Jalen Brunson's exceptional performance led the New York Knicks to secure the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with an overtime win against the Chicago Bulls, 111-107. Brunson scored 40 points, marking his 11th 40-point game of the season, tying Patrick Ewing for the second-most in Knicks history. This victory not only clinched a top-4 playoff seed for the Knicks but also ensured home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, as the Knicks finished the season with 50 wins. Brunson also recorded his 36th 30-point game of the season, tying a franchise record. The Knicks will face the winner of the play-in game between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Heat, despite a regular-season finale win over the Raptors, failed to avoid the play-in tournament and will face the 76ers in Philadelphia. The NBA has scheduled both Western and Eastern Conference play-in games due to an arena conflict in Philadelphia, with the Heat at 76ers game set for Wednesday. The outcome of this play-in game will determine who the Knicks will play in their first-round series, which is scheduled to start on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Nets’ disappointing season ends with one final dud against 76ers https://t.co/6E8qw1at9v https://t.co/UznjgttRZc
Takeaways and postgame reaction from today's Heat regular-season finale, with a play-in matchup vs. 76ers in Philadelphia up next https://t.co/xHMcoIemZw
Knicks fight to the finish — earn No. 2 seed with OT win in season finale Jalen Brunson scored 40 points as the Knicks finished the season with 50 wins. https://t.co/McNrIAorGZ
Game 1 of the Knicks first round series (vs. the winner of the Heat-Sixers game) - will be Saturday at MSG. Buckle up
The Knicks will play their Game 1 against either Philadelphia or Miami on Saturday.
NBA announces that if Heat wins Wednesday in Philly to get East's No. 7 seed, Heat's first-round playoffs series vs. Knicks will open Saturday in New York. If Heat loses to 76ers and wins Friday vs. Bulls/Hawks, Heat opens playoffs on Sunday vs. Celtics in Boston.
The Knicks will open their first-round series against the 76ers/Heat on Saturday, NBA announces. Time and network are still TBD.
If Heat wins play-in on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, they will open playoffs Saturday in New York against Knicks, NBA announces... If Heat loses Wednesday but beats Atlanta-Chicago winner on Friday at Kaseya Center, then Miami would open playoffs Sunday in Boston.
Knicks clinch No. 2 seed; Sixers to host Heat in play-in https://t.co/X9sLE7n0ZU
FINAL Eastern Conference 1-10 standings: 1.) Celtics 2.) Knicks 3.) Bucks 4.) Cavs 5.) Magic 6.) Pacers 7.) Sixers 8.) Heat 9.) Bulls 10.) Hawks
2024 NBA playoffs bracket: Postseason picture with matchups set for first round, Play-In Tournament https://t.co/0xtkm5accV
🏀 Knicks secure East’s No. 2 seed with overtime win over Bulls What better way to end the regular season than to treat the season finale like Game 7 of a playoff series? @krisplashed https://t.co/2DT2F5Pd9i
Takeaways and postgame reaction from the Heat's regular-season finale, with a play-in matchup vs. 76ers in Philadelphia up next https://t.co/xHMcoIemZw "Obviously, we played Philly multiple times and we know what we’re stepping into."
Sixers zip past Nets 107-86; Philly will face Miami in the play-in tournament https://t.co/sj3eHe5IY6
Sixers will host Heat in NBA Play-In Tournament after missing out on East’s sixth seed https://t.co/ON0dZ36Ex1 via @phillyinquirer
East playoff matchups set: Knicks jump up to No. 2 seed with OT win against Bulls https://t.co/kLs3vhmUYf
Knicks earn No. 2 seed in NBA playoffs with OT win over Bulls in regular-season finale | @StevePopper https://t.co/x3nUFQBDty
The Philadelphia 76ers zipped past the Brooklyn Nets 107-86 without Joel Embiid. The team is set to host the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament Wednesday. https://t.co/UHSo3h6EyQ
Knicks clinch No. 2 seed in NBA playoffs, face tougher road with 76ers-Heat play-in winner https://t.co/nDM8Yetl7D https://t.co/Yiq1GmWraP
The NBA's Eastern Conference standings are set 👀 1️⃣ Boston Celtics 2️⃣ New York Knicks 3️⃣ Milwaukee Bucks 4️⃣ Cleveland Cavaliers 5️⃣ Orlando Magic 6️⃣ Indiana Pacers 7️⃣ Philadelphia 76ers 8️⃣ Miami Heat 9️⃣ Chicago Bulls 🔟 Atlanta Hawks Who do you have coming out of the East? https://t.co/TQB14WbFvs
Jalen Brunson is the MVP. That’s the tweet.
Yes Jalen Brunson with 40 points leads the @nyknicks to 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference with tough W which is there 50th vs @chicagobulls today. I say Brunson deserves to be in the chatter for MVP !
Jalen Brunson averaged 35 points this month, capped by a 40-point performance against the Bulls. That’s an MVP-level finish https://t.co/1whT0TiYnR
Knicks claim second seed. So Heat 76ers winner gets New York in first round... Loser of Heat 76ers on Wednesday plays Hawks Bulls winner on Friday, with winner getting Boston in first round.
NBA playoff picture, bracket, postseason matchups: East seeds set as Knicks get No. 2, plenty on line in West https://t.co/JMOuoDQccJ
Philadelphia 76ers to face Miami Heat in Play-In Tournament https://t.co/cfW8loHdOY
The 2-seed New York Knicks will face the winner of the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
Knicks win in overtime! Here's your updated — and final — Eastern Conference playoff matchups! 🙌 • (1) Celtics • (2) Knicks • (3) Bucks vs. (6) Pacers • (4) Cavs vs. (5) Magic • Play-In: (8) Heat at (7) Sixers • Play-In: (10) Hawks at (9) Bulls
Jalen Brunson today: 40 Points (47% FG) 8 Rebounds 7 Assists All-NBA 1st Team. https://t.co/0mkZJexKtG
Jalen Brunson has hit 40 points for the 11th time this season, tying Patrick Ewing for second-most in Knicks history. Bernard King did it 13 times in 1984-85.
JALEN BRUNSON @nyknicks absolutely belongs in the conversation for MVP of the @NBA . He has been UNBELIEVABLE ALL year .
Heat closes regular-season with win over Raptors, with play-in matchup vs. 76ers up next https://t.co/5xJAGk5CtF
Jalen Brunson has become the 4th Knick to have a seven-game streak of at least 30 points, joining... Amar'e Stoudemire Carmelo Anthony Willie Nauls #NewYorkForever #NBA
Jalen Brunson ties it 109-109 with under a minute left in the 4th quarter! NYK looks to capture the 2nd seed with a win on ESPN! https://t.co/cEtTDPYSZ0
NEW: The Heat closed the regular season with a win, but did not get any of the help it needed to avoid the play-in tournament. Takeaways and details https://t.co/xHMcoIemZw Up next for the Heat, a play-in game vs. 76ers in Philadelphia on Wednesday night
Jalen Brunson ties another Knicks scoring record. https://t.co/JjI9hhk062
Jalen Brunson sinks the and-1 jumper down the stretch in the 4th quarter 💪 NYK seeks the 2nd seed in the East with a win on ESPN! https://t.co/zNCSY3vgiq
Seven consecutive 30-point games to close the season for Jalen Brunson. It's his 36th 30-point game of the season, which tied Patrick Ewing's and Richie Guerin's franchise record.
Jalen Brunson has just recorded his 36th 30-point game of the season, which ties Richie Guerin (1961-62) and Patrick Ewing (1989-90) for the most 30+ point games in a single season in Knicks history.
Final: Sixers 107, Nets 86 But with Milwaukee down 25 in Orlando, Philly will be hosting Miami here Wednesday night in the 7-8 game, for the right to face either the Knicks, if they beat the Bulls, or the Bucks if the Knicks lose.
Arena conflict in Phily will force NBA to play both Western play ins Tuesday and both Eastern play ins Wednesday, with Heat at 76ers at 7 and Atlanta Chicago at 9:30 (barring miraculous Bucks comeback from 20 down in final 7 minutes in Orlando). https://t.co/WrJPHrNF3j
76ers, Bucks and Pacers all winning by double digits. Looks like the Heat will finish as the East's No. 8 seed to play the 76ers in Philadelphia in the first play-in game on Wednesday night.
With 76ers and Pacers up big, Heat will be doomed to play in barring horrific unraveling by both those teams. Magic up 8
Jalen Brunson has 10 of his 22 PTS in the 3rd quarter! CHI-NYK on ESPN https://t.co/RTVfv5BGhw
Halftime: Heat 67, Raptors 46. Magic and 76ers winning, too. Heat needs one to lose to move up to No. 7 and host first play-in game.
End of first quarter in Orlando: Bucks 30, Magic 22. If Heat wins and Magic loses today, the Heat is guaranteed to finish no worse than No. 7 in the East. That would at least allow the Heat to host the first play-in game.
Philadelphia needs a win over the Nets and a Magic loss to the Bucks to avoid the play-in and finish with the sixth seed. In that scenario, Philly would all but certainly open the playoffs at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks next weekend. https://t.co/ATR4k1oYVm
Even if the 76ers and Pacers both win tomorrow, a Heat win and a Magic loss would move the Heat up to No. 7 in the East. In this scenario, the Heat would host the Magic in the East's No. 7 vs. No. 8 play-in game. https://t.co/wWm6oBqhAy
If Heat ends up in play in and loses that 7-8 play-in game, Miami would play Atlanta-Chicago play-in winner in Miami on Friday night on ESPN, with winner of that game opening playoffs at Boston, likely on Sunday. https://t.co/npy3gxDNr7
Heat would be 5th seed if Miami wins tomorrow and Magic, Pacers, 76ers all lose at home... If Heat stays in play-in BUT moves up to 7th, the only opponents it could host on Tuesday or Wednesday are 76ers or Magic. If Heat stays 8th, they could play at Magic, 76ers or Pacers.
Over his last nine games, dating back to his 61-point Picasso in late March, Jalen Brunson is averaging: 37.6 points, 8.4 assists (vs. just 2.3 turnovers), 3.4 treys, while shooting 50% from the floor, 41% from downtown 85% FT line. AVERAGING The only other players in NBA…
Knicks top Nets 111-107, earn home-court advantage in 1st round of playoffs and stay alive for No. 2 https://t.co/c2qMTUWKqf https://t.co/offj6zuicb
The #Knicks beat the #Nets on Friday night, clinching home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. https://t.co/R8SoMEOL1Z
NEW: Heat earns win over Raptors to keep hopes of avoiding play-in alive https://t.co/X0O6hspplJ Takeaways and where things stand for the Heat in the play-in/playoff race
Knicks top Nets 111-107, earn home-court advantage in 1st round of playoffs and stay alive for No. 2 (from @AP) https://t.co/1DU6NIEUPd
Knicks squeak out win against rival Nets to clinch at least top-4 playoff seed https://t.co/S1tt29R2bx https://t.co/TxJUkhDJpa
Maybe, at some point, Jalen Brunson may play a basketball game where he doesn't leave us slack-jawed while setting some kind of Knicks record… but tonight was not that night. Brunson just became the first player in NY franchise history to score at least 30 points and dish out…
If all the teams 5 through 8 win Sunday as they're expected to, Heat will go to 76ers for 7-8 play in. No. 5 Magic will be favored against Bucks team expected to play ushers and carnival workers Sunday... No. 6 Indiana hosts Atlanta Sunday... No. 7 76ers host Nets Sunday.
Now it gets complicated for the 6 seed. Assuming Sixers win on Sunday. If Magic and Pacers both win on Sunday, Sixers will have the 7 seed. If they both lose, Sixers get 5 seed. Pacers win, Magic lose, 6 seed Pacers lose, Magic win, 5 seed.