The New York Knicks have many positive qualities to utilize in their quest to win the first series of the postseason, a reality nobody expected them to reach after a tumultuous 2020 campaign. Thanks to Julius Randle and a perfect combination of complementary pieces, the Knicks have found themselves winning routinely, breaching the 40-win mark for the first time since the 2012-13 season.
New head coach Tom Thibodeau has pieced together a team based on a few key mentalities: Aggressive defense, reliance on testing variations of player combination, and the grit of Julius Randle.