r/NYCSportshub

The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. New York pulled off a massive comeback, erasing a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit and closing the game on a 44-11 run. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 38 points.

On May 19, 1998, Orioles reliever Armando Benitez hit Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez with a pitch—his second of the night—right after Bernie Williams' three-run homer flipped a 5-3 deficit. Both teams emptied benches and bullpens in a wild 10-minute melee, with Graeme Lloyd punching Benitez and Strawberry delivering the iconic blow before Alan Mills bloodied his face. Five players and an umpire were ejected, but the Yankees rallied for a 9-5 win en route to their 114-win World Series season, a moment Jorge Posada later said bonded the team.