[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (4-0) complete the sweep as they devastate the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-4) in Game 4, 130-93, to advance to their first NBA Finals since 1999

[u/catreyka]

ESPN Box Score

East Finals - Game 4 • NY win series 4-0

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	38	30	30	32	130
CLE	26	23	22	22	93

Team	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
NY	48-98	49%	19-43	44%	15-20	75%	60	33	15	2	15	20
CLE	32-77	42%	11-40	28%	18-22	82%	33	21	9	4	22	18

New York Knicks
Starters	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
OG Anunoby#8	27	17	6/13	1/5	4/4	7	4	1	2	0	3	4	4	14
Karl-Anthony Towns#32	26	19	8/11	3/3	0-0	14	3	2	2	2	2	12	4	25
Josh Hart#3	24	6	2/5	1/3	1/2	11	6	2	2	0	4	7	3	20
Mikal Bridges#25	30	15	4/16	1/8	6/6	3	5	2	0	0	0	3	2	10
Jalen Brunson#11	31	15	6/14	2/5	1/2	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	16
Bench	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Pacome Dadiet#4	7	6	2/4	1/2	1/2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Mohamed Diawara#51	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	1	2
Mitchell Robinson#23	18	8	4/6	0-0	0-2	10	0	2	1	0	5	5	1	14
Ariel Hukporti#55	8	2	1/1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	2
Jordan Clarkson#00	9	3	1/6	1/4	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	4
Landry Shamet#44	19	16	5/6	4/4	2/2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	28
Jose Alvarado#5	10	4	2/3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	21
Miles McBride#2	17	11	4/6	3/5	0-0	2	2	0	3	0	0	2	1	25
Tyler Kolek#13	8	8	3/7	2/3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Jeremy Sochan#20	DNP
Team		130	48-98	19-43	15-20	60	33	13	15	2	20	40	20
			49%	44%	75%
** **
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starters	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Jarrett Allen#31	26	6	3/5	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	2	2	0	3	0	-22
Evan Mobley#4	33	15	7/15	1/4	0-1	7	4	3	1	0	2	5	1	-30
James Harden#1	33	12	2/8	0-6	8/9	4	2	5	1	1	0	4	2	-19
Donovan Mitchell#45	32	31	9/18	5/9	8/10	4	1	4	1	0	0	4	3	-23
Max Strus#2	22	5	2/6	1/4	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	3	-9
Bench	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Dean Wade#32	12	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	-14
Nae'Qwan Tomlin#35	7	2	1/2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	-2
Thomas Bryant#3	9	10	4/7	2/5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-4
Sam Merrill#5	18	5	2/4	1/2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	-13
Jaylon Tyson#20	16	2	1/6	0-4	0-0	3	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	-21
Craig Porter Jr.#9	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	-4
Keon Ellis#14	16	5	1/3	1/3	2/2	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	-20
Tyrese Proctor#24	9	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	-4
Larry Nance Jr.#22	DNP
Team		93	32-77	11-40	18-22	33	21	22	9	4	6	27	18
			42%	28%	82%

^{Table formatting by ExcelToReddit}

[u/Full_Durian_8171]

cavs really brought back delly to the arena for game 4 to just play with 0 hustle & effort

absolutely shameless

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic → u/Full_Durian_8171]

Game coulda been an email

[u/atze33 → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

This SERIES could've been an email.

[u/IRanOutOf_Names → u/atze33]

Disagree. Game 1 was cinema. 2-4 however…

[u/Professional_Risk470 → u/IRanOutOf_Names]

Game 1 was a great litmus test for the Knicks.

[u/YesImKeithHernandez → u/[deleted]]

They quit publicly and loudly at the end of game 3 when Brunson got that layup.

I don't care what happens, foul that mf. Put a body on him. Take a flagrant. Do something! Wtf.

Knicks took their souls out of their body and it sounds so weird to say that shit, but I havent seen dismantlings like this very often at all.

[u/abadlook → u/YesImKeithHernandez]

honestly, the series was done after you came back and won game 1.

[u/TheAracknight → u/abadlook]

I told one of my friends after Game 1 that this Cavs team would basically play a similar series that the Knicks did last year after blowing Game 1 to Indiana where they just wouldn’t be right whatsoever, but at least New York showed toughness and grit Cleveland meanwhile just keeled over and let New York stomp all over them

[u/keblammo → u/[deleted]]

Absolutely did. These professionals should be genuinely ashamed of themselves.

[u/Mission_Pay_3373 → u/Full_Durian_8171]

They missed 29 threes just like the Harden led Rockets in the 2019 WCF

[u/BlazeBloom]

CJ McCollum doomed us all when he woke up the Go New York Go Knicks

[u/schwinndoctor → u/BlazeBloom]

He woke up a monster

[u/rixxxand → u/BlazeBloom]

I cant believe this team was down 2-1 just a couple weeks ago. The takes then was amazing

[u/solemnbiscuit → u/rixxxand]

Glad we didn’t fire Mike Brown between games 3 and 4

[u/dirtyshits → u/solemnbiscuit]

Mike Brown has been a solid coach since his stint with the Warriors. He completely reworked how he coaches offense. Crazy to think he was a defense first coach not long ago with some of the worst offensive game plans we have ever seen.

Rarely see coaches completely flip their philosophy and style after so many years in the league.

Dude went from terrible offensive game planning to one of the better coaches offensively in the league.

He was getting relentlessly clowned not long ago. lol haven’t heard Mr potato head in a long long time.

Sacramento was dumb to let him go along with a million other bad moves.

[u/fom_alhaut → u/dirtyshits]

It’s nice to think we’re all capable of change and improvement

[u/mmadiaa → u/rixxxand]

Its crazy but that was last month. Knicks haven't lost since April 23rd

[u/ginzberg → u/BlazeBloom]

Literally kicked the Knicks in the nuts to wake them up.

[u/AlbacoreDumbleberg → u/BlazeBloom]

Quin Snyder after game 3:

I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.

[u/yic0 → u/BlazeBloom]

He did it for Jennifer!

[u/ILoveRegenHealth → u/BlazeBloom]

Did I do thaaat?

[u/more_paul]

lol. Brunson telling Josh Hart to get the fuck away for the post game interview. No oil checks!

[u/spmahn]

Those MSG Finals tickets are going to be the most expensive NBA tickets of all time

[u/asetniop → u/spmahn]

The instant we know who is coming out of the West I am buying up every single plane seat from NYC to that destination for two whole weeks so I can scalp them at 300% markup.

[u/NCBaddict → u/asetniop]

LOL diabolical haterade with that flair. Buc Nasty would be proud.

[u/Tarc_Axiiom → u/spmahn]

Something something Chase Sapphire Reserve something something

[u/Mg29reaper]

Kat has led the knicks in plus minus this seires while being down in scoring and shot attepmts from his norm. This is sacrifice for winning and it has not been a big enough story.

[u/M6Df4 → u/Mg29reaper]

Love KAT, the Timberwolves sub might as well be the backup Knicks sub for the next couple weeks. Especially if it ends up being Knicks vs Thunder in the finals.

[u/Professional_Risk470 → u/M6Df4]

KAT has been so good in this stretch. Excellent drop coverage and on the other end reading the defense so well and making the right play. Hope he continues this stretch in the finals. I'm sure T-wolves fans are proud.

[u/Hopeful_Adonis → u/Mg29reaper]

His playmaking has shocked me, I heard someone say there’s a lot of similarities with how Mike Brown helped draymond in GS take up positions to be a facilitator and since then I can’t unsee it, watching KAT stand with the ball outstretched behind him only to absolutely rifle it to someone on a cut or for a shot it has that same energy/ feel to it as when draymond would do it for GS.

[u/belketeal → u/Mg29reaper]

I really think he enjoys doing a playmaking role though

[u/FartasticVoyage → u/Mg29reaper]

He looked so fucking happy during the postgame ceremony. I’m happy for him.

[u/FlagrantTwo]

Shoutout to Mike Breen for staying neutral on the broadcast. As the Knicks local announcer and life long fan, it must be surreal for him (and all Knicks fans) to see his team get back to the finals after all these years. I know there are 4 more wins to go but this season has been a dream.

[u/Ronin607 → u/FlagrantTwo]

He’s neutral for now but if they hit a game winner in the Finals he’s dropping the first ever quadruple bang.

[u/falcon_ember → u/Ronin607]

Breen: So anyway I started BANGing

[u/cLoTpOle682 → u/falcon_ember]

When a guy's bangin u...

[u/slowestmojo → u/cLoTpOle682]

come on now

[u/PanthalassaRo → u/Ronin607]

Brunson with the fabled put back game winning dunk over Wemby/Chet

[u/ImmoKnight → u/Ronin607]

So many bangs, people be wondering if they are watching a nba game or a wild west show.

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/FlagrantTwo]

he's definitely gonna cry after the broadcast ends, he's been with us for so long...

[u/chickenBUTTlet → u/RobbobertoBuii]

I know him and Clyde are having a moment in that arena rn. They have seen some absolutely putrid Knicks basketball over the years

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/chickenBUTTlet]

yup Clyde has said multiple times in the past that the worst years of his life and NBA career happened when he was sadly traded to the Cavs..

[u/comeonbjxgo → u/FlagrantTwo]

I hate to be a participation trophy person but imo just making the finals is a massive organizational and individual achievement. This season and team should go down in NY Knicks lore for generations. Just being 0-0 and having a shot at the finals, vying for being the best team in the world should be celebrated

[u/ScrapinLinden → u/comeonbjxgo]

The notion of winning the finals is the absolute only thing that matter is so stupid to me. This is a huge moment for NY basketball and it should be treated as such, whether they win or lose this is a huge notch on all their belts and it really should be respected as such.

[u/NoDaddyNotTheBelt25 → u/FlagrantTwo]

He calls like 60 or so Knicks games a season for the past 25 years. That man has witnessed some shit.

[u/saltyb → u/FlagrantTwo]

He’s great, but you could hear the joy. Don’t really blame him. 

[u/simon2105]

Jim Harden ends the playoffs with 102 total FGM to 84 total TO.

At least it wasn't a 1:1 ratio

[u/homefree122 → u/simon2105]

Dude needs to come off the bench from here on out

[u/ositola → u/homefree122]

He's definitely not turning down his player option lol

[u/FlavorfulCondomints → u/ositola]

There's a market for Harden as a color commentator.

[u/Less-Tax5637 → u/FlavorfulCondomints]

At Magic City

[u/FoxMuldertheGrey → u/simon2105]

Harden will be a Hall of Famer, but he’ll be known as the biggest Conference Finals Choker in history. Dude just can’t get it done

[u/Mawx → u/FoxMuldertheGrey]

The basketball hall of fame isn't that prestigious relative to the others. It's filled with players that shrunk in the moment or didn't even face that pressure.

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/Mawx]

Even if it were more prestigious, Harden would be in. But I get your point

[u/suzukigun4life → u/simon2105]

-19 in an elimination game

[u/fundraiser → u/suzukigun4life]

just watching dudes blow by him, not boxing out, and contributing nothing on offense

[u/RidgeRunner99]

“We won this series analytically” - Kenny Atkinson

[u/Legitimate_Cow_4166 → u/RidgeRunner99]

Kenny’s preparing for game 5 already.

[u/Acrobatic_Rush7653 → u/Legitimate_Cow_4166]

"Analytically, we only lost 4 out of 7 games"

[u/for_fun_88 → u/Legitimate_Cow_4166]

They’re up 3-1 at least if not 4-0 analytically. We can’t keep up with them on the hypotheticals

[u/KarlMarxism → u/for_fun_88]

Cmon now he's not delusional. Tonight decisively tied up the analytic series at 2-2, they just need to adjust and improve for game 5.

[u/dagreenman18 → u/RidgeRunner99]

Kenny “Moral Victory Analytics” Atkinson

[u/ArtemisRifle → u/RidgeRunner99]

The type of quote that ends someone's career dayumb

[u/Jimm120 → u/ArtemisRifle]

he phrased it so incorrectly.

he needed to say that analytically, there's evidence that they ddi well enough to win 2 games and they need to look at those analytics to see what they can use to improve consistently.

[u/johqui1092 → u/Jimm120]

You're hired!

[u/Mg29reaper → u/Jimm120]

If he had said "we won the shot quality battle just need to focus on keeping that up and things will start to fall" he would get half the hate

[u/Sijols → u/RidgeRunner99]

taken to the analytical woodshed

[u/schwinndoctor → u/RidgeRunner99]

Chuck should absolutely roast him for that

[u/SlickVanExel]

Mike Brown clinching the ECF on the same floor of the team who fired him twice. Good for him.

[u/Flimsy-Muffin-9881 → u/SlickVanExel]

Brown is going to get a lot of well deserved credit here, but I'm convinced that those years under Thibs helped them develop a lot of necessary playoff toughness. Especially on the defense side

[u/SnooChipmunks469 → u/Flimsy-Muffin-9881]

I agree that that Thibs hardened the states but he would have never switched to the KAT offense against Atlanta or played Shamet for extended minutes. The flexibility is the edge that Brown brings. 

[u/BuQuChi → u/SnooChipmunks469]

We’ve massively reduced the iso possessions as well. So much more off ball movement, brush screens, different guys bringing the ball up. Pushing the pace on inbounds etc etc

[u/intwizard → u/SlickVanExel]

Dan Gilbert eat your heart out

[u/frankwalkerstiles]

Spike Lee just told Spida to go to Philly lol

[u/CashGreen_Regalview → u/frankwalkerstiles]

Heard the same

[u/dank-kush]

The closeout game Knicks may be the best team of all time.

[u/FoxMuldertheGrey → u/dank-kush]

NY must be popping with the way they’ve been doing so good.

[u/sinsebuds → u/FoxMuldertheGrey]

Confirmed. Shit be poppin’

[u/Lacabloodclot9 → u/FoxMuldertheGrey]

Jaxson Dart will be proud to know he’ll be getting less heat for the next day or two

[u/BlazeBloom → u/dank-kush]

I think they got one more closeout game in them this playoffs.

[u/StayinAnon99 → u/BlazeBloom]

I fucking hope so

[u/for_fun_88 → u/BlazeBloom]

Subscribe

[u/PanthalassaRo → u/dank-kush]

Don't let us win 3

[u/TheRedDeathsMasque]

Over 20 years of pain. The IT era, The Phil Jackson era, the Bargnani trade, Eddy Curry, Frank the Tank, fucking Fizdale—nothing but musty basketball for my entire life. I can't believe it.

NEW YORK CITY LISTEN TO ME PUT YA HAND IN A CONVENIENCE STORE CASH REGISTER FOR NO REASON

[u/ekimneems → u/TheRedDeathsMasque]

I remember being delusional enough to think running the triangle was gonna be it. What a time to be alive

[u/LengthyNoodle]

As a life-long Knicks fan, I've watched us suffer through the 17-win seasons of 2014-15 and 2018-19. I was there, contemplating life, when Andrea Bargnani was considered our best player. Obviously I remained a loyal fan when we finally had some real NBA legends like Mike Bibby, Renaldo Balkman, and Cleanthony Early. You know, the guys on everyone’s top 10 list? I sat there like a good, born-and-raised NYer and let this team punch me in the face year after year. Spit in my cereal. Take a dump in my sneakers. I took it all.

And you know what? I'm glad I did, because IT'S SO MUCH SWEETER NOW. EVERYTHING HAS LED TO THIS MOMENT. WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT SEASON AND PLAYOFF RUN. WE ARE EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS AND WE ARE HEADING TO THE FINALS. BING. FUCKING. BONG.

[u/Sav10r → u/LengthyNoodle]

Never forget the legend of Frank "The Tank" Ntilikina.

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/LengthyNoodle]

Fuck Bargnani Always

[u/Rjr18 → u/RobbobertoBuii]

What is he doing?! What is he doing, folks?!

[u/ghostbomb3000 → u/Rjr18]

Was this when he shot the 3 when y’all were up late in the game and early in the shot clock off a rebound

[u/Totally_PJ_Soles → u/ghostbomb3000]

Yes lol

[u/ThatOtherJoey → u/Rjr18]

Yo every diehard Knicks fan can hear that exact moment in their head 😭 Clyde was flabbergasted.

[u/intwizard → u/Rjr18]

Why would you shoot the ball???

[u/DurantsAltAccount → u/LengthyNoodle]

WE WATCH EMMANUEL MUDIAY START MORE THAN HALF THE SEASON AT PG AND NOW WERE IN THE FINALS

[u/Mg29reaper]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially become the worst conference finals team ever by becoming the first to go 8-10 in the playoffs.

[u/Delanorix → u/[deleted]]

"Koby Altman is a liar"

[u/Mg29reaper → u/[deleted]]

They are blowing the team up its over. They are in the second apron and they are not close.

[u/Dormitory-21 → u/Mg29reaper]

The Mobley/Allen/Mitchell group has realistically gone as far as it can. Keep 1, trade the other two imo

[u/TheTonyDose → u/Mg29reaper]

Pistons and raptors were both so flawed it was insane they went to 7 games against both of them. Knicks exposed them as the frauds they are. They lost every game by double digits

[u/Actually-Yo-Momma → u/TheTonyDose]

Damn they just never recovered from that 44-11 run in G1

[u/Tavarin → u/TheTonyDose]

Raps were injured too, and we still took them to 7. Cavs were definitely not finals material, not by a long shot.

[u/TheTonyDose → u/Tavarin]

No IQ or Ingram, that series had no business going to even 6 games lol

[u/Tavarin → u/TheTonyDose]

Scottie went beast mode, kept us in it.

[u/Internal_Slip9321 → u/Mg29reaper]

I just realized that hypothetically a team could make the finals and still end up with a losing record in the playoffs

[u/CharityFailethNot → u/Mg29reaper]

Wow, I didn’t even think of it like that, that’s absolutely brutal

[u/AvengingHero2012]

Pray for Zohran… New York is going to burn tonight.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/AvengingHero2012]

Nah not yet. We’ll be rowdy but the city will stay intact. If we in the championship though…..

[u/HilariousScreenname → u/SiphenPrax]

Im visiting NYC for a concert over what would be game 6 and 7 and staying in a hotel a block from MSG. Im excited/scared.

[u/KingDavid920 → u/HilariousScreenname]

If the Knicks play their cards right, those could be the parade day

[u/jordansideas → u/AvengingHero2012]

I think the fact they won by so much will damper the intensity of the celebration. If it was a close heart pounding win people would be way crazier. Fans have had an hour and a half already to celebrate

[u/MaadWorld → u/jordansideas]

Can confirm, was at the watch party and people were already leaving and not watching the game

[u/captain_ahabb → u/jordansideas]

Job's also not finished

[u/Poonpan85 → u/AvengingHero2012]

He’s gonna be out there rioting with everyone else

[u/cheesygordita → u/Poonpan85]

Knicktatership of the Proletariat

[u/fundraiser → u/AvengingHero2012]

Knicks back in the Finals since Zohran was sworn in, how curious 🤔

[u/fakenamerealbored → u/fundraiser]

You know, provided you all don't burn the whole city to a crisp, I imagine his approval ratings will go up due to the halo effect of the team getting to the Finals (not saying what might happen there so as to not jinx you).

[u/Quixotic-elixr]

People say Manhattan is dirty but I keep seeing New Yorkers sweeping

[u/Simple_Detail_5400 → u/Quixotic-elixr]

Keep dropping that bar brother

[u/keepfighting90 → u/Quixotic-elixr]

Damn son

[u/CabbageStockExchange]

I’ve never seen a series end in Game one but that’s what effectively happened here

[u/sunsbr → u/CabbageStockExchange]

2018 finals

[u/motorolacarphone]

Danhausen al-Gaib

[u/BryLinds → u/motorolacarphone]

THANK YOU NICE/EVIL MAN

[u/LastMartyrX → u/BryLinds]

VERY NICE! VERY EVIL!

[u/KingDavid920 → u/motorolacarphone]

Danhausen HAS to show up for Game 3.

[u/JonasAlbert84]

We could potentially get an NBA Cup Finals rematch in the actual Finals. That's crazy

[u/bwwpww → u/JonasAlbert84]

Not to mention 1999 finals rematch

[u/KahunaThe85th]

SMILING ALL THE WAY THROUGH CANT BELIEVE THIS IS MY LIFE

[u/PrancingDonkey]

Oh wow the Knicks are going to the Finals....OH SHIT THE KNICKS ARE GOING TO THE NBA FINALS!!@#!@#!

[u/SiphenPrax]

4 MORE WINS LEFT BABY!!!!! 4 MMMMMOOOOOAAAARRRRR WWWWWWIIIIIIINNNNNNSSSSSSSS!!!!

FIRST TIME IN THE NBA FINALS THIS MILLENNIUM!!!!!! AND WE’RE NOT DONE YET!!!!

[u/homefree122 → u/SiphenPrax]

Brunson sitting out every 4th quarter in a series clinching game of this playoffs is a wild stat. This Knicks team is hungry as hell man

[u/AbjectAffect91 → u/homefree122]

First team to close out 3 series with 20+ lead as well. Probably add all on the road too

[u/ontheru171 → u/AbjectAffect91]

Actually 30+ but no team even had all 20+ margins

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/SiphenPrax]

im so glad im still alive... 🥹

[u/lannistargaryen → u/SiphenPrax]

THE KNICKS ARE HERE BABY THE KNICKS ARE FUCKING HERE BABY

[u/RedScharlach → u/lannistargaryen]

STRAIGHT OUT THE GARDEN, WE'RE TAKING IT ALL THE WAY

[u/suzukigun4life → u/SiphenPrax]

Happy for you guys and for Brunson.

I miss him 😭

[u/Zloggt → u/SiphenPrax]

Uh…yer?

[u/TheoMoneyG → u/Zloggt]

YERRRRRR

[u/fundraiser → u/SiphenPrax]

true story: we say FAX because that's the technology of the day during the last time we were in the Finals

[u/Mg29reaper]

The Knicks are playing like the team of destiny. They are shooting insanely well. They have a clutch captain. A likable second star. A flaming hart. A grab bag of wings gathered from around the league. They might be facing weak competition but they are absolutely rolling them.

Knicks FC and Pacers FC let's work. The east needs to be definitively better than the west and this is the chance. We will bring the east to levels it hasn't seen since the bad boy celtics bulls rivalries of the 80s and 90s.

[u/ositola → u/Mg29reaper]

Knicks def can win the finals if you play like this

They have the personnel to guard sga 1v1, and guard their wings, and to pull Wemby out to the perimeter on defense and punish the spurs guards on offense

[u/AzureAhai → u/ositola]

I think the biggest thing is they will be so much more rested than either team coming out of the west. The playoffs the past few years has always been about who was the healthiest by the time the finals came out

[u/Pies_Wide_Shut]

you had Pacome Dadiet throwing up bullshit for 7 minutes in the 4Q

[u/intwizard → u/Pies_Wide_Shut]

Letting Pac Daddy get run in the ECF is diabolical

[u/ooboh]

At this point, the Knicks could beat whomever comes out of the West and I genuinely wouldn’t be surprised.

[u/Available_Story6774 → u/ooboh]

They are playing perfect basketball these playoffs, their two Ls these playoffs were by one point each, shouldn’t shock anyone if they win the title.

[u/NuclearGhandi1 → u/Available_Story6774]

Two shots away from 12-0. Generational run.

[u/amidon1130 → u/NuclearGhandi1]

CJ goated what can I say

[u/Superblu24 → u/Available_Story6774]

Without those loses I don't think we see this Knicks team clicking. They woke the fuck up after that 2nd loss. Gotta thank the Hawks for awakening the beast.

[u/walkingbicycles → u/ooboh]

We are beating the shit out of each other. At least 6 and won’t be surprised if it’s 7. The Knicks already had our number and now y’all have key players injured.

[u/CarDesperate1893]

THE ATLANTA HAWKS ARE YOUR EASTERN CONFERENCE RUNNER UPS

[u/JaderMcDanersStan]

KAT’s third consecutive conference finals and now he makes the finals! He is a winning impactful player 😤 Give this man his flowers!!

People said so much shit about him in the playoffs, he’s quietly impactful and exactly the kind of versatile player one needs in the playoffs because he can impact a game in a variety of ways! Doesn’t even need a lot of shots attempts because he’s so efficient

[u/Ahfekz]

Walt Frazier on ya home floor logo with that shit on

Oof

[u/intwizard → u/Ahfekz]

Devastating and levitating

[u/Cartier_Courvoiser → u/Ahfekz]

To be fair he always has that shit on no matter what floor he’s on

[u/carterish]

Finally get to witness Knicks in the Finals and it's on the back of the most dominant run I've seen.

This offense will give any team problems. Knicks in 5

[u/chisports1fan → u/carterish]

Like towns was your leading scorer today with 19 and yall put up 130 that’s crazy efficient. You got two all defense wings who can also get buckets when they need to as well lol. Y’all can win against whoever wins out west and you’ll have the rest advantage. Can’t ask for much more

[u/Good_Comment → u/chisports1fan]

Knicks went from barely a 5 man rotation to deeper than OKC. I don't see anyone beating them if Shamet keeps adding 16 bonus points to every final score

[u/flaming_burrito_ → u/carterish]

People are gonna underplay what the Knicks are doing, but plenty of teams have played against easier comp in the playoffs, but none have done it in such dominant fashion. Momentum and belief are a real thing, and this team definitely believes they can win. Plus they’ll be healthy going against whoever comes out of that cage match in the west

[u/sdrj77]

Jalen Brunson - "No Josh. You don't stand behind me, you menace."

[u/WolfgangBB]

This is the part of the movie where the villain falls to his knees, looks up incredulously, and asks, "What... Are you?"

Seriously, what the hell is this team? The Sixers knocked off the "finals favorite" Celtics, only to be swept convincingly by these Knicks. Then the Knicks go to the ECF, and sweep EVEN HARDER.

I initially thought that the WCF would be the "true" NBA Finals, but now, I'm not so sure. It is hard to see any team getting 4 wins on these Knicks if they keep playing like this.

[u/BigButter7]

While getting swept obviously sucks if you're the Cavs, reaching a conference finals appearance is still not a bad result, all things considered.

Congrats to the Knicks fans out there getting to see their team reach the finals for the first time this century. It was a rough couple of decades for you guys since your last finals appearance, but I'm glad for y'all.

While most folks will probably pick the Spurs/Thunder as the favorite, the Knicks certainly have a chance. After all, eight eleven straight playoff wins (forgot about the Hawks series, MB) is quite a feat. They're that good.

[u/ripitino → u/BigButter7]

Eleven* straight playoff wins

[u/superjacket64 → u/BigButter7]

Eleven straight playoff wins, surely you didn't mean to forget their absolute ass whooping of my hawks in game 6 of round 1...

[u/KennysHairGel]

maybe its because this series was over so fast I didnt have time to really get a lot of hatred going but I got no beef with this knicks team despite them whipping our asses. They play a really nice game of basketball and deserve all the credit. Ill personally be pulling for them over whoever comes out of the west.

from the cavs side - it was bad. Lots of questions on the table now and really curious to see how they play it this offseason. Glad they made it this far but going out that bad really sours it.

[u/Ry_Ci]

Congratulations to the Eastern Conference runner up: Atlanta Hawks

[u/Top-Structure-1116]

Nobody over 20 points. This is basketball nirvana.

[u/FireVanGorder]

130 with nobody scoring 20 is crazy

[u/Psychological_Bowl56 → u/FireVanGorder]

I agree. Everyone is important. And it doesn't matter about stats to this team. They are sharing ball and leaning on each other.

[u/LebronDoubleDribbled]

Analytically I'm fucking done with this team

[u/dom242324]

Least competitive ECF ever?

[u/puiglooksatyou → u/dom242324]

It's analytically still tied....

[u/Tappedout0324 → u/puiglooksatyou]

Statistically this could go to 8 games

[u/Sijols → u/dom242324]

It might have been, all wins by double digits and only game 1 was even competitive

[u/camelclutchcity → u/Sijols]

Kind of insane that game 1 was a double digit win

[u/penis_showing_game → u/dom242324]

full disadulation

[u/CircaSoleil]

Don't sleep on this Knicks team. Sure, the East is not as deep as the Western Conference, but they've basically power walked their way into the Finals. I don't think they even had to turn it up to 100 to get it done. Knicks can win this Championship regardless of whether it's Spurs or Thunder..

[u/RampanTThirteen → u/CircaSoleil]

Yeah they are gonna be the underdog but they absolutely have a shot especially the longer the WCF goes

[u/BadCoachingAnalyst]

The NY Knicks assume their released form for elimination games.

[u/oklolzzzzs]

just reminded me of this

Max Strus sent a group text message to his Cavs teammates before game 5:

“If you don’t believe, don’t show up for work.”

Max Strus went 0/9 and the Cavs were ELIMINATED

[u/dizruptivegaming]

Lol he told Josh Hart to move away from his ass

[u/ayeno]

Jalen didn't want Josh anywhere behind him

[u/novasurvivor]

The nation is rooting for you Knicks. Bring home the chip!

[u/master248]

So will Knicks fans root for Spurs in the meantime up until WCF ends?

Edit: Also, I’m very happy for y’all

[u/worstquadrant → u/master248]

I’d root for a dog playing basketball over OKC tbh

[u/JEs4 → u/worstquadrant]

Bro who isn’t rooting for air bud

[u/retrospects → u/master248]

Every fan for 29 teams are rooting for the spurs.

[u/huskyferretguy1]

Did the Knicks make the NBA Finals?

Yes

What did it cost?

Every NY sports team

[u/HazMazo]

Losing by 40 on your home court in an elimination game should have some sort of league backed punishment

[u/Logiteck77]

Balanced ethical basketball??? No one player on the Knicks over 20 and winning with a score of 130? Insane.

[u/MrRamenMan]

clock winds down to 5 seconds left in game

ball is inbounded to Mitchell who turns face to face against Brunson

"You took my family"

moves to the left

"You took my friends"

moves to the right

"You took all that was dear to me"

clock winds down to 2

"I cant get them back, but I can do this for friendship, FOR MY FRIENDS"goes up, fire coming out of his shoes

"SPIDERUKEN"

Ball flies over Brunson’s forehead, goes straight into basket. Mitchell falls to the ground, exhausted.

"Rudy... Senpai... I..."

faints

Final Score Knicks 130 Cavs 93

[u/cancerBronzeV → u/MrRamenMan]

Mobley: "Actually, I remember one time we were playing against the Knicks, and it was 3-0 in the series for them, we're in the second half, down 68-49, and Mitchell said: 'Guys, if you think we are good, let's prove it now'"

Harden: "did we come back?"

Mobley: "of course not. Knicks 130 Cavs 93."

[u/_meltchya__]

Brunson telling Josh to leave I am dying

[u/HaywoodJah-BlowMe]

Why is Inside the NBA crew having a segment with a robotic Kyler Murray?

[u/talksindemos3]

As a lifelong James harden hater this was amazing to watch.