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NBA playoffs: Knicks advance past Sixers as Jalen Brunson does something not seen since Michael Jordan

The New York Knicks advanced past the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, and they can primarily thank another signature performance from Jalen Brunson.

The All-Star point guard led his team to a 118-115 win in Game 6, ending a contentious series with a 41-point performance. It was Brunson's third straight 40-plus-point game and fourth straight with at least 37 points. No player had done the latter in the playoffs since Michael Jordan in 1993.

New York will now face the Indiana Pacers, who put away the Milwaukee Bucks earlier Thursday, in the Eastern Conference semifinals.