Knicks beat Cavaliers to reach brink of NBA Finals

Brunson scores 30 points as the Knicks beat the Cavs 121-108 to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.The New York Knicks are on the brink of their first NBA Finals since 1999 after a 121-108 victory at Cleveland stretched their playoff win streak to 10 games.Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 30 points, OG Anunoby added 21 and Mikal Bridges contributed 22 on 11-of-15 shooting as New York pushed the Cavaliers to the edge of elimination on Saturday.“I’m at a loss for words,” Brunson said. “I thought we fought, most importantly.”The Knicks 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.No team in NBA history has recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series.“The series isn’t over,” Anunoby said. “Just keep our foot on their necks and just try to win the game.”Brunson said the Knicks must continue to concentrate. “Just focus on one possession at a time.”“The way we’ve been having that mindset these past couple [of] weeks, we have to continue it, if not actually better.”The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals 27 years ago when they lost to San Antonio. They have not won the NBA championship since 1973.New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns had 13 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals while Josh Hart added 12 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals for a Knicks team that has not been beaten in a month.Brunson said, “Our mindset hasn’t changed.“We’re trying to get better every single day. We’re trying to learn from winning.“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.”