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10 big moments from the Knicks' NBA championship season Knicks fans will remember the 2025-26 NBA season forever, but there are a handful of moments that stand above the rest.
will remember the 2025-26 NBA season forever, there are a handful of moments that stand head and shoulders above the rest.
the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 for the NBA Cup championship on Dec.
16 in Las Vegas, proving they had what it takes to win a title, even if the game did not count in the standings.
After trailing for the entire third quarter, the Knicks rallied in the fourth as OG Anunoby finished with 28 points, Jalen Brunson had 25 points and Mitchell Robinson pulled down 15 rebounds.
On Christmas Day, the Knicks came back from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 in a thriller at Madison Square Garden.
It was a sign of things to come in the playoffs.Brunson led with 34 points, but Tyler Kolek and Jordan Clarkson combined for nine 3-pointers off the bench, which proved to be crucial down the stretch.
Two days after a disappointing loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons, the Knicks pulled off a big second-half rally against the Houston Rockets on Feb.
21.
The Knicks cruised into the second round of the playoffs by eliminating the Atlanta Hawks in one of the most lopsided games in NBA history.New York led 83-36 after the first two quarters, the largest halftime lead in NBA playoff history, before finishing off a historic 140-89 performance inThe Knicks outscored the Hawks by 96 points over the final three games after the Hawks got out to a 2-1 series lead.
Josh Hart shoots in Game 6 against the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs on April 30, 2026.New York reached 140 points for the second time in the playoffs and sent the Sixers packing 144-114 in front of a ton of Knicks fans who made the trip to Game 4 in Philly.
Miles McBride and Mikal Bridges celebrate a McBride 3-pointer in Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers on May 10, 2026.The Knicks' seven-game playoff winning streak was on the verge of being snapped by the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, until another epic run.
The Knicks trailed 93-71 with just 7:52 left in the game before Brunson, who finished with a game-high 38 points, jump-started an 18-1 run to get the team back into it and eventually force overtime.Overtime started with a 9-0 Knicks run and the series never felt competitive from that point on as New York stole the game 115-104 en route to another sweep.
Jalen Brunson reacts after hitting a 3 pointer in the 4th quarter against the Cavaliers on May 19, 2026.
The Knicks arrived at Madison Square Garden for their first home Finals game in 26 years on a commanding 13-game winning streak that covered every round of the playoffs.The run from April 25-June 5 started in Game 4 of the first round against the Hawks and lasted through Game 2 of the Finals against the Spurs, which the Knicks won 105-104 after Victor Wembanyama missed a jumper at the buzzer.
The Knicks outscored their opponents by 273 points during the streak, which is the second-longest winning streak in NBA playoff history.The Golden State Warriors won 15 straight postseason games in 2017.of the NBA Finals will go down as one of the greatest moments ever at Madison Square Garden, period.
The Knicks rallied from 29 points down in the third quarter to defeat the Spurs 107-106, putting the franchise on the verge of its third championship with the greatest comeback in Finals history.Mitchell Robinson, the longest-tenured player on the Knicks, delivered the biggest rebound of his career when New York was up by three and 26.1 seconds away from a championship.
After Josh Hart missed his second free throw, Robinson muscled his way into the paint, beat 7-foot-4 Wembanyama for the ball and got the offensive rebound.
The Knicks put the game out of reach once the Spurs were forced to start fouling on the extra possession.Game 5 The captain scored 13 straight in the fourth quarter to lead another comeback and set the Knicks' scoring record for a Finals game..