He’s been out since absorbing a hit in the first half of Game 3. Knicks: G Quentin Grimes missed his second straight game with a bruised right shoulder. Thibodeau said Randle will undergo further tests on Thursday. Turns out, the Knicks didn’t need him and he’ll now have extra time recover. Randle was helped to his feet but defiantly walked off the floor and to the locker room for treatment. Randle was moving as well as he had in the series before going down.Īfter trying to block Caris LeVert’s jumper, he landed awkwardly and stayed on the floor for a few minutes while being checked. New York never let Cleveland get closer than six in the fourth, much to the delight of several hundred Knicks fans who celebrated behind their bench. It’s special and the connection with my Dad and everything, it’s all full circle. “He didn’t lead that team, but he was on that team that got to the Finals. It’s a really cool experience, knowing that my Dad played here,” Brunson said. The series victory had extra meaning for Brunson, whose father, Rick, played point guard for the Knicks from 1999-2001. The Knicks easily controlled a series that was more one-sided than expected, even after Julius Randle aggravated his left ankle injury and missed the second half. CLEVELAND (AP) - Once he and his teammates were done finishing off the Cavs, Jalen Brunson slipped on a T-shirt with a photo of former Knicks All-Star John Starks on the front screaming while hanging from the rim.īefore looking ahead, New York remembered its past - the good and the bad.įor only second time in 23 years, the Knicks are moving on in the NBA playoffs.īrunson scored 23 points, RJ Barrett added 21 and New York showed its toughness and depth while downing the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to advance to the second round for the first time since 2013.
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