Knicks vs. Cavaliers odds, prediction: Game 4 pick as New York looks to complete sweep, reach NBA Finals
The New York Knicks are on the verge of reaching the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years, needing just one more win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite holding a 3-0 series lead, the Cavaliers are determined to fight back, as their season and futures are on the line. Game 4 is set to take place in Cleveland, where the Knicks aim to continue their impressive playoff run.
- ▪The Knicks have not reached the NBA Finals since 1999.
- ▪Cleveland has lost only twice at home this postseason.
- ▪The Knicks have won their last three series-clinching games by a combined 119 points.
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It's been 27 years since the New York Knicks have reached the NBA Finals. That's almost three decades of losing, of lotteries without picks, of internal dysfunction and false hope and playoff heartbreak. They could have snapped that drought a year ago but lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers, 4-2.They're closer now than they've been at any point this century, just a single victory away from an Eastern Conference title. To win it, they'll have to beat a Cleveland Cavaliers team that has lost at home just twice this postseason. Even if the Knicks hold a 3-0 series lead, Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson has argued that, according to their internal analytics, they've actually outplayed New York in two of the three games but just haven't made their shots.
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