OG Anunoby listed as probable for Game 1 with Knicks lengthy break seemingly set to pay off

The Knicks look set to be at full strength to start the Eastern Conference finals.OG Anunoby (hamstring) practiced in full again with the Knicks on Monday and is listed as probable for the opening game against the Cavaliers on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.Though it is unclear whether the Knicks can sustain the momentum of their seven-game winning streak after a lengthy layoff, the team has already benefited from the rest and rehab of the roster’s most impactful two-way player.Anunoby, who hasn’t played since getting injured in the final minutes of Game 2 of the second-round series against the 76ers, will be 13 days removed from his most recent game action when he steps on the court for Game 1 against Cleveland.Two years ago, Anunoby’s hamstring injury during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals derailed the season — a 2-0 series lead for the Knicks turned into a seven-game defeat to the Pacers, with a hobbled Anunoby briefly returning for the series-ending loss — but the 28-year-old said this weekend that the current issue wasn’t as alarming.“It wasn’t like the previous ones, for sure,” Anunoby said.“So, it was better than before.

… I never think about the past.Just dealing with it in the moment.

It didn’t feel as bad as it had in the past when it happened, so just knowing that, just trying to improve it day by day.”Anunoby has arguably been the Knicks’ best all-around player in the postseason, averaging 21.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and a team-best 1.9 steals, while shooting 61.9 percent from the field, including a team-high 53.8 percent on 3-pointers.Mike Brown has been here before.Brown — who has won four championships as an assistant — is entering the Eastern Conference finals as a head coach for the third time in his career.His first two trips (2007, 2009) came with Cleveland, where his son, Cameron, spent much of his childhood, then played football and coached at local Case Western Reserve University.�...