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Joe Flynn: Cavs in 5
One of the sad truths about the Knicks this season is that the Eastern Conference was mostly the weaker of the two for the past 20 years, when they couldn’t take advantage. Now that the Knicks are very good, the East is a beast. Their reward for winning the no. 5 seed is facing the Cavaliers, who had the NBA’s second-best net rating this season. If Julius Randle were healthy, the Knicks would have a legitimate shot at the upset. But he seems destined to miss the first game or two, and it might be difficult to reintroduce a hobbled Randle mid-series.