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Knicks Complete Sweep of 76ers
New York matched an NBA playoff record with 25 3-pointers as Minnesota outlasted San Antonio to force a deciding Game 5.
- On Sunday, the New York Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, reaching the conference finals for the second consecutive year with their seventh straight playoff victory.
- Matching an NBA playoff record with 25 three-pointers, the Knicks overwhelmed the 76ers behind Miles McBride's 25 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Jalen Brunson's 22 points with six threes.
- In Minneapolis, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the San Antonio Spurs 114-109 to knot their Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2, with Anthony Edwards scoring 36 points including 16 in the fourth quarter.
- Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama was ejected early in the second quarter for elbowing Naz Reid, his first career ejection, while Knicks star Jalen Brunson cautioned, "I think we still have a lot of work to do and our focus needs to be better."
- The Knicks will face either the top-seeded Detroit Pistons or fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, seeking to end a 53-year title drought dating back to 1973.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
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- 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 29%
C 28%
R 43%
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