The Knicks welcomed Cleveland back to the NBA playoffs by holding off the Cavaliers on Saturday night in Game 1.
Brunson shook off foul trouble and scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half, Randle returned from an ankle injury to add 19 — and a critical final rebound — and the Knicks welcomed Cleveland back to the NBA playoffs by holding off the Cavaliers 101-97 on Saturday night in Game 1.
"You can't say enough about the monster rebound Julius made at the end," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said."That rebound was huge. Huge." Randle was reminded that the Knicks had a similar play in Game 1 against Atlanta in 2021 but didn't come up with the ball.Mitchell scored 14 points in the fourth, but it wasn't enough for the young Cavs, who disappointed a raucous, towel-waving Cleveland crowd that hadn't seen a playoff game since the 2018 NBA Finals.
Hart added 17 points — and hit a big 3-pointer down the stretch — and 10 rebounds in his playoff debut for New York, whose reserves outscored the Cavs 37-14. Brunson picked up his second foul with 7:52 left in the first quarter, and Thibodeau had no choice but to replace the guard, who scored a career-high 48 points against the Cavs on March 31 — the first game Randle missed."I told him I was going to wear it at some point," Hart said."Then he gets into foul trouble the day I wear it, so I'm going to go burn it and never wear it again.
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