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This Knicks playoff run has ‘hit a little bit different’ — what it means for conference finals

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · · 98 words · By Jared Schwartz
NBA playoffs New York Knicks Jalen Brunson
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It’s hard not to think back to one of the more poignant moments of last season.

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What happened

It’s hard not to think back to one of the more poignant moments of last season.

Why it matters

Jalen Brunson sat at the podium, not long after the Knicks were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals, in Indiana and detailed how much had to go right just to get back to that same place before they could even think about overcoming that hurdle.

Common ground

Well, the Knicks have made it back, finishing off their dominant series sweep of the 76ers on Sunday.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “Jalen Brunson sat at the podium, not long after the Knicks were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals, in Indiana”
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The claim that the Knicks were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals in Indiana is corroborated by The Guardian, which explicitly states they were 'eliminated by the Indiana Pacers... bowing out from the Eastern Conference finals'. Additionally, syracuse.com and Wikipedia (2025-26 season entry) confirm the team's trip to the Eastern Conference finals and the subsequent firing of Tom Thibodeau shortly after.
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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, 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, 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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Claim 2: “the Knicks have made it back, finishing off their dominant series sweep of the 76ers on Sunday”
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The provided evidence includes general Wikipedia pages for the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 seasons and generic news homepages, but none of the sources contain information regarding a series sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers occurring on a Sunday. There is no specific evidence to confirm or deny this particular event.
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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 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_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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