The one of The Knicks begins to be a case worthy of studyor at least of being treated in one of the entañable programs Iker Jiménez as one of the most surprising mysteries in the history of the NBA. Not surprisingly, those in New York have become the First League team that wins three playoff games after losing for 20 points.
The Knicks bench, in tension moments before completing its comeback.
Said Steve Kerr Last season as a result of all the comebacks in the league that basketball in the NBA has changed so much that The 20 points of today become like 10 years ago. And they may not be right. The last seasons are dozens the cases of teams that have won matches after losing even for more than 20 pointsbut it had never happened so regularly during the series for the title, in which everyone goes to 200 percent.
Six traces of 20 points in these playoffs
The data confirms this surprising trend: In the last four seasons there were five traces in playoffs that ended in triumphs of teams that were losing for 20 points or more. AND In this campaign there are already six times that these resurrections have occurredand three of them have starred in them Knicksfirst team in the history of the NBA that wins three playoff games after losing for 20 points. It seems that in your case you can no longer talk about a miracle.
In the first game of the semifinals of the east conference Before the Celtics those in New York they lost 72-52 to 6:19 in the third quarter and ended up winning the game in the extension (105-108). And two days later they repeated feat in the second in an almost identical situation: They lost 73-53 to 3:12 from the end of the third act and ended up winning 90-91.
The third miracle
And as they say that there are not two without three, in the third meeting of the East Conference final against the Pacers, The Knicks have sprinkled the curl defeating the Pacers after also losing for 20 points (55-35) to 3:20 from the end of the second quarter. And for the third time in just two weeks they have ended up winning (100-106). If this team has seven lives, they have four left. They can already shake the Pacers… or the western finalist.
We are a great team, with great chemistry and a great union. It's hard to see it from the band, but I have full confidence in my classmates
Jalen Brunsonstar of the Knicks, gave at the end of the party some of the keys that make them resurface in situations apparently impossible to reverse: “We are a great team, with great chemistry and a great union“said the base, that much of the final stretch of the comeback was passed before the Pacers on the bench for its five personal offenses. “It's hard to see it from the band, but I have full confidence in my classmates”he pointed out.
Towns, on the ground after receiving a foul before the Pacers. He and his team got up.
The main architect of this third miracle, if it can be followed like this, was Karl-Anthony Townsauthor of 20 of its 24 points in the last quarter. “When I had the opportunity … in the fourth period, I made sure to take advantage of it”said Dominican pivot .. “I just wanted to go out and give our team the opportunity to win. I am happy to have achieved it.”.
When I had the opportunity … in the fourth period, I made sure to take advantage of it. I just wanted to go out and give our team the opportunity to win. I'm happy to have achieved it
The third historical comeback of the Knicks arrived precisely before An expert in resurrections such as Pacersthat in the first game They lost 17 points to six minutes from the end (111-94), But they ended up tracing to sign up for the first point of the series in the extension (135-138).
Pacers, also comeback experts
It was not the first time that Indiana signed an anthological comeback this season. Already in the first round of these playoffs They defeated the Bucks when they lost for seven points 40 seconds from the end of the extension. And then they won a match in Second Round Before the Cavaliers when they lost for seven points 46 seconds from the end. They are other specialists of the impossible … like Knicks.
