The numbers that defined Knicks’ magical playoff run to end 53-year championship drought

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Hale, M. (2026, October 19). The numbers that defined Knicks’ magical playoff run to end 53-year championship drought. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/sports/the-numbers-that-defined-knicks-magical-playoff-run-to-end-53-year-championship-drought/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-19 · by Mark Hale

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The article provides a statistical breakdown of the New York Knicks' successful playoff run, culminating in their championship win after a 53-year drought. It highlights key achievements such as their record-setting 16-3 playoff record and Jalen Brunson’s game-winning performance with 45 points. Other notable statistics include OG Anunoby's scoring improvements, Karl-Anthony Towns' double-digit assists, and Landry Shamet’s exceptional three-point shooting accuracy.
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The New York Knicks ended their 53-year championship drought by winning the NBA Finals in October 2026. Their playoff record stood at an unprecedented 16-3, surpassing previous records set in the 1969–70 and 1972–73 seasons. The team won 13 consecutive playoff games, just two shy of the NBA record, with notable performances from players like Jalen Brunson who scored a decisive 45 points in Game 5 of the Finals, accounting for nearly half (47.8%) of his team's total score that night.

Brunson was drafted as the 33rd overall pick in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft but has since become an integral part of the Knicks’ success. Other key contributors included OG Anunoby, whose scoring average increased from 16.7 ppg to 20.1 ppg, and Karl-Anthony Towns who achieved two triple-doubles in a single playoff series against the Hawks for the first time in franchise history.

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Mark Hale
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The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

76ers Cavs Hawks Knicks Spurs

Subjects

Knicks ORG · 11× 76ers ORG · 3× Cavs ORG · 3× Hawks ORG · 3× Spurs ORG · 3× Anunoby PERSON · 2× Brunson PERSON · 2× NBA ORG · 2× Jalen Brunson PERSON · 1× Karl-Anthony Towns’ PERSON · 1×

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Where Brunson was selected in the 2018 NBA Draft (third pick of the second round) 3.4, 7.7, 10.3 OG Anunoby’s scoring jump (16.7 ppg to 20.1 ppg), field goal percentage jump (48.4 to 56.1) and 3-point percentage jump (38.6 to 48.9) from the regular season to the playoffs 2 Karl-Anthony Towns’ triple-doubles in the Hawks series (Game 4 and Game 6), the first Knick to ever have two triple-doubles in the same playoff series 53
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2026-10-19 · New York Post
The numbers that defined Knicks’ magical playoff run to end 53-year championship drought · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

The streak consisted of three wins against the Hawks, four versus the 76ers, four over the Cavs and two more wins against the Spurs. asserted
streak → consist → Spurs
45 Points Jalen Brunson scored in the NBA Finals Game 5 championship clincher. asserted
Brunson → score → clincher
Where Brunson was selected in the 2018 NBA Draft (third pick of the second round) 3.4, 7.7, 10.3 OG Anunoby’s scoring jump (16.7 ppg to 20.1 ppg), field goal percentage jump (48.4 to 56.1) and 3-point percentage jump (38.6 to 48.9) from the regular season to the playoffs 2 Karl-Anthony Towns’ triple-doubles in the Hawks series (Game 4 and Game 6), the first Knick to ever have two triple-doubles in the same playoff series 53 asserted
Brunson → select → series
Three-pointers the Knicks hit in the clinching Game 4 against the 76ers, tying an NBA playoff record. asserted
Knicks → hit → record
Miles McBride (7), Brunson (6), Josh Hart (4) and Shamet (4) led the way. asserted
McBride → lead → way
He shot 73-for-107 during that span. asserted
He → shoot → span
Hart sank five 3-pointers. asserted
Hart → sink → pointers
The deficit the Knicks faced during their miracle Game 4 Finals comeback against the Spurs, the largest comeback in NBA Finals history. asserted
Knicks → face → history
1.2 Seconds remaining when Anunoby’s Flying Tip-In in Game 4 of the Finals stamped him as the owner of arguably the most important shot in Knicks history and one of the most significant plays in New York sports history 5 NBA Finals games — out of five — in which the Knicks trailed by double digits against the Spurs. asserted
Knicks → remain → Spurs
They won four of them. asserted
They → win → them
The gap in years between championships for the Knicks now that they’ve ended the five-decade-plus gap since the 1972-73 winners. asserted
they → end → winners
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