It is not difficult to get carried away with Knicks possibilities right now.
They just routed the Cavaliers in five games to win their first playoff series in a decade. They will be favored in a surprise second-round matchup with the Heat, who just upset the top-seeded Bucks. Win that and they have a puncher’s chance in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics (or Hawks) or 76ers. And then …
MORE: Knicks-Cavaliers Game 5 takeaways
Waituhsekin. Mike Francesa wants you to stop right there.
“I’m not trying to paint this team as any championship team,” the WFAN legend said while offering praise on his BetRivers podcast after the Knicks’ Game 5 win over Cleveland.