Knicks Carry Nine-Game Playoff Streak Into Game Three Against Cavaliers

The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93 on May 21 at Madison Square Garden, taking a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points in the victory, which extended New York’s winning streak to nine games. The Knicks are now two wins away from reaching the NBA Finals.

Game 2 marked the Knicks’ ninth straight playoff win, a stretch that has carried them through the first two rounds and the opening games of the conference finals. The Cavaliers, who entered the series as the higher seed, now face a deficit requiring four wins in five games to advance.

Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday, May 23, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers will need to protect home court to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole, a position from which no NBA team has ever come back to win a playoff series.

The outcome of Game 3 will determine whether the Knicks can take a commanding lead or the Cavaliers can claw back into the series. Tipoff is set for later tonight.