After downing the Toronto Raptors in blowout fashion on Tuesday night, the New York Knicks have officially punched their ticket to Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal matchup against the Magic.
The ball club has clearly been on a tear during these early stages of the 2025-26 campaign, but, since the tournament's knockout format has come into effect, they've seemingly brought their play up to a whole new level.
This very well could be due to the established familiarity that team leaders Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, and Josh Hart have with playing in such a tournament structure.