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Jalen Brunson scores career-high 48 points as New York Knicks beat Cleveland Cavaliers

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The visiting New York Knicks pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 130-116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 48 points and outduelled Donovan Mitchell in a potential postseason preview on Friday night,

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The Knicks (45-33), in fifth place in the Eastern Conference

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moved within three games of the fourth-place Cavaliers (48-30) and reduced their magic number for clinching a playoff spot to one.

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The Knicks also clinched the season series (3-1) against the Cavaliers on Friday.

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Whomever finishes fourth will have home court advantage in the first round.

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The 48-point performance broke Brunson's career high by four points and his total was the highest by a Knicks point guard in the last 60 years.

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