-05-24 22:10:00
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