The New York Knicks punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year, routing the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 in Game 4 behind a barrage of three-pointers. The win, decisive enough to feel like a statement, moves New York past Philadelphia and back into the conference’s final four.
In college lacrosse, Syracuse held off Yale 16-15 in a tight finish, improving to 12-5 on the season. The Orange needed every bit of it against a Yale team now sitting at 9-6. Down in AAA, the Rochester Red Wings had a strong afternoon, beating the Syracuse Mets 8-5 to grab a comfortable interstate win.
The NHL playoffs continued with Buffalo on the wrong end of a 6-2 loss to Montreal, putting the Sabres in a 2-1 series hole in the second-round Eastern Conference matchup. In MLB, Milwaukee completed a sweep of the Yankees with a 4-3 win, courtesy of a ninth-inning home run from Turang off Bednar — a tough way for New York to close the series, dropping to 26-15.
