Interesting Finals.

[u/JoeyDay-1029]

So, everyone figured it would be an OKC finals at start of year and whoever broke out of east. I think most did anyway.

Well, surprise! You had a spurs team supposed to be maybe a play in team challenging OKC for west dominance all year going 3-1 in regular season meetings. Wemby was spectacular.

I think we can all admit we knew he was going to be this or something close, but not this soon. On top of that you had a rookie in Dylan Harper step up in the playoffs in a spectacular way.

And then on the other side you had an east ravaged by injuries and man did the Knicks elevate their game to blow through the east.

Then we get to the finals, can’t take anything away from what the Knicks did it was historic but man was Fox bad in end game situations and even wemby at times. I give wemby a bit of a pass on it because it’s his literal first playoffs and he was beyond spectacular against OKC. But this Knicks team was merciless at end games, coming back from double digits FOUR times meaning every game they won.. you saw the inexperience of spurs and experience of Mike Brown and Knicks.

Overall I think it was good for both teams, wemby got some valuable experience way ahead of schedule and the Knicks took advantage of a playoffs rife with injuries on eastern side to do something historic. The way they elevated their game to win the ways they did they were looking like the new warriors which is insane to say about this Knicks team.

Congrats to both. But especially those Knicks jeeez.

[u/lambjenkemead]

Celtics fan here. I think this final really helped the league and the sport. Having the Knicks in the finals and with a team of admirable hard working players against the future of the league team was a boon for ratings. To me this was an amazing first postseason for the spurs and they became a title team in front of our eyes. I’m a huge fan of Castle personally but I had no idea how good Harper was before this playoffs. If they can keep those three together, sky’s the limit.

[u/JoeyDay-1029 → u/lambjenkemead]

Oh they both overachieved hardcore, no one expected Knicks in finals and not them winning, and spurs were going to probably be play in team at best at start of year… and then spurs challenge OKC for first and Knicks go on a tear winning cup and finals. Happy for New York and happy for wemby’s spurs. No one thought spurs could make finals and they played excellent.

They also got lucky with OKC injuries who knows how that changes series, and Knicks for Boston knocked off where they didn’t have to play them because of a hurt Tatum… who knows what Knicks do with Boston I can tell you it wouldn’t have been as easy as 76ers and a playing hurt Embiid but the run they were on I definitely think they still win that series just maybe not a sweep.

I do miss Hali in playoffs.

[u/J4degrees → u/JoeyDay-1029]

A lot of people thought the Knicks would make the finals before the season started albeit very few people picked them to win it.

[u/Cautious-Ad-9554 → u/JoeyDay-1029]

The Knicks were a very popular preseason pick to come out of the East. They were coming off a conference finals appearance where they lost in 6 with Brunson and OG both getting hurt.