8 Times the Knicks Refused to Lose This Season 🤯

Clarkson gets in the paint, stripped, picked up by Jemison. Brunson, beautiful pass out of Nomi and throws it down as the shot clock expires. What a pass from Brunson. Yeah, he averaged six assists a game. Good one that time to get the first round by the Wizards out of college. Koelig, nice feed and bridges the finish. Tyler Koelig with another sweet assist. Now the Pacers with a poor defense. Before that it was O.G. slamming inside. Bathory, can't get it, long rebound, Koelig. Koelig searching, over to Bridges. Bridges tries a three-pointer. That's good. Mikhail Bridges with his third three-pointer. And Rick Carlin wants a timeout. They've been exploring the paint, so they should look to get in there again. There it is. Jemison down the lane, layup is good, and a foul. Another beautiful pass from Tyler Koelig. And a chance for a three-pointer. Koelig on the drive, finds Bridges. Bridges open for three. Got it. Mikhail Bridges with his fourth three-pointer. Koelig with yet another assist. Nine points, eight assists. Lines up that shot. Drills the three-pointer. Koelig knocks it down with 2.8 remaining. Walker from half court. Oh, almost went in. There's Bridges. Bridges after a slow start has it going. Clarkson hits a three. Jordan Clarkson now with 15. Well, some of the key players are missing tonight, but this feels like a Knicks Pacers game, Clyde. Yeah. Oh, Koelig gets to the rim. Knicks down by one. Bridges to Koelig, takes the three. Behind the back, pulls up jumper, puts it in. And the Knicks have their first lead since the opening minutes. Intoxicating play by Koelig. Koelig, keep doing what you're doing. Bridges to drive. Turn, shoots, count it, and one. Mikkel Bridges lighting it up. Bridges catches on a run, layup, got it. Mikkel Bridges with 22. Feline quickness by Bridges. Against San Antonio in the NBA Cup Championship game. But not tonight. The captain's been on the bench. Clarkson knocks down another three. Jordan Clarkson is the fifth three-pointer, and the Knicks back up by one. Ananobi, open for three, puts it in. O.G. Ananobi, his first three of the night. He was 0 for 5. Brunson one-on-one with Nimoy. Drives, spins, fires, got it. Jalen Brunson nails it. It's back to a one-point game. Brunson tied up. Looking, looking, finds Koelig. Throws it in the corner. Ananobi puts up a three. Bang. O.G. Ananobi ties the game. 151 remaining. Into the hands of Jalen Brunson. Knicks down two. Eight seconds to go. Brunson drives, pulls back, three-pointer. Bang. Jalen Brunson knocks it down. And the Knicks take the lead with 4.4 remaining. Shot coming up short. Turned the ball off his foot, and now he comes up with a big three-ball. And you can see the look on the bench. He's exhausted. Absolutely spent right now. But what a shot from Brunson to get him 25. And the Knicks take the one-point lead. Now still plenty of time remaining for Indiana. Tough looking. Siakam trying to get free. Falls down. Stolen by Ananobi. On the steal to drive. Blocked by Siakam. Koelig picks it up. It's over. The Knicks get the victory. What a comeback here on the road. So there's pluses and minuses to me. Mike talked about it. I think it's fabulous now. I love the replication of those incredibly competitive high-level situations. Great move, though. I mean, everything but the bucket. The crossover between the legs, so good. Koelig. He got it. Nine assists now for Garland as Hart storms in for two. Bridges. No. Robinson again. Brunson a three. The nuzzle, the floater, short. Robinson, another overboard. Koelig wide open. Koelig in the corner, run off. Clarkson connects. Robinson already with seven rebounds in the quarter. Clarkson. Not that time. Guess who? Robinson. Koelig. Coming off the timeout. And Merrill's had a lot of good looks that he's missed. Brunson. Splash. I think he understands the feel of the game. The momentum was switching. He had to do something to get it back. Brunson. You bet. Big for Cleveland here. Trying to secure that defensive glass. Koelig, a deep one. Truth can jump in front. Bridges the pull-up. Indeed. There's the speed of Garland. 20 points, 10 assists for Garland. Brunson the pull-up. You bet. Shot clock at five. Koelig on the drive. The fade. Can't hit. Towns. Had to quit. Donovan attacks right off the bat. Dicks quickly ahead. Bridges the touch pass. And a note to slam. Towns, second free throw. Is no good. Mitchell lets it bounce. The hoist. Their largest comeback of the season. Down 17 with 10 minutes to go. It's a very merry Nixmas here at MSG. The plays that impact winning time and time again. Schammett, a three. He's got it. First three-pointer for Schammett. He's ahead up the floor. Alvarado. And Towns with the flush. That wakes the crowd up a bit. Sitting here at 21. And that's a testament to the Rockets and the ground they cover. Alvarado throws it back up. Schammett. Catch. Fire. Connects. Andrew Schammett. Now with 13 points. And it's back to 11. Some havoc on the perimeter and finding three-point shooters of his own. Rockets 46% from three. Towns. Corner three. Gets the three right back. And here comes Adenovi. Cross court. Bridges. Corner Alvarado. Three-pointer. Got it. Good transition defense now. Alvarado inside. Scoop layup. Can't get it to follow. Bridges throws it down. Timeout Rockets. It's a six-point game. Going to be determined to keep the ball out of his hands. Towns. Nice move. Couldn't finish. Gets it back. Adenovi kept it alive. Towns. Nice feed inside. And Adenovi throws it down. Jabari Smith on Brunson. Brunson. Crossover. Drives. Pulls back. Puts it up. Puts it in. Four-point game with four-and-a-half to play. Jam it to Towns. Towns backs it against Vinnie Smith. Turns. Layup. Banks it home. The lead is cut to two. Rockets. Chengun. Crowd wanted a foul on Chengun. Jabari Smith on Brunson. Drives inside. Puts up the shot. It's good. Jalen Brunson nails another. It's back to two. Durant gets into the paint. Stolen from behind by Alvarado. Alvarado goes inside. Oh, he puts it in. How did he find the angles? Towns right there. Throws up the corner. Stolen by Alvarado. Knicks with a chance to tie or take the lead with a minute and a half remaining. Brunson to drive. Gets inside. Banks it in. Time. They want to get a two-for-one, but ensure that the Rockets don't have enough time to get one. Brunson pulls up. Jump shot. It's good. Jalen Brunson knocks it down, and the Knicks take the lead. Durant, the drive. Pulls up. Jump shot. Too strong. Rebound. Eason. Back out. Smith. Jabari Smith. Shot. No good. Fight for the rebound. Towns comes down with it. Brunson has it. They've got a foul. Chabot has it. Chabot on the drive. And Durant fouls him with 6.1 remaining. And the garden is bedlam. Clutch free throws right here. That makes it a three-point lead. Clutch free throws. Emoji Adenovi. 13 points off the bench. Biggest shot of the night. And he hits it. Two-point game. 1.4 remaining. Jabari Smith looking. Durant catches. Durant puts it up. And the buzzer. Off the mark. And the Knicks hold on and win in their biggest comeback of the season. Jalen Brunson. Clutch shots in the fourth. And the Knicks overcome an 18-point deficit in the final period. And a heartbreaking loss for the Rockets. Towns passed up the three. Goes right inside. Stops. And flips it up and in. So Carl Anthony Towns starting to see that he can dominate. Down low. Collier throws it away. It's a reckless pass. Shamik to Clarkson. Clarkson triple-team. Can't get it. The follow is good. Clarkson now eight points to assist in ten minutes off the bench. Towns foul. Fires away and hits the three. Some of the patience that we talked about from Carl Anthony Towns a little bit. That energy struggle with it. Now gets it to Robinson. That's a broken play and it ends up in a dunk. It is so ridiculous. Towns. Diawara. Off the bounce. Oh, sidestep lefty move. Gorgeous play from Mo Diawara. Brunson seeing the double-team. Diawara. Has it. Nice feed Robinson. Throws it ahead to Bridges. Diawara. Walks into a three. Got it. Mo Diawara from downtown. His first three-pointer. Seven points overall. And an OB starting five back in. Towns drives a three. And Towns now three of five himself. He's got 15 first half points. He's had a little stretch. Not as efficient. And an OB. He's three for four. Three points should be tonight. That really makes your eyes pop. Brunson had a rough first half. Gets it to Towns. Towns. Nice feed inside. Carl Anthony Towns. Beautiful dish to Bridges. No, no, no, no. We have to have it. We'll discuss this over here. Brunson knocks down the shot. It's going up. I get blasted for this all the time. And an OB. Back out to Brunson. That's a clean look from three. And Jalen Brunson, his second three-pointer. 15 points for Brunson. Brunson's jump shot is good. So Brunson trying to find the range. A lot of shooters feel the same way. Knicks did get the rebound off the miss. So they get the ball. Brunson gets a good look. Knocks down another three. Brunson's come alive. Now with 22 points. Sensabah saves it. But Lillipowski couldn't hold on. And the Knicks are going to get a bucket down the other end. Good recognition. Clarkson fakes. Down low to Robinson. Kicks it back out. Bridges, his three-pointer. Still won't go in. Robinson, the rebound again. Clarkson lays it up and in. Cody Williams guarding Brunson. Brunson pulls up. Can't hit the three. Clarkson, another rebound. And banks it home. Jordan Clarkson. Brunson 12 of his 22 here in this third quarter. Drives. Leans in. Draws the foul. Shot is good. And one. Jalen Brunson took the contact. And Truck Robinson had a 50-point game for the Jazz. He wants to play for the Knicks. And the Hobies three won't go. And look who tips it in. Jordan Clarkson. Another offensive rebound for Clarkson. Alvarado races in the front court. Clarkson gets it back. Puts up a three. Puts it in. Jordan Clarkson. Now with 19 points in 16 minutes. Sensabaugh steps back. Can't get it. Alvarado on the rebound. Looks to push. Throws it ahead. Clarkson. One man to beat. Goes in and lays it up and in. Jordan Clarkson, a 21-point game. Sensabaugh inside. Double team. Feed inside to Garcia. Nice reverse, Garcia. But he missed it. That is such a good call, Mike, in terms of what Jordan Clarkson has done. And Inouye throws it down. When he gets going, 22 points in 21 minutes. I like that. Look at how free it is in front court. Alvarado with a nice runner. Protections. As Alvarado has it. Goes inside. Another floater. Robinson trying to guide it in. And he does. Mitchell Robinson. Loyal fan base, that's for sure. Towns Alvarado. Shaman. Thought about it. Kicks it out. Clarkson puts up a three. Puts it in. Jordan Clarkson. Alvarado. Playing with some confidence again. Had some ups and downs recently. Robinson floats it in. And Robinson with the assist. 14-point Nick lead. Clarkson. Hits another three. Jordan Clarkson. Jose Alvarado. Allowing Jalen Munson ample time to catch his breath, get his breather, and show that he can show trust and command over this offense. Shaman drills another. Look at that second half shooting. 68%. It's the tale of two halves, four circles. And an OB counted and a foul. On the inbounds. Brunson knocks down the three. After a rough first half shooting, Jalen Brunson. Back to a normal number, a good number, 11. Sohan cuts back to it. And Towns. A wonderful full circle moment for him and his family. Nicks here in the fourth quarter are 15 for 19 from the field. Incredible shooting. Nice pass. And just an offensive onslaught here in this fourth quarter. And four players with 20 or more. As the Knicks snap their two-game losing streak. And get a much-needed win led by Jordan Clarkson. Five and a half years with the Jazz. Some of the best years. We've been the rehab brothers. It's been a long time coming. Being such a true foe the last 13 years. Only two this quarter for Brunson. Came from the free throw line. He knocks it down. Second field goal for Clarkson. It's all about the possession. First one is the ball matters. Second one is the ball is everything. And Enoby makes it a five-point flip. And a timeout. And Steve living. Right in Brunson's pocket. Two-point, two-second difference. Game and shot clock. Good ball movement to Shabbat. Hits a three. Three off the mark. Nicks on the push. Led by the speedy Brunson. Taken away. Carl Anthony Towns has really come out alive in this third quarter. And he's got it done. Rebound Hart. Let's see if Carl Anthony Towns gets it on this other end here. Josh got it all himself. Timeout coming, Golden State. The team's turning it over. More than their coaches would like on this night. Anthony Towns a feed inside. Hart. Smart net by Payton. And an OB out of the corner. Kaczynski and Payton. Hart fighting through. It's a turn away. Bridges. Kaczynski in front of the rim. Bridges got it back. Brunson caught in the air. Finds Carl Anthony Towns inside. I get excited when I see a cross over. I see you guys got your attention. Brunson doing some. Bridges triple. Got them all. Powerful stuff. It is so cool. As Brunson works inside. Dad gets to watch his son tie the game at 75. For Golden State available tonight. Jordan Clarkson puts it on the deck. Over Leon. Stackhouse, one of the assistant coaches there with Steve Curran. Diawara misses. Mitchell Robinson. What else does he do? Santos working inside. Pass in traffic. Another warrior turnover. Beautiful finish. As the Warriors lead by 14 after one. By 9.5 for the Knicks. Alvarado with the hoop there. Keep it close. Maybe some magic will happen. Another give and go with Alvarado. Clarkson finishes it off with a 3. 9 points for Clarkson. Could you imagine post playing with all their healthy players with all the space that they would have the way he can shoot and stretch the court? Question coming. Next whistle. Towns knocks it down. Rebound Alvarado. Clarkson right at it. Gets swept. Counted and won. It's the double dig with Robinson who's set a wall of a screen and has the put back as Alvarado hit the deck hard back behind the plate. You haven't seen the Knicks go back to that pistol set that they scored twice on. Now playing pick and roll basketball. Clarkson off the turn. Looking for it. Got to the elbow. It is one of those St. John's team with the big East in this building. That's a 5-12 against Northern Iowa. Shammott knocks down the 3. Brunson trying to turn the corner. Peyton won't let him so he pulls back and hits. That is elite offense right there. That's the toughest one that person. Gets it to Post. Hands it to Santos. He's free. Pops to Post. Couldn't clean catch it. Knicks take it away and win. The Warriors unable to get the shot. And the Knicks who once trailed by 21 in this game. You know, Lisa, he was very close to being acquired by the Knicks in the summer of 2022. Everything was pointing to the Knicks were going to get him from Utah. And then the Cavs swooped in and made the deal as Brunson, the floater, gets it a go. This crowd has not gotten into it. They've been waiting on it. But the Knicks have just not been able to string together baskets. Shammott knocks down the 3. Knicks meanwhile trying to put together what would be a thrilling comeback. But it's been all Cavs here in the second half. Brunson drives on Harden. Gets inside. Finds Towns. Towns reverses and banks it home. The Knicks there within range. It only takes a couple of shots to put that pressure back on the Cavaliers. Brunson drives on Wade. Scoop layup. It's good. Beautiful shot from Brunson. This is the best Knicks team that I've seen since my time in the league. Well balanced. Well coached. But still trailing. Brunson banks it home again. Three times in a row. Brunson guarded by Harden. Wants to clear out. Fakes. Drives. Gets inside. Pull-up jumper. Got it. Jalen Brunson has come alive and the Knicks are back within ten. Brunson against Harden. Almost pokes it away. Shot clock at ten. Brunson drives. Pulls up. Shot is off. Bank shot. It's good. The Brunson burner has been lit. It's an eight-point game. Cavs might want to time out if he scores. Brunson. Three-pointer. Clutch it in. Captain Clutch has come alive. Merrill's on him. Brunson gets inside. Kicks it out in the corner to Bridges. Shot clock at four. Bridges looking. Shot clock at one. Bridges puts up a three. Puts it in. It's back to a four-point game. A 22-4 run. Good defense from Merrill. Brunson drives. Kicks it in the corner. Bridges three-pointer. Bang. Knicks were down by 22 with seven and a half to play. Ananobi floats it over to Shammott. Shammott a three-pointer. It's good. Tie game with 44 seconds to go. What a bounce for Shammott. Back to a two-point lead. 26 seconds remaining. Don't want to give up a three. Brunson with Harden on him. Brunson on the drive. The floater bank shot. It's good. Tie game again with 19 seconds remaining. Merrill. Three-pointer. In and out. That one halfway down. Bridges fires away. Won't go when we go to overtime. Picks up Brunson. Brunson brilliant in that fourth quarter. Drives. Gets past Harden. Gets inside. The floater is up and good. Jalen Brunson once again. And it's a four-point Knick lead. Brunson drives on Harden. Kicks it out. Ananobi fakes. Ananobi drives. Goes inside. Stops. Banks it home. Brunson cross court. Shammott puts it up. Puts it in. A nine-point lead. Timeout Cavs. Bedlam here at Madison Square Garden. Down 22 with seven and a half to go. Knicks take game one behind the brilliance of Jalen Brunson. It's amazing how quiet the crowd is right now. Hart missed it but gets his own rebound. Knicks missing free throws now. Brunson tries a three-pointer. He gets that one to go. Crowd trying to cheer. They try to let's go. Knicks chance moments ago. Anything to get their team going. The best hands. It's Jokic, in my opinion, and then Wimby to tip it to himself with such grace as Brunson knocks down a pull-up. He's got to do a better job of hitting first, have a higher point of confrontation, and then he can do a better job on the pick-and-roll so they don't give up the threes if they give up. He takes a goal. First of all, got to love to see. That's what Johnson does best. He has not had a great playoff series. Ananobi with the flush. And giving the Knicks fans some hope right now. And right now, Mike Brown doesn't mind those quick threes by the Spurs. Even if they go in, you want to speed this game up to give your team more possessions. Brunson tries a three-pointer. That's good. Knicks Johnson needs a timeout. The crowd has come alive. Bridges up top. Ananobi tries another three. Ananobi hits another three. That's his fourth. Down to 19. Ten straight points by the Knicks. Cornett checks in. Hart tries a three. Hart hits a three. Suddenly, it's cut to 16. That's 13 straight points. We always say, who's the most famous person in the building? Jay-Z's usually the answer. I'm not sure, though, about tonight. And Brunson drew the foul. Counted and won. Galen Brunson felt the contact. A chance for a three-point play. Brunson steps back. Jump shot. Got it again. Brunson red hot here in the third quarter. Hart and Bridges combined have 19 points. He's outscoring three of the starters for the Knicks. Alley-oop to Robinson. Beautiful pass from Brunson. Brunson to Ananobi. Another strong offensive game for Ananobi. Looking, steps back, tries a three-pointer. Shot bounces around and drops in. Five three-pointers for Ananobi. Towns tied up up top to Bridges. Alvarado tries a three. Rolls around and drops in. Ball knocked loose. Hart picks it up. Beautiful pass inside. Bridges banks it home. Rubignano was just a split-second late. Towns has it. He's got Kelvin Johnson guarding him. Shot clock winding down. Towns off the bounce. Step back. Puts up the three. It's good. Carl Anthony Towns nails it. It's a 12-point game. Knicks in the penalty from here on in. The Spurs have yet to commit a foul here in the fourth quarter. And Knicks going with Alvarado and Brunson. Ananobi. Three-pointers. Good. Six three-pointers for Ananobi. Ananobi. Towns fakes. Drives on Wimby. Goes inside. Stops. Flips it up. Shot is good. It's single digits, 97-88. And it's just great balance. Leaning in, trying to draw the foul. Brunson has it. Shot clock at four. Brunson gets inside. Right-handed. Off the glass. It's good. And it's a seven-point game. Brunson picked up by Wimby. Towns has it. Right side. Alvarado off the bounce. Corner three. Ananobi. Bang. Timeout San Antonio. Big-time shot right there by Fox. This quell this momentum. Alvarado pulls back. Spoons gets inside. Leia banks it home. Wimby at his back turn. Brunson double-teamed. Finds Alvarado. To Towns. Thought about a three. Shot clock at six. Brunson looks up at the clock. Finds Alvarado. Open look. Alvarado three-pointer. It's good. Brunson with Wimby on him. Drives. Pulls back. Shot clock at five. Brunson fires up a three. Plunks it in. Shot clock at six. Castle on him now. Brunson. Stutter dribble. Drives inside. Goes up. Floaters up. It's good. The Knicks take the lead with 1.22 remaining. Brunson on the drive. The floater's up. Shot won't go. Rebound deflected. In the backcourt. Fox has a chance to get it. Fox has it inside. Blocked by Ananobi. Nine seconds remaining. Might just go flat for Jalen Brunson. Allow him to operate at the top. 101. Brunson gets it. Fires up a three. Shot no good. The tip. It's gone. It's OG Ananobi. And it's 107-106. Here at the garden. They can't believe it. Brunson's shot looked good. It just came up short. No timeouts left. They have to get it in. Harper loves it inside. Castle hasn't lost it. That's it. It's over. The greatest comeback in NBA playoff history. The Knicks pull off a miracle comeback. 5 on the 24. Hart tries a three-pointer. Nails it. Josh Hart. His second three-pointer. Brunson to Clarkson. Clarkson gets in the paint. And his floater is up and good. Soft touch. And there's the first points from the Knick bench. Back to nine. Under a minute and a half left. Fox gets loose. His floater in the paint. It's up and good. Just his third field goal. Alvarado down the lane. Kicks it out in the corner. Up top. Hart. Hart left wide open. And Hart makes them pay. Back up top. Hart. Three-pointer. Shot it. Nails it. And, boy, do the Knicks need that. And he needed it. Brunson. Right on him. Shot it. Looks up at the shot clock. Drives on Champagne. He goes inside. Layup. It's good. Aggressive move to the bucket. Point a minute, legs. You're down by eight with seven minutes to go. The formula is a point a minute. Oh, Brunson with that hesitation. Banks it home. And it's back to a six-point game here in game five. Shot clock at eight. Went beyond Brunson. The two stars. Brunson off the bounce. Gets inside. Leans in. Right hand. And he banks it home. Sensational move from Brunson. Under five to play. Brunson looks. Brunson drives. Brunson shoots. Ties the game. Here's Ananobi. Back out to Hart. Towns thought about a three. Ananobi gets it inside. Shot blocked. But it's going to be a goaltend. Count the bucket. They went through the rim. Brunson gets away from Castle. The floater is up and good. Jalen Brunson with another answer. It can bounce high in the air. So, you almost had to foul in that moment because there wasn't enough difference between the shot clock and game clock. Josh Hart. Big free throws. Didn't expect a timeout here for San Antonio. That one too strong. Robinson the rebound. Back out the shot. Now they have to foul. And a foul. Mitchell Robinson with one of the biggest offensive rebounds in Nick history. Too big. Too strong. He just walked Wembley underneath the rim. So, he negated that length with his size. Now a four-point lead. 21.6 remaining. Spurs still have two timeouts left. Another missed free throw. Fight for the rebound. Vassell. Vassell on him. Still not fouling. There's a double team. Gets away. Brunson still has it. Ball knocked loose. Picked up by Bridges. And a foul. Boy, it looked like Brunson got hammered at half course. Misses the first. With 8.8 remaining. Nixon now missed three free throws down the stretch here. Knocks down the other. Lines it up. Shot no good. And an OB to rebound. And he's fouled with 7.7 remaining. You just back up or you press up and immediately take a foul on the backcourt. You don't even have to foul now. Four-point lead. Here comes Fox. Five seconds remaining. Fox to Wembley. Wembley tries a three. Puts it up. Off the mark. And an OB to rebound. It's over. Knicks fans, this is not a dream. Your long, long wait has ended. Go ahead and cry after 53 years. The Knicks are finally NBA champions once again.