2026 NBA Playoffs East Finals: #3 New York Knicks vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (NYK wins 4-0 🧹)

[AZTG]

Wouldn't be the Knicks if the Knicks didn't Knick

 

[AZTG]

All these missed fts from the Cavs. They don't want it.

 

[Reed MJ]

Knicks in 5. Cavs had chances to win either of these games, Knicks played a C+ game and still cooking these guys

 

[AZTG]

Worst Brunson game in the win streak and still won big. Shout out to my guys

 

[Freeman]

Gunned up and clapped quick by Josh hart in the ecf.

 

[AZTG]

Its close for Mikail. But not yet. Do it again at least once in Cleveland and I'll finally give him his props.

 

[unSCENE]

This series has been all about the Mike Brown factor. Two games in a row, the Cavs have come out with strong game plans against the Knicks that led to moderate success, but Brown’s ability--and willingness--to adjust on the fly, combined with Atkinson’s inability to do the same, has led us to where we are now. This is why Thibs had to go, unfortunately.

Gotta keep the foot on the gas.

 

[AZTG]

This series has been all about the Mike Brown factor. Two games in a row, the Cavs have come out with strong game plans against the Knicks that led to moderate success, but Brown’s ability--and willingness--to adjust on the fly, combined with Atkinson’s inability to do the same, has led us to where we are now. This is why Thibs had to go, unfortunately.

Gotta keep the foot on the gas.

Lets give Brunson a shout out too though. Even though this could also be props to Brown.

The Brunson I know, when a team aggressively doubles him would double down and get 29 points on 27 shots and take a L.

But this Brunson said ok keep doubling me and passed the ball out the double more often than not and only took like 15 shots and had 14 assists.

 

[unSCENE]

Lets give Brunson a shout out too though. Even though this could also be props to Brown.

The Brunson I know, when a team aggressively doubles him would double down and get 29 points on 27 shots and take a L.

But this Brunson said ok keep doubling me and passed the ball out the double more often than not and only took like 15 shots and had 14 assists.

100% agree. Cap's leadership and focus have been the #1 factors so far, but I also think the off-ball movement away from the double is a core part of the actual game plan being implemented.

That’s why Brown had no problem talking about Harden the way he did after Game 1. It was about steering the Cavs toward doubling Jalen, which lets us play more like we did in the back half of the Atlanta and Philly series — except now Jalen is the hub instead of KAT.

 

[Ironman]

Hate watching finally worked shoutout to Josh

 

[southsil4lil]

@southsil4lil another game where Donovan Mitchell goes crazy in the first half and disappears in the second.

Its over

 

[southsil4lil]

How do Harden and Mitchell combine for 3 assists? Like how is that even possible?

 

[Sky Davis]

How do Harden and Mitchell combine for 3 assists? Like how is that even possible?

Lol

 

[Sky Davis]

 

[Sky Davis]

Towns and Brunson going to the finals after seeing Luka go to the finals

A lot of players don’t make it…

 

[5th Letter]

Knicks better hope it’s the Spurs

 

[Ironman]

Knicks better hope it’s the Spurs

Nasty hate

 

[southsil4lil]

Knicks better hope it’s the Spurs

Knicks matchup better with the Spurs than they do OKC but they can absolutely beat either one of them in a series imo

 

[L.L.R.J.]

Where’s @jaemoomsCLE

 

[southsil4lil]

Making it to the conference might be a bad thing for Cleveland if they trick themselves into thinking they're closer than what they are

Every series up to now was an absolutely grind and now they're on the verge of getting taped

Donovan Mitchell can't be your best player and I think thats pretty evident at this point.

Going to be a very interesting team this summer with a lot of big decisions to make