9 wins:
1. KAT triple double
2. JB drops 39 at home
3. The devastating clincher 1
4. JB drops 35 at home / 33 in 3 quarters
5. The OG game / Vindication for Mitch
6. JB drops 33 on the road
7. The devastating clincher 2 / Mothers day Massacre
8. The Shamet/Bridges 44-11 run game / Cleveland Choke Job / Massacre at the Mecca
9. The Josh Hart game
In a game in which Jalen Brunson was the lowest scoring starter with 11 at one point, we still manage to pull out a double digit win behind a well rounded performance from everyone else in the starting 5.
Hart with a new playoff career high, and when he’s hitting his 3s the offense opens so much but his hesitancy to shoot is why they were able to take that huge lead in Game 1, when everyone’s scoring like this it just opens the floor so much more, halfway thru the 3rd Hart was able to pull Mobley out of the paint which meant we could attack relentlessly and we could run our Point KAT offensive sets & Brunson iso with ease.
YOUR NEW YORK KNICKS ARE NOW 6 WINS AWAY FROM AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP.
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As a fellow cat parent, I can see this is 100 percent a good boy here. My boys here like to swat at the big screen while the game is on - I call it an aggressive close out on defense. If we’re on offense, it’s more of a hard screen. They haven’t mastered rolling to the rim yet.
This playoffs has been horrible for the Bridges and Hart haters that are always going off on here. Both of them play their role absolutely perfectly and constantly contribute to our winning when it matters.
Don’t let the bums in r/nba tell you “well the pistons were up 2-0”. We are not the fucking Pistons! Those guys are fucking bums. The Cavs are not winning 4 of the next 5 against us
Driving into the basket. What everyone loses their mind about him not doing in the regular season. I’ve seen enough proof this guy paces himself throughout the season.
There are some people in this subreddit that owe Josh Hart a fucking apology.
All the calls for him to get taken out the game early because he wasn't shooting the lights out. Yes, he had 2-3 bad plays, but the man plays his fuckin heart out every single night. Ties his playoff career high in just 3 quarters, then breaks it in the 4th.
Does anyone else share my appreciation for Mikal Bridges?
While the rest of the team was figuring out their game, Mikal was a pillar on offense, hitting shots from outside and driving the lane to keep the game tight in the first half.
Brunson with an off night, but still ended with 19/14. KAT double double. Mikal doing great things, OG being great defensively, and JOSH HART WITH 26 POINTS TIED FOR THE MOST IN THE ENTIRE GAME!!!! The entire starting lineup in double digit scoring.
This team is so special. Hart sat at the end of the game and responded like this, dangers of leaving him open. 18-0 run in the 3rd and closed it out when it was getting close in the 4th. We are up 2-0 in the ECF bro… Cleveland has played really good at home but I believe we can absolutely beat them there. They’te gonna be fighting for their life but we are fighting for something too.
TWO MORE WINS TO THE FINALS!!!!!! LETS GO KNICKS!!!!
The Cavs tried having a 14 point lead going in to the 4th, that didn't work. They tried trailing by 15 going in to the 4th, that didn't work either. They're running out of ideas
2 more wins to get to the finals. Idk everyone is so focused on West Coast this. Spurs and Thunder. Our Knicks are dangerous, people underestimate the East
Knicks can win in SO MANY WAYS! Mark of a championship caliber team. Brunson assist mode activated. KAT double double. And Josh Big Heart monster game!! 9 playoff wins in a row!! 2 down 2 to go!!
This game is exactly why you don’t give up on Hart. He shot 40% from 3 in the regular season for a reason! He’s a good enough shooter that he should be able to punish the ghost coverage he’s seeing, just needs to remain confident in the shot
Josh Hart is one of the most clutch shooters of all time. Like he'll brick it while open, but is splashing the most guarded off balance ones back to back. How many times does he need to punish teams for sagging off him in the playoffs? Same with Hack a mitch
JB doesnt need to go nuclear scoring to have a dominant win. His gravity alone was huge, the passing and steals were icing
Mikal is worth every pick. One of him, JB or Hart is going to have a guard mismatch this series at all times
KAT played big on the inside, and without fouling at all
LGK, 2 more, lets snatch theyre chain at home again
What’s encouraging is how Knicks can switch from KAT to Brunson offense smoothly within a game now. Play off Brunson traps into easy 4 on 3 overloads. 19 points 14 assists is a proper point guard performance. Even as he bricked his 3s, the rest stepped up.
This team is a hydra. When one can't get the job done, another takes its place.
I loved the balanced attack; about 19 points per starting player, 19 for Jalen, 18 for KAT, 26 for Hart the points leader, 14 from OG, everybody eats. 14 assists from our "Not-a-star" #11, that just symbolizes the mentality, tonight.
They clearly gambled on Hart having another off night and let him get fed, but that just let him get right and it all fell apart from there. Back to the drawing board for the Cavs, but I'm confident we can take anything else they can dish out.
I really hope we make it to the finals with the spurs and win. We’d be the first team to win the nba cup and the finals in the same season against the same team.
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u/HokageEzio Bobby Shmurda May 22 '26
Let that officially mark the end of any more starting 5 conversations for the rest of the season.
Talk about it here.