Detroit – The Knicks are an incredibly rare company.
Their 116-113 Game 6, and the Series Cleansing – It was the fourth consecutive contest determined by under three points that won the Pistons on Thursday night at Little Caesar Arena.
The other took place in the 1981 Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and the 76ers.
The Knicks experience was shown at the time of the crunch.
They went 3-1 in these four games and ran at crunch times than younger and less experienced pistons.
“It's all about how we're calm and calm,” Jalen Brunson said. “Obviously you want to have it throughout the game, but that's the most important thing at the end. We all have each other's backs and we all know what we want to do. And I'm grateful to my teammates and my coach.”
Having an NBA clutch player of the year for Branson will help.
“When you need his best, he's in his best,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “He did it all year round, and that's what makes him special.”
However, Branson certainly needed his teammates to help them finish the game with an 11-1 run after a brutal start to the fourth quarter on Thursday night.
Notably, Mikal Bridges' chip-in tied the game 113-113 with 35.1 seconds remaining.
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And the Knicks have shown that they are suitable for close games all year round.
They went 7-3 in the regular season in a game decided on games with under three points.
“It's huge, it's all of us,” Josh Hart said. “I think everyone contributed to the end of the game. A huge, huge shutout [Bridges]. The shots didn't fall into this series, but he did everything else. He was defending, his defense was amazing in this series. With 30 seconds left, he was one of his biggest plays and hints for effort. [Brunson’s] The shot was huge. He has been extremely successful in becoming mentally powerful and playing the game. ”
