The Knicks weren’t going to die easily. Not in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Not with the chance to strike first against the Cleveland Cavaliers and continue chasing their first NBA Finals since 1999.Not down 93-71 with just under eight minutes remaining.Not even down by seven with less than three minutes left.With Game 1 slipping from their fingertips, the Knicks unloaded a 30-8 run to close the last quarter and force overtime. In the extra period, their surge continued on the way to a 115-104, series-opening win. The Knicks’ fourth-quarter comeback was the NBA’s largest in the playoffs in 13 years and their largest in team playoff history.The reclamation effort was spearheaded by 17 points in the fourth quarter and overtime from Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, who highlighted the comeback with a 38-point night. It was enough to leave him nearly speechless at the improbability of it all.“I mean, we got some stops, kept fighting, kept believing, kept tipping away,” Brunson said in his ESPN postgame interview. “They were playing great basketball, and we just found a way. I really don’t have an answer.”Here’s how they did it:07:39 — Jalen Brunson jumper (Cavaliers 93, Knicks 73)Down 22, it was time for Brunson, a two-time All-NBA guard, to take the reins of the Knicks’ fortunes. He hit a tough five-foot floater through traffic to kickstart a Knicks offense that hadn’t scored in over three minutes at this point.06:58 — Landry Shamey 3-pointer (Cavaliers 93, Knicks 76)Shamet had not scored all game before he took a pass from Karl Anthony Towns and splashed a triple midway through the fourth. It was the first of three from deep he’d hit in the fourth quarter and overtime.