The Knicks scored on eight straight possessions by forcing Harden to switch onto Brunson and Cleveland never adjusted

The Knicks did not flip Game 1 on the back of one miracle shot. They did it by turning the closing stretch into a repeatable Jalen Brunson vs. James Harden matchup, and getting exactly what they wanted, time after time.

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