So Knicks glory won’t come easy — that could make it all the sweeter

Nypost · Jun 09, 2026 · 103 words · By Dan Martin

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What to know about So Knicks glory won’t come easy — that could make it all the sweeter

If you want to do something great, you’ll probably have to break a sweat.

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What happened

If you want to do something great, you’ll probably have to break a sweat.

Why it matters

Just ask Eli Manning and Derek Jeter, both in attendance for Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, as the Knicks lost for the first time since April, 115-111.

Common ground

They had won the first two games of the series over the Spurs and had been unbeaten in 13 straight games since dropping two to the Hawks way back in the first round.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Knicks lost for the first time since April, 115-111”

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Web search results explicitly state that the Knicks' 13-game winning streak was snapped with a 115-111 loss to the Spurs in Game 3.

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

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, better known as the New York Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Knicks_season…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, commonly called the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Baske…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks

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Claim 2: “had been unbeaten in 13 straight games since dropping two to the Hawks way back in the first round”

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Multiple web search results confirm the Knicks had a 13-game winning streak in the playoffs dating back to April 23, which was snapped in Game 3 of the Finals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks advanced to the 2024 NBA Cup knockout stage after winning East Group A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season

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Claim 3: “Eli Manning and Derek Jeter, both in attendance for Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday night”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Eli Manning and Derek Jeter were in attendance at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Manning

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional football player. He was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyton_Manning

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Claim 4: “They had won the first two games of the series over the Spurs”

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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference from Nypost and multiple web search results stating the Knicks won the first two games of the series in San Antonio.

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