Knicks sweep 76ers 4-0

The New York Knicks closed out Philadelphia on May 10 with a 144-114 win in Game 4, finishing a 4-0 Eastern Conference semifinal sweep and moving into the conference finals. NBA.com’s series page lists New York as the winner in four games and shows the Knicks advancing after taking all four meetings against the 76ers. (nba.com) ESPN’s playoff coverage also listed the sweep and the Knicks’ move into the next round. (nba.com) The result sent New York to the Eastern Conference finals for a second consecutive season, according to NBA.com. The closeout came on the road in Philadelphia after the Knicks had already taken the first three games of the series. (nba.com) ### How lopsided was the closeout in Philadelphia? The 30-point margin in Game 4 reflected how quickly New York took control. NBA.com said the Knicks opened with a 20-4 run after Philadelphia scored first, led by 20 before the end of the first quarter and stretched the lead to as many as 44 points. (nba.com) Miles McBride scored 25 points in the clincher, leading six Knicks in double figures, and shot 7-for-9 from 3-point range, NBA.com reported. The same recap said Jalen Brunson averaged 29.0 points across the series, while Philadelphia’s leading scorer for the matchup was Tyrese Maxey at 18.3 points per game. (nba.com) ### What number best explains why New York swept? The Knicks made 25 of 44 shots from 3-point range in Game 4, good for 57%, according to NBA.com. The league’s recap said those 25 makes set a Knicks franchise playoff record and were tied for the most by any team in an NBA playoff game. (nba.com) Philadelphia made 8 of 35 attempts from beyond the arc in the same game, and NBA.com said the 25-8 gap in made 3-pointers was tied for the third-biggest differential in NBA playoff history. That shooting edge turned a game in which the 76ers held advantages in other scoring areas into a runaway win for New York. (nba.com) ### What did the four games look like as a series? New York averaged 124.3 points per game in the series to Philadelphia’s 102.0, according to the NBA playoff matchup page. The Knicks also held edges in rebounds and assists over the four games, underscoring that the sweep was not built on one closeout alone. (nba.com) The Knicks’ path through the round was straightforward: they won Games 1, 2 and 3 before finishing the sweep in Philadelphia on May 10. NBA.com’s series page labeled the result “A New York Sweep” and said the victory was the franchise’s seventh straight postseason win. (nba.com) ### Who is waiting in the Eastern Conference finals? Cleveland is the Knicks’ next opponent, according to the official NBA playoff schedule and Eastern Conference finals page. The NBA’s schedule page lists the East finals matchup as New York against Cleveland, while the conference finals hub identifies the series as the next stage for the Knicks after the sweep. (nba.com) The league’s playoff schedule page says it will be updated as postseason dates and times are officially announced. As of May 18, the matchup is posted on NBA.com, with game-by-game scheduling carried on the league schedule page. (nba.com) ### What is the immediate next step for New York? May 18 is the date on the NBA’s updated playoff schedule page that lists the conference finals framework and says scheduling details are announced on that page. The Knicks enter that round after eliminating Philadelphia in four games, and Cleveland arrives from the other side of the Eastern bracket. (nba.com) The next concrete milestone is Game 1 of Knicks-Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, with official timing and broadcast details posted through NBA.com’s playoff schedule and series pages. (nba.com)