Led by Jalen Brunson’s 27 points (21 in the 2nd half), the No. 5 seed New York Knicks defeated the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1, 101-97. Julius Randle (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Josh Hart (17 points, 10 rebounds) added a combined 36 points for the Knicks in the victory, while Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 38 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists for the Cavaliers. The Knicks lead this best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Tuesday, April 18 (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT).
Tonight’s victory marks the Knicks first Game 1 road win since:
05/30/1999: New York Knicks defeat Indiana Pacers, 93-90.
Jalen Brunson is the 7th player in franchise history to record 25+ points in their Knicks Playoff debut, joining:
Bob McAdoo: 41 points on 04/12/1978
Bernard King: 40 points on 04/20/1983
Dick Barnett: 29 points on 03/22/1968
Amar’e Stoudemire: 28 points on 04/17/2011
Alec Burks: 27 points on 05/23/2021
Jalen Brunson: 27 points on 04/15/2023
Allan Houston: 25 points on 04/24/1997
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48 Comments
How is he not an Allstar?
Jalen just put that in Allen mouth no ay yooo
Go Cats
Every time he goes off I think of what could have been with the Mavs lol
Haliburton over Brunson for all star was pure blasphemy
2021 Cuban gave Luka 200M/5 years，brunson ONLY ask for 55M/4 years，BUT Cuban gave THJ 80M/4 years😱
Knicks Get Their First Upset Of Playoffs 2023 But I Still Got Cavs In 5
Cavs 4-2
Props to New York man fasho, Mark Cuban gotta have mad regret for letting him walk.
🧡💙
An elite point guard that you can win a championship with. Can play a kyle lowry 2019 type of role.
too bad when he was in dallas luka was the 1,2, and 3rd scoring option.
And Mark Cuban getting fined $750,000 sitting at home😂
Self hating racist uncle Tom
now you smile mcuban.. another big mistake, let brunsonwalk for FREE 😑😮💨 repeat the same mistake like nash before
J.Brunson is the PG version of "The Big Fundamental" aka Tim Duncan.
Where's Drose?
He has that dawg in him
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Good try Nets! Damn, that Embiid lol!
All his shots were ripping the net god dam
11/24 FG, 2 REB, 2 AST elite pg 😅
The Knicks have a true Point God. What an assassin.
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Wait till he goes off at Madison Square Garden. Gonna be wild!
I got to listen to this game while working. I would like to see the play where Randall's foul was a regular basketball move on Isaac ocoro. How do we always get screwed on those calls?
Forearm to the head!??
Good game 🏀💪🤌
Playoff Brunson is back! This is what the Mavs are missing and what the Knicks need.
Hello Dallas Mavericks
I bet Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks are asking, "Can we get Jalen Brunson back"?
Brunson > Mitchell
Jalen brunson is better than mitchell harden
Not an allstar?Hmmm.
Knicks are for real!
Fuck it Knicks in 4 🟠🔵
Brunson is the face of NY
Dude is a killer on the court🔥😤
Brunson so fun to watch
This just the warm up wait til u see what else is up that sleeve
I love how the team let him take that flu clutch shot. Even though he missed, Randle came through with the big offensive rebound!
Underrated. His game is built for playoffs.
JB > fluka
He’s stupid good
Mark Cuban is punching the air right now for sure 😂
Hey Mark. What have you done?
Did RJ Barrett play 😂
Dallas has to be sick for letting this dude go.🤣😭
In retrospect, even though it's pretty known, why the Mavs gave him up is a fucking mystery, last years Mavs were so good, so much chemistry. Team is ruined atm
He is turning into superstar