@FlameRaptorRaven

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They Earned It and then some

The New York Knicks have clinched a return to the NBA Finals with one of the most dominant performances and playoff runs in history. The New York Knicks clinch a finals appearance with the 10th biggest blowout in a conference finals game ever. If we only include games that clinched a Finals appearance, it is the 2nd-largest blowout win ever, only trailing the 1985 Lakers and their 44-point victory against the Nuggets. This win also gives New York 11-straight playoff wins. They become just the 5th team ever to have a playoff winning streak of 11 games or more. The other teams to achieve this are the 2017 Warriors, 2001 Lakers, 1999 Spurs and 1989 Lakers. Out of those 4, only the 89 Lakers didn’t win the championship. In an Eastern Conference everyone knew was wide open, New York had busted through the doorway.

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Jose Alvarado joins a pretty special list

Puerto Ricans aren't common in the NBA. The US, Europe, South America, and Africa are a lot more represented than Puerto Rico. However, three Puerto Ricans have won championships in the NBA. Here's the list: Butch Lee, 1980 JJ Barea, 2011 Jose Alvarado, 2026

@FlameRaptorRaven

9.5

Record Shattering Insanity

There were so many records broken or approached in this game, I’m going to list them off. The Spurs held a 27-point lead at halftime, that is tied for the 3rd largest in NBA finals history. Only trailing 2020 Lakers against the Heat in game 6 and the 1985 Celtics in game 2 against the Lakers. The Spurs also set the record for most points at halftime for a road team in NBA finals history. Also the 3rd largest for any NBA finals team ever. The Spurs’ 14 3-pointers made at halftime is the all-time record in the NBA Finals. It beats the 2017 Cavs in game 4. They were also 1 3 shy of the most 3s made in an NBA finals quarter when they made 8 in the 2nd. Of course, the one you all know, the Knicks completed the largest finals comeback in NBA history by a huge margin. The previous record was 24 by the 2008 Boston Celtics against the Lakers and there’s only 1 other 20-point comeback in NBA finals history (95 Rockets against Magic) OG and Brunson each put up 33 points in this all-time classic. They are just the 10th pair of teammates to ever do that in a Finals game and the first pair to do it since the Steph Curry and Kevin Durant in 2017.

@Godetroit

8.1

A new era

Wemby is the second player with 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in a Finals game in franchise history ( Tim Duncan- 2003)