Knicks return to NBA Finals for first time since 1973
The Guardian Sport • 1 min read • Latest: May 28, 2026, 9:00 AM
Last updated May 28, 2026
The New York Knicks have advanced to the NBA Finals, marking their first appearance since 1973. They sealed this achievement by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, completing a playoff winning streak with an impressive 11-game run and an average victory margin of 22½ points. Star guard Jalen Brunson highlighted the positive culture surrounding the team, attributing part of that success to owner James Dolan. As the Knicks prepare for the Finals, excitement builds around Madison Square Garden for this historic moment.
- •Knicks reach NBA Finals for first time in 50 years.
- •Team beat Cavaliers in Eastern Conference Finals.
- •New Yorkers celebrated a successful playoff run.
- •Jalen Brunson credits winning culture to James Dolan.
- •Knicks garnered an average margin of victory of 22½ points.
- 9:00 AMThe Guardian Sport — The Knicks are in the NBA finals. But owner James Dolan is far from a New York hero
"The title could be coming to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 1973. But fans won’t thank the man writing the checks The most stunning part about the Knicks snapping their 27-year NBA finals drought isn’t the 22½-point average margin of victory they posted over an 11-game playoff winning streak, or New Yorkers somehow resisting the urge to tear the city apart in celebration, or even the fact that neither the iPhone nor Facebook existed back in 1999. No, the most surprising aspect when they sealed the Eastern Conference finals on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ home court was the Knicks’ star guard, Jalen Brunson, talking about his pride in a winning culture that “starts with Mr Dolan”. Continue reading...
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