The New York Knicks (66-31 straight up, 54-42-1 against the spread) are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 after dealing out broom treatment to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They closed out the Cavs in Monday’s 130-93 blowout win as 2.5-point road favorites in Game 4.

The 223 combined points went ‘over’ the 218.5-point total.

Mike Brown’s team has won 11 games in a row while going 10-1 ATS. Ten of those victories have been by margins of 11 points or more.

Karl-Anthony Towns was the catalyst last night, producing 19 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a pair of blocked shots. OG Anunoby had 17 points, seven rebounds, two steals and four assists compared to only one turnover, while Landry Shamet drained 4-of-4 attempts from 3-point range in a 16-point effort.

Jalen Brunson added 15 points and five assists without a turnover, and Mikal Bridges contributed 15 points, five assists and three rebounds. Miles McBride was also in double figures with 11 points, three steals, two rebounds and two assists without a turnover.

New York buried 19-of-43 launches from downtown (44%) and dominated the glass with a 60-33 rebounding advantage. The Knicks snagged 20 offensive rebounds and enjoyed a 32-5 advantage in second-chance points. They led by as many as 45 points at one point.

“I feel like the word ‘hope’ has been gone from the New York Knicks name for a long time and for me to be part of this team that revives hope is something special,” Towns said.

Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 31 points in the losing effort, making 9-of-18 field-goal attempts and 5-of-9 treys. Evan Mobley finished with 15 points, seven boards and four assists.

James Harden was horrible, coughing up five turnovers compared to two assists. He went 2-of-8 on FGAs and missed all six of his 3-point attempts.

“They’re playing better basketball. You got to give them credit. They’re on a heater. I don’t want to detract from what we’ve done, but sometimes you’ve got to give the other team credit,” Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson said.

“Our guys played great. You’re in the conference finals and score 65 points off of offensive rebounds and fast break points. I don’t know if I’ve seen that at this point of the year. We wanted to push the pace,” Brown said.

In their third NBA Finals appearance since winning their last championship in 1973, the Knicks will take on the winner of Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio in the West finals.

FanDuel has Oklahoma City installed as a +110 favorite to win the NBA Finals. The Knicks have +210 odds, followed by the Spurs (+270).

Brunson has the second-shortest odds on the board to win NBA Finals MVP honors. OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s MVP for a second straight season, is the +115 ‘chalk.’ Town has 27/1 odds to win the award.