Jalen Brunson believes his "nothing's going to break you" mentality has been key to helping the New York Knicks reach the brink of the NBA Finals.

The Knicks are within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 after their Game 3 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

New York led the entire game and have become the seventh team in NBA history to win at least 10 straight postseason games. All but one of those victories have been by double digits, with an average margin of victory of 22.5 points.

Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22, while OG Anunoby also chipped in with 21 points in a dominant performance from the Knicks.

"We have a bunch of individuals in that locker room who work really hard, and they're very psychotic about their work and things they do," Brunson, who scored 21 of his points after halftime, said.

"When their number's called and when it's time to go, they're ready. A lot of real professionals on our roster.

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"I've always tried to keep myself level-headed. You never want someone to see you when you're too high or too low.

"Just having that mentality that no matter what's going on, nothing's going to break you, and I think I've had that for a long time."

On Saturday, reserve Landry Shamet hit four 3-pointers, including three in the second half, and head coach Mike Brown, who worked for Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich, noted how important it is to be able to use his bench.

"They were guys that went deep into their bench," Brown said of Kerr and Popovich.

"They would say, 'It's not about now, it's about the postseason'. You keep guys engaged by you doing that. That's something I stole from them.

"There were a few things I came up with on my own. I've seen it work in the past, and that's kind of what I wanted to do here."