Knicks’ unreal run has few peers — even in pantheon of New York greats

Nypost · May 26, 2026 · 119 words · By Mike Vaccaro

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Common ground

Think of it: In their past 11 games, the Knicks have a point differential of plus-262.

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Claim 1: “There have been more than 66,000 regular-season games and more than 4,400 postseason games in its history.”

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While the evidence provides general information about the NBA, the draft, and the 2025-26 season, none of the provided sources contain the specific total counts for regular-season games (66,000+) or postseason games (4,400+).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA Finals is the annual championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason. All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA draft is an annual National Basketball Association's (NBA) event, dating back to 1947, in which the teams in the league draft players to join their organizations who are eligible and who decla…
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Claim 2: “They have won those 11 games by an average — an average! — of nearly 24 points per game.”

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ESPN reports the Knicks won 11 consecutive games by an average of 23.8 points, which aligns with the claim of 'nearly 24 points per game'. This is mathematically consistent with the +262 total differential (262 / 11 = 23.81).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 New York Knicks season was the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks reached the knockout stage of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
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Claim 3: “The NBA has been in business for 80 years.”

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Wikipedia and web search results state the NBA was created on August 3, 1949. Given the current date in the evidence (2026), the league has existed for approximately 77 years, but multiple current sources (including a report from April 4, 2026) explicitly refer to its '80-year existence', likely rounding or including the BAA era.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1979–80 Los Angeles Lakers season was the Lakers' 32nd season in the NBA and the 20th season in Los Angeles. It featured a 20-year old rookie Magic Johnson leading the Lakers to their seventh NBA …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1979–80 NBA season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The second chart is a progressive list of the…
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Claim 4: “In their past 11 games, the Knicks have a point differential of plus-262.”

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Two independent web sources (NBA.com and a news report dated May 26, 2026) explicitly state that the Knicks have a +262 point differential over their 11-game win streak.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2010–11 New York Knicks was the 65th season of the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With the respective offseason and midseason acquisitions of Amar'e Stoudemire and C…
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Claim 5: “No team has ever had an 11-game stretch like that at any point of any season.”

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Multiple sources describe this run as 'HISTORIC' and 'ABSURD'. Specifically, an Instagram post from NBA on ESPN states it is the 'best point differential across 11 games' and a YouTube source refers to it as the 'biggest 11-game stretch in 80 years of basketball'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 NBA season was the 78th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 24, 2023, and ended on April 14, 2024. The NBA held their first-ever in-sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA draft will be the 80th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. This will be the first draft since 2021 with 60 picks, as no teams have forfeited second-round draft …
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