Knicks complete largest playoff comeback in franchise history to defeat Cavs in Game 1

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]Knicks[/a] looked done for when they trailed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/cleveland-cavaliers-xGk13Tb6/new-york-knicks-WCNO4nbt/?mid=vZEx3Osh"]93-71[/a] with 7:52 left in regulation. According to [a href="https://x.com/TheHoopCentral/status/2056935935921823877?s=20" target="_blank"]ESPN analytics[/a], the Cavs had a 99.9% chance of winning at that point. [/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brunson-jalen/YLRvL3v7/"]Brunson[/a] spearheaded an 18-1 New York run and banked in a floater to tie it at 101-101 with 19.3 seconds left in regulation, eventually making it the largest playoff comeback in the Knicks' history.[/p][embed guid="031e6435-9502-42c7-9980-b5e9ac9210dc" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2056939407525978511?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]When [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/merrill-sam/AH8B5Kh2/"]Sam Merrill[/a] missed a three-pointer, they went to overtime in which the Knicks scored the first nine points.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mitchell-donovan/hhFqipLe/"]Donovan Mitchell[/a] scored 29 points to lead the Cavaliers, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harden-james/zm5V3CZo/"]James Harden[/a] added 15.[/p][embed guid="b528217e-9ced-45ea-9be3-d39ec347ab04" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2056929091874406895?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]But the Knicks will have a chance to double their lead in the best-of-seven series when they host Game 2 on Thursday.[/p][p]The winner of the series will face either the defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oklahoma-city-thunder/0fHFHEWD/"]Oklahoma City Thunder[/a] or the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio Spurs[/a] in the NBA Finals.[/p][p]The Spurs, fueled by a 41-point performance by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wembanyama-victor/jFmM1MFl/"]Victor Wembanyama[/a], beat the Thunder in double overtime in game one of the Western Conference finals.[/p][p]It's the first time in NBA history that the first two games of both conference finals have been decided in overtime.[/p]