Knicks progress to 2nd round, beat Cavaliers 106-95 in Game 5

Jalen Brunson notched 23 points, and RJ Barrett finished with 21 to help the New York Knicks to win against the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 in Game 5 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH, and will be part of the 2^nd round of the East playoffs for the 1^st time after 2013.

KNICKS WIN IN 5 ‼️ pic.twitter.com/KnwtQ2j8CE

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 27, 2023

The team from the Big Apple was the better basketball club in the series and finished the job in Cleveland even after Julius Randle got injured and missed the 2^nd half of the match.

Knicks will play against the Heat-Bucks series winner in the Eastern Conference’s semifinal.

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The New York Knicks are in the 2nd round for the first time since 2013. pic.twitter.com/vnY6fvOiQi

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 27, 2023

Donovan Mitchell had 28 points, and Darius Garland added 21, but Cleveland will head home after making the playoffs for the 1^st time in 5 years.