Complete all-rookie voting:

First team all rookie is out: Cedric Coward VJ Edgecombe Cooper Flagg Dylan Harper Kon Knueppel

643-1!

Mike Brown: "I don't know if I've seen that in a playoff game."

I remember walking down the hallway after Game 1 of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals. The Haliburton shot had completely zapped the fan base of its energy. With one unlikely bounce. That tonight went the way it did almost seems storybook for the Knicks.

FINAL: Knicks 115, Cavaliers 104 (OT). Knicks come back from down 22 in fourth quarter. • Brunson 38-5-6 • Bridges 18 & 5 • Towns 13-13-5 • Hart 13-7-4 Knicks lead the series 1-0.

The Cavs' outright refusal to score is not paying dividends.

That Landry Shamet bounce was the basketball gods saying sorry to Knicks fans for the Haliburton shot.

That was the exact way a comeback should happen from an entertainment perspective. Both teams had two timeouts left. No stoppages for reviews. Just play after play, the ball kept rolling.

The Knicks trailed 93-71 with 7:52 to go in the game. They now trail 94-89 with 3:30 to go — a run they've spurred with Jalen Brunson going off as he attacks James Harden over and over.

Jalen Brunson is not bad at this.

The Cavs haven't scored in more than 4 minutes.

Josh Hart gonna be an incredibly interesting player in this series. Tremendously important as a defender, cutter and creator. Cavs expectedly come out guarding him with Allen. Hart misses both his 3s. Knicks spacing opens up once the bench comes in. Driving lanes follow.

OG Anunoby is starting.

I’d say I’ll remember this Wembanyama game for a long time, but surely seems like there are gonna be tons more that look just like this for years to come.

I’m gonna need this game to never end. Thanks.

Both of these teams are so damn good. What a great game so far.

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Every game of the Eastern Conference Finals is scheduled for 8pm. Series begins Tuesday, May 19 and runs every other day from there.

OG Anunoby says he's been sprinting. Full participant in practice again today.

OG Anunoby says he's been sprinting. Full participant in practice again today.

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Karl-Anthony Towns is dishing like never before. Jalen Brunson is a screening fiend. And Mikal Bridges is everywhere. An all-Knicks edition of the notebook: www.nytimes.com/athletic/727...

Everyone talks about Ausar Thompson’s athleticism but his competitiveness and smarts are off the charts, too. That rearview swipe of Mitchell to extend the game only happens if you are keen on how the other team’s star moves and relentless with your pursuit.

Story from today:

Miles McBride is no golden child. Story on the 25-year-old's secret edge: www.nytimes.com/athletic/727...

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The roll continues.

The Eastern Conference Finals will begin on either May 17 or May 19, depending on how long the Pistons-Cavaliers series goes.

FINAL: Knicks 144, 76ers 114. Knicks sweep the 76ers. • Brunson 22 pts, 6 asts • McBride 23 & 4, 7-9 3Ps • Towns 17-4-10 • Hart 17 & 9 Knicks shoot 25-44 from 3-point range.

The Knicks are going to their second consecutive conference finals.

The Knicks had a 176 offensive rating in the first half of this game, with per @cleantheglass. For perspective, that’s the equivalent of Reggie Miller going to the line for two free throws.

The Knicks have played two closeout games this postseason. In both of them, they have had the end-of-bench guys in by the third quarter.

Bridges has been fantastic on both sides for this entire series. And I think today's might be his best defensive performance.

But imagine how sick that move would've been if Jalen Brunson were a 1A.

Seven different Knicks have an offensive rebound.

The Knicks just went 0-for-6 on one possession.

This is an annihilation. Knicks lead by 27, and it's not even four minutes into the second quarter.

Extraordinary start from Towns. His vision and precision have been nothing short of an A+.

The Knicks are 11 for 12 from 3-point range now.

Gonna need an investigative story digging into the one 3-pointer the Knicks have missed this quarter and how in the world that happened.

The Knicks are 9 for 10 from 3-point range.

I have never experienced an environment like this in my life. It's louder for the Knicks than MSG is.

I think it's legit all Knicks fans in Philly. Like, all Knicks fans.

The Wizards are back.

Miles McBride will continue to start in place of the injured OG Anunoby

OG Anunoby is questionable for tomorrow.

Mitchell Robinson, when asked if he would be making the picture of him dunking on Embiid his phone background, said he would not because “It don’t got no truck in it.”

FINAL: Knicks 108, 76ers 94. Knicks lead the series 3-0. They are one win away from their second consecutive conference finals berth. • Brunson 33-5-9 • Bridges 23 & 3 • Shamet 15 pts • Towns 8-12-7

Good teams hold on at the ends of close games. Great teams respond to punches in the mouth by turning should-be tight finishes into blowouts. It's too early in May to tell if the Knicks are in the latter category yet, but they're surely acting the part.