The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.We took the three-day weekend, came back and the Knicks were Eastern Conference champions. They await the winner of the Spurs-Thunder series, which is tied 2-2 in the West. The Thunder took back home court in Game 3, and then the Spurs responded by smacking them in Game 4. Game 5 is tonight in OKC at 8:30 ET on NBC/Peacock. Don’t worry. We’ll catch you up below if you missed anything.They’re back!Knicks sweep Cavs, head to NBA Finals🎶 Start spreading the brooms… The Knicks are sweeping away… 🎶The New York Knicks are headed back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Last night’s 130-93 drubbing of the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a sweep in which the Knicks were plus-77 for the four-game series. New York has now won 11 playoff games in a row. Only four other teams in NBA history have done that in a single postseason. The 1999 San Antonio Spurs (12 straight), 2001 Los Angeles Lakers (11), and 2017 Golden State Warriors (15) all won championships using these streaks. Only the 1989 Lakers (11 in a row) failed to win the title.These Knicks are in rarified air for a bunch of reasons, though.