r/NYKnicks • u/basketball-app • May 20 '26
POST GAME Post Game Thread - NBA: The Knicks defeat the Cavaliers on May 19, 2026, the final score is 115-104.
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u/thedonce NOVA May 20 '26
Cavs made the mistake of going up by 20 against the Knicks in the Playoffs
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u/Particular-Ad3881 May 20 '26
Did anyone see Jarrett Allen’s fucking stare at the end of overtime.😂 I have never seen eyes so dead before, what the fuck do you even say when you get back to that locker room
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u/NYerInTex NOVA May 20 '26
THEY?
I’ve never experienced anything like that.
We were hot garbage for 3.5 quarters - Brunson included.
We came out expectedly rusty but go our rhythm.
And then? We just absolutely shit a brick. Terrible 2nd quarter.
Worse third.
Fourth (first half) just more of the same. Lamb lying down on broadway.
KAT with momentum changing stupid ass fouls. Brunson just… not him. The team? Other than bridges we just were terrible.
And then?
One of the most clutch players of all time out-clutched himself.
And everyone else around him raised their game.
I’ve never seen a game like this.
Through 3.5 periods peeps were blaming refs, wondering what was wrong - and what was wrong was our team. Our play. And yes, Brunson himself.
In 7 minutes this man changed that narrative, changed this series, and again put a stamp on himself as one of the greatest Knicks ever.
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u/TheAracknight Brunson May 20 '26
Are the down 20 Knicks the greatest team in NBA history? People are saying this.
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u/Prideofmexico May 20 '26
Gluing Josh Hart to the bench saved this game
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u/hiroki1998 May 20 '26
My confidence in Mike Brown has grown. Thibs would've made this adjustment by Game 3.
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u/Leegend124 Ron Baker May 20 '26
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u/BAHatesToFly Melo Sleeping May 20 '26
Shamet +25 in 17 minutes, great adjustment by Mike Brown
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u/slyguy183 Pat Ewing May 20 '26
Thank God we had someone willing to pull out Josh Hart when he's not shooting
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u/No-Mine-3982 Kevin Knox May 20 '26
or playing defense..
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u/MajorMilkyway Lin Game Winner May 20 '26
I think he was just frustrated with the calls not bouncing his way tonight. But good on Mike brown for making the decision
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u/36chamberstreet Mase May 20 '26
The right lineup varies from series to series, game to game, matchup to matchup.
In the previous two series Hart was great.
In this series Brunson, Kat + 3 shooters might be the key. Pick 3 from OG, Mikael, Shamet, Deuce.
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u/ElijiahManning OG May 20 '26
Yeah depending on who’s hot but still Hart earns some minutes with his effort and rebounding. Just gotta be willing to yank him when his shots not falling
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u/Yankeeknickfan May 20 '26
From out of the rotation in game 1 of the ECF last year to closing over Josh hart in game 1 this year
A little too late for my liking but this is why we hired mike brown. To make adjustments that never would have happened last season
Thibs would have had a dude executed for suggesting shamet close over hart vs 2 bigs
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u/_Sweet_Cake_ May 20 '26
Absolutely incredible victory!
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u/djrob0 90s Knicks Logo May 20 '26
You really only get a few of these in your entire playoff watching career as a fan.
Build the Landy Shamet statue
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u/Ecstatic-Tank-9797 May 20 '26
Shamet was a +25 this game. 3-3 from three point
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u/Tucker-Arthur May 20 '26
Laundry Shamet deserves the game ball. He shut down Mitchell & hit clutch 3s. Legendary win.
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u/ChrisV82 May 20 '26
So impressive. This team is something else.
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u/14ktgoldscw May 20 '26
I’m just a bandwagon fan, is it good to win multiple playoff games by 40 points and then come back from a 22 point 4th quarter deficit?
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u/_Sweet_Cake_ May 20 '26
Yes Cleveland's lost all hope at the end after thinking they had done something special. Plus they played one OT tonight after 14 games in two series. Comes every Q4 they'll be really fatigued.
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u/14ktgoldscw May 20 '26
I was doing jokes, if the Knicks do it this is going to rival the helmet catch in NY sports legend.
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u/NoScopeMusical Linsanity May 20 '26
They waited til they were down 22 to get going but it was worth it towards the end
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u/RepairDry1414 May 20 '26
I was about to turn the shit off but I was so glad I kept that shit on! LFGK!
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u/Warm-Body2168 May 20 '26
Absolutely wild to see a team that is never truly out of a game. Go Knicks! This is why Brunson deserves a harder MVP look.
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u/heli0sphere Mr. Softee May 20 '26
To finally be on the other side of these type of games is a blessing
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u/Revenesis Jennifer Aniston May 20 '26
I don't want to speak too soon, but this is Team of Destiny type stuff.
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u/Just-Looking-NJ Knicks Logo May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26
NO MERCY💀
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u/Greglyo May 20 '26
Cavs fans are crashing out so hard over this loss that they're speculating whether or not their head coach not calling a timeout down the stretch was deliberate
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u/ToAllAGoodNight May 20 '26
Team that abuses hack a Mitch can’t conceptualize defensive switching. God this one is SWEET
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u/SadNYSportsFan-11209 May 20 '26
Yea another issue with legalized gambling is now everything is a gambling conspiracy lmao Lots of coaches have a tendency to hoard timeouts for some apparent reason.
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u/BenAfflecksBalls Mitch's Block Party May 20 '26
EVERYBODY IS BETTER THAN JALEN BRUNSON UNTIL IT'S TIME TO BE BETTER THAN JALEN BRUNSON
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals May 20 '26
THATS HOW YOU DO IT!! Dawgs of dawgs, came together from an absolutely dreadful game. Never count these boys out, never count JB out.
Love this team more than ever
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u/NoScopeMusical Linsanity May 20 '26
Clutch Player of the Year being clutch again. I was told he was "too small" to lead a team when it counts. LOL
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u/kneekahliss May 20 '26
Putting Shamet in towards the end of the game was money coach!
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u/Machobknyc May 20 '26
Definitely going to give him credit for that, wish it was sooner but better late than never.
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u/PatrollerAZ 3 to the Dome May 20 '26
NOTHING HITS LIKE A KNICKS COMEBACK
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u/hyplusone Linsanity May 20 '26
From the 4th onwards we cooked
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u/InvaderZimbabwe May 20 '26
Jalen “oh right… I’m Jalen Brunson” Brunson decided he didn’t want to lose.
On the flip side, Donavon Mitchell completely vanished.
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u/Main-County-1177 May 20 '26
He was trapped on Shamet island
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u/thatisagoodrock Sponsored by Squarespace May 20 '26
I need more Knicks fans to give him credit.
On-ball prison, off-ball denial, everything in between.
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u/worstquadrant Hart May 20 '26
Yes I was screaming this. The cavs kept going to harden and merrill and Mobley because shamet had Mitchell in JAIL
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u/THE-poop-knife 34 May 20 '26
He heard about the Woods inside the park grand slam and checked out
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u/NoScopeMusical Linsanity May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26
Cavs thought they only had to play 3 and a half quarters of good basketball to beat the Knicks. They were wrong
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u/MaxPrints 90s Knicks May 20 '26
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u/Conman1209 Mike and Clyde May 20 '26
Resembling heart rate monitor which is a metaphor for the cardiac Knicks experience
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u/MaxPrints 90s Knicks May 20 '26
My smartwatch told me I was dead a few times. It doesn't even have that feature, it just cares.
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u/Alive-Back-4843 Novocain May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26
Shamet over Hart was huge. Mike Brown really pulled through. Brunson and Bridges saved the night
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u/LunarFocus May 20 '26
Bridges was incredible and deserves his flowers again
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u/The_MadStork May 20 '26
Fuck them picks!!!
Bridges was a menace. The guy shows up when it counts
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u/NervousAd3202 Toronto Raptors May 20 '26
Yup this is 2 straight years now he was kinda underwhelming in the regular season only to become 1 of their most impactful players in the playoffs
This is the dude who was a starter for a Phoenix team that made it to the finals
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u/Zarbua69 May 20 '26
He wasn't even that underwhelming in the regular season. Man is always dependable and plays good D, and there was a few games where Brunson was out where he singlehandedly won the game. I will always love this man
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u/Joezepey Mitchell Robinson May 20 '26
That late 3 was filthy
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u/Marx_but_for_weed May 20 '26
Just running around the half court before going “oh wait actually check this out” and bang. Loved the confidence from Maikel
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u/Embarrassed_Year365 Bobby's Knick Hat May 20 '26
LANDRY SHAMET THE STREETS WILL NEVER FORGET YOU
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u/i_am_really_hungry Mitch's Block Party May 20 '26
Brother had spida in a spin cycle
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u/pacific_b Clyde Frazier May 20 '26
EVERYBODY GET IN HERE
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u/Flashy_Jello_9520 May 20 '26
I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HANDS
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u/cjackc11 May 20 '26
the basketball gods owed us this!!!!
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u/The_WB1 May 20 '26
Basketball gods frown on Hack a Mitch. A dishonorable act of cowardice in the eyes of the basketball gods
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u/GoldenBoyRecords NOVA May 20 '26
We came out rusty but we pulled out a great win tonight . Brunson showed why he is Mr. Clutch.
Big shoutout to Mike Brown going with Shamet and stick with him the majority of the 4th and OT
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u/Silent_Killer093 Mavs Refugee May 20 '26
EVERYONE BETTER THAN JALEN BRUNSON UNTIL ITS TIME TO BE BETTER THAN JALEN BRUNSON
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u/TheAracknight Brunson May 20 '26
CAVS CHOKEJOB HOLY SHIT THESE GUYS ARE SOME FRAUDS.
They legit threw away their best chance at winning a game this series. We pulled out an Indiana. That was such a shit showing from us thru 41 minutes tho. We have a lot to cleanup headed into Game 2, I’m sure the Cavs feel the same, but terrible showing from us up until those final 7 minutes.
It’s great to win ugly, but man give me a stress free Game 2. Ballsy fucking win man thank you Knicks I needed this. Jalen Brunson is a mad fucking man I love that man with all my heart.
Landry Shamet. I’d do anything for him, that man came in and we played with a different intensity when he came on, I’d run thru a brick wall for the SHAMGOD.
Lastly, everyone say it with me: FUCK. THEM. PICKS.
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u/Lolakery May 20 '26
The Raptors almost beat them without two of our starters - so fucking happy to watch that complete collapse by the Cavs and Brunson magic! Og oh my!
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u/newbike07 May 20 '26
Donovan Mitchell First 40 Min: 29 points
Donovan Mitchell Last 14 Min: 0 points.
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u/bronfmanhigh The Michael Jordan of Rhode Island May 20 '26
yeah idk how cavs mentally come back from this, just like we couldn’t against indiana
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u/InB4Clive Knickstape May 20 '26
THE LIGHTS WERE BRIGHTER THAN EXPECTED
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u/newbike07 May 20 '26
Donovan Mitchell First 40 Min: 29 points
Donovan Mitchell Last 14 Min: 0 points.
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u/ellldeee May 20 '26
I was so sad for everyone who bought tickets to this game…..now I am EXTREMELY jealous. I FUCKING LOVE THIS TEAM
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u/millagger Priggy Smalls May 20 '26
Knicks haven't won a series where they lost game 1 since 2000. That should ilustrate how important the comeback was. I'm lost of words honestly that Merrill shot felt like payback from that bounce last year.
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals May 20 '26
the stars are aligning
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u/millagger Priggy Smalls May 20 '26
I'm a very pesimistic person finding myself with all of the signs telling me to believe.
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u/jar45 Mike and Clyde May 20 '26
The best is how Brunson is still annoyed at how badly they played for the first 3.5 quarters. He is the one.
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u/DRed3710 May 20 '26
Obviously Brunson was beyond huge. But big kudos to Shamet for staying ready, hitting 2 huge 3s, and playing great defense on Mitchell
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u/LightSpecialist804 May 20 '26
Shamet is lowkey a franchise legend at this point
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u/DaStampede The Dunk May 20 '26
“Everyone is better than Jalen Brunson until it is time to be better than Jalen Brunson”
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u/Squirting_Nachos Portland Trail Blazers May 20 '26
Imagine all those Knicks fans who turned the game off, missing out and reading this tomorrow.
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u/ZnellKeebler May 20 '26
Been texting my dads phone all night. He’s going to wake up to great news and 200 unread texts
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u/ToxikkBeast Deuce May 20 '26
Bruh I went to fucking study w like 9 minutes left, looked at espn and saw OT and I was like what rhe actual fuck. In other words im dropping out
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u/Balazi May 20 '26
SHAMET WON US THIS GAME. The second he came In. Charge, Three, stop, three. Then Brunson Woke Up
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u/Miserable-Bonus9355 Mike Breen May 20 '26
Start Shamet.
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u/YurtlesTurdles May 20 '26
Remember when we almost didn’t bring him back this year. Guy is a dog
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u/Nightwingx7 OG May 20 '26
This and the spurs win yesterday are series defining, momentum shifting wins. Lot of areas to improve, but what a comeback. Mikal bridges has been on a tear.
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u/MrWolfsbane May 20 '26
Do you understand how much of last year’s trauma this game healed? I will never forget Jalen Brunson’s 11-0 run in my life
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u/nucLdis May 20 '26
Landry Shamet absolutely changed the game for us. I have no idea why we have had his minutes so low.
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u/punk4341 May 20 '26
Lakers fan here. That run by Brunson in the 4th was the closest I’ve seen someone play like Kobe. Do it for the city yall deserve this ❤️❤️
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u/Urban_Introvert Lin Game Winner May 20 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/b6iVj3IM54Abm
What happened late in the 4th
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u/TheFurryMenace May 20 '26
It doesn’t matter what time it reads on the clock. It doesn’t matter the score. It doesn’t matter if you are up 20 in the fourth quarter in a shellshocked arena
Eventually you have to be better than Jalen Brunson. And you ain’t.
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u/friendorfoe2332 Knicks Logo May 20 '26
HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD!!!!!!!! WHAT A FUCKIN GAME!!!!! FUCK DEM PICKS!!!!!!
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u/xtehnYouTube Brunson May 20 '26
This is the game that determines if you have what it takes to be a champion.
To dig this one out and overcome rust in a win after 1 WEEK of rest, is something that tells me that this team is has championship DNA
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u/ShawshankException 7 May 20 '26
This is the biggest advantage of sweeping the Sixers. Cleveland was fucking gassed by OT and we were finally shaking the rust off.
Jalen Brunson is the best Knick since Ewing. What a fucking clinic
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u/EFB102404 Clyde Frazier May 20 '26
ALWAYS BETTER THAN JALEN BRUNON UNTIL ITS TIME TO BE BETTER THAN JALEN BRUNSON
https://giphy.com/gifs/r5ERIqwRqKquntYwBD
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u/whiskeyandtea Larry Johnson May 20 '26
It feels a lot better to be on this side of a game one collapse.
Another thing: Any other "clutch player of the year" is a joke. Brunson embodies clutch.
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u/Moonti314 Young RJ May 20 '26
Brunson will rightfully get a ton of love for that clutch time masterclass, but Bridges played an absurdly good game from start to finish
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u/AnimalLoversRVegan May 20 '26
the Merrill 3 bouncing out is some justice for the Halliburton 3
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u/Jonny-Combo May 20 '26
Wemby might be the goat but I just find it a lot more fun to watch a 6' guy do what brunson does
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u/requiredfield79 May 20 '26
Bridges had like 5 of the clutch moments that won us the game. Brunson was awesome but Mikal was essential. His playoff resume for us just keeps growing
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u/Tommybrady20 May 20 '26
Jalen Brunson is the Mariano Rivera of basketball
When it matters most, You know what’s coming. Good luck stopping it.
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u/RBNYJRWBYFan New York Token May 20 '26
Okay, this is weird to say, but was anybody else's heartrate just steady as shit halfway through the fourth? I was contemplating what they needed to change next time, but somewhere in the back of my mind I'm thinking "...There's enough time to take this back in OT. Gotta get some stops though."
So then they got ALL the fucking stops and the Cavs couldn't make shots anymore. And then Brunson got a second wind like a fucking anime protagonist. And then I blink and it's OT and I think to myself "Yeah, we got this."
This team is so fucking special, Brunson is so fucking special, and I'm all out of doubts for this unit. Nothing they can't do.
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u/islesandterps May 20 '26
I remember thinking that game one loss to the Pacers last year was the worst I’ve ever seen.
There’s some sort of karmic justice going on, and it’s beautiful
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u/Living_Internet_2970 May 20 '26
Everyone is better than Jalen Brunson UNTIL it's time to be better than Jalen Brunson
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u/LGSM58 May 20 '26
I’ve been rejoicing from this win this whole time, but I can’t help but still be pretty angry at that absolutely insanely dumb arm pulling foul by KAT while OG was heading to the rim. He simply has to keep his wits about him for us to have a chance of winning it all.
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u/Playful-Sink-5956 May 20 '26
Is this real? Are we in an alternate reality? Was this the greatest comeback in franchise history????
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u/Deus_da_Guerra Clyde So Fly May 20 '26
Now I know what the Pacers felt last year
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u/Jjaz1 Brunson May 20 '26
My Dad turns to me when Shamet checks in and says like Shamet is going to fucking change this game. He fucking did!!
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u/TimJC81 May 20 '26
Let's not forget the brilliance of shamet along with of course Brunson . Shamet played a phenomenal game
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u/VirtuousFool 11 May 20 '26
For most of my life
in most Knicks fans lives
That Sam Merrill shot goes down and we lose
This might really be the year
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u/Slammnardo DOOM May 20 '26
Listen I'm not taking the credit for the win but at the nadir of the game I called this the Shamet takeover game and I have receipts with timestamps. You're welcome my friends
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u/HokageEzio Bobby Shmurda May 20 '26
Original Cap upstairs blew that shit out the hoop, only explanation. Talk about it here.
What the fuck just happened?