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Liberty coach Chris DeMarco has plenty of reasons to watch Knicks-Cavs series ‘closely’

Nypost · · 639 words · By Madeline Kenney
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Liberty open their seven-game homestand Thursday against the Golden State Valkyries.”
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Multiple independent web sources (NetsDaily, NY Post) confirm the New York Liberty are starting a seven-game homestand on Thursday against the Golden State Valkyries.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Liberty completed their first road trip of the season with a strong victory over the Portland Fire on May 14. They’ve been off for the past week and are beginning a seven game homestand. …
https://www.netsdaily.com/nyliberty/109849/ny-liberty-vs-gol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Add The New York Post on Google. Nothing is better than the comforts of home when you can get them, and the Liberty are looking to savor those as they begin a rare seven-game homestand in Brooklyn. St…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/sports/liberty-relishing-advan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get all the details for New York Liberty vs Golden State Valkyries, including game schedule and TV broadcast channels.
https://istreameast.app/wnba/golden-state-valkyries-new-york…
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“the Knicks will simultaneously start Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers across the East River at Madison Square Garden.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers is taking place at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks PG Jalen Brunson drives to the paint on Cleveland Cavaliers PG James Harden during Game 1 of the 2026 Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden.
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/cleveland-cavaliers-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks dribbles the ball during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers during Round Two Game 2 on May 6, 2026 at Madison Square Garden.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/sports/og-anunoby-looks-good-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Cleveland Cavaliers look to rebound from a historic late-game collapse on Thursday, taking on the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden.
https://dknetwork.draftkings.com/2026/05/21/best-donovan-mit…
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“Liberty coach Chris DeMarco said after shootaround. “My dad’s from New York, I lived in Long Island”
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Multiple cross-references from NY Post and NBC Washington confirm Chris DeMarco is the new coach of the New York Liberty.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the Liberty hired Chris DeMarco, who was a longtime assistant coach with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/wnba/wnba-returns-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Following the Liberty’s 79-67 win, coach Chris DeMarco confirmed Ionescu rolled her ankle.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/sports/sabrina-ionescu-to-miss…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — New Liberty coach Chris DeMarco
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/sports/liberty-already-staring…
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“The longtime Warriors assistant and hoops junkie attended Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday and witnessed Jalen Brunson help the Knicks mount an improbable 22-point comeback to force overtime, where New York ultimately won.”
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Multiple web sources confirm the Knicks won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cavaliers 115-104 after a 22-point comeback led by Jalen Brunson.
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web search NEUTRAL — Knicks stun Cavaliers with 22-point comeback.Game two of the best-of-seven series will take place at the same venue on Thursday (01:00 BST, Friday). The series winners will meet the Oklahoma City Thun…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/basketball/articles/c202z62jg65o
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks 115-104 Cleveland Cavaliers: Knicks win game one in Eastern Conference finals. 14 hours ago. By Alex Brotherton.Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks series preview, predictions: Is …
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson (11) moves around the Cleveland Cavaliers defense during the first half of Game 1 in the Eastern Conference finals NBA basketball playoffs series Tuesday, May 19, 2026, …
https://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/national-sports/2026/05/…
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“DeMarco, who’s worked alongside both Knicks head coach Mike Brown and Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson on the Warriors staff”
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Multiple cross-references from NY Post explicitly identify Mike Brown as the head coach of the New York Knicks, replacing Tom Thibodeau.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — When the Knicks moved on from Tom Thibodeau and replaced him with Brown
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/sports/jalen-brunsons-selfness…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mike Brown has the Knicks on the front foot.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/sports/mike-brown-is-pushing-a…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Knicks Head Coach Mike Brown said afterwards. “I don’t know if I’ve seen that in a playoff game,”
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/ticket-sales/get-tickets-for-g…
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“DeMarco, who’s worked alongside both Knicks head coach Mike Brown and Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson on the Warriors staff”
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Multiple cross-references from NY Post confirm Kenny Atkinson is the coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson went to Hack-a-Mitch
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/sports/mitchell-robinsons-free…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson curiously watched it all unfold for a long stretch before calling timeout or adjusting to have Harden avoid guarding Brunson.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/sports/knicks-winning-switch-i…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Kenny Atkinson says that he is not considering benching Harden during key defensive moments
https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/betting/knicks-vs-cavaliers-pr…
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“Brown and Atkinson overlapped on Steve Kerr’s staff for only the 2021-22 season, the same campaign the Warriors won their fourth championship in eight years.”
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Web search results from Newsday and other sources confirm that Mike Brown and Kenny Atkinson overlapped as assistant coaches on Steve Kerr's staff for one season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kenneth Neil Atkinson is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He was previously the hea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Atkinson
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web search NEUTRAL — It was only four years ago that Kenny Atkinson and current Knicks head coach Mike Brown were both assistants on Steve Kerr’s Golden State Warriors staff.
https://news-day.info/mike-brown-and-kenny-atkinson-a-famili…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kenny Atkinson was the seventh of eight boys in his Northport family, but despite his age, he never backed down from his older brothers.It was there that his path crossed with Knicks coach Mike Brown …
https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/kenny-atkin…
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“the same campaign the Warriors won their fourth championship in eight years.”
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Web search results confirm the Golden State Warriors won their fourth championship in eight seasons by defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2021-22 season.
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web search NEUTRAL — The NBA Finals is the annual championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions
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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden State Warriors cemented their place as one of the NBA's great dynasties with Thursday's 103-90 Game Six win over the Boston Celtics sealing their fourth Championship in eight seasons.
https://www.ibtimes.com/nba-golden-dynasty-warriors-win-four…
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors win NBA Finals after beating Boston Celtics. The Warriors dynasty continues.The championship victory, which is Golden State’s seventh in their history, completes a remarkable tur…
https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/golden-state-warriors-win-fourth…
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“DeMarco was along for all six of the Warriors’ NBA Finals runs during his 13-year tenure.”
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Web search results confirm Chris DeMarco spent 13 years as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors before joining the Liberty.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors
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web search NEUTRAL — It was a memorable 13 years for the Warriors.Golden State Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco reacts before an NBA game. Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images. “Thank you, CD, for over a decade of greatnes…
https://athlonsports.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-…
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web search NEUTRAL — After 13 years with the Warriors, assistant coach Chris DeMarco saw his journey with the team come to an end Monday night after Golden State’s win in Brooklyn. Fittingly enough, it’s not going to be a…
https://nypost.com/2025/12/30/sports/warriors-celebrate-chri…
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“The Warriors were quite successful against Harden, beating the Rockets in the 2015 Western Conference finals, the 2016 first round, the 2018 Western Conference finals and the 2019 second round.”
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Web search results confirm the Warriors defeated the Rockets in the 2015 WCF, 2016 first round, and 2018 WCF. While the 2019 second round is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the overall pattern of success against Harden is corroborated by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors logo. Conference. Western. Division. Pacific.They lost the 2019 Finals to the Toronto Raptors and Durant left that off-season. After missing the playoffs the next two seasons, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson, right, fouls Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) during the first quarter of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. At l…
https://www.oregonlive.com/nba/2015/05/golden_state_warriors…
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web search NEUTRAL — Relive the best moments from the Golden State Warriors defeating the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference finals. Subscribe to ESPN on Y...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPoY7jV4f4
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“Golden State went 16-7 in the playoffs against the Rockets during Harden’s era.”
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