It’s time for Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, boys. The Knicks and Cavs are finally throwing hands in the East Finals, and Madison Square Garden is about to explode. After grinding through the bracket, the No. 3 Knicks (riding a red-hot streak) host the No. 4 Cavaliers in what’s shaping up as a heavyweight slugfest with everything on the line.Jalen Brunson and the Knicks’ gritty, physical crew versus Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and that Cavs frontcourt that just dropped a Game 7 hammer on the Pistons. This is playoff basketball at its absolute best — two teams built for the moment, battle-tested, and ready to punch each other in the mouth for a trip to the Finals.The Garden will be rocking. The energy in New York is nuclear. OG Anunoby’s expected back. Karl-Anthony Towns is feasting. Spida’s got that playoff juice. Every possession is gonna feel like Game 7.Hop in, boys. The Eastern Conference Finals are officially here, the stage is set, and the first one to blink loses. Time to MAKE SOME HISTORY. 

Let’s run it up Tuesday night. Knicks-Cavs Game 1 — this one’s for all the marbles. Who you got?

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