Well, this is it. The Knicks have been pushed to the brink.
For the first time this season, and just the fifth time in the last 12 years, the Knicks are going to play an elimination game on Thursday. In a painful series that has included an all-time choke and two frustrating close losses, the Knicks officially have no margin for error.
History is not on their side. A 3-1 comeback has only happened 13 times. It hasn’t happened since 2020. The Knicks have never done it, having only been able to force a Game 7 twice: in the 1951 NBA Finals and the infamous 1995 series against the Pacers, which ended with a missed layup by Patrick Ewing.