That moment belongs to Game 3 of the Knicks' conference semifinals series against the Boston Celtics, when swaths of Knicks fans politely encouraged each other to stay silent, whispering "Shhh!" as center Mitchell Robinson stepped to the free throw line during the second quarter.

John Wall had a theory about foul-baiting NBA stars. The former Washington Wizards point guard, who played the game with speed and force rather than shiftiness and guile, thought the playoffs were kryptonite for basketball’s most controversial manipulators.

With the Thunder up 3-1 in the Conference Finals, Isaiah Hartenstein didn’t want to look ahead to a potential Finals matchup with the Knicks. But he’s impressed by what he’s seen from New York.

The Knicks typically set up their base defense deep in their own end, and to that point in the series, they had never sent more than one player to apply more than light pressure a

On Sunday, led by Karl-Anthony Towns’ 24 points and 15 rebounds, the Knicks took their first lead since the start of the first quarter with less than 10 minutes to go until the final buzzer. Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points for Indiana, and the two teams traded the lead in the fourth quarter until New York eked out the win.

Following his impressive performance on Friday night, Brunson has entered LeBron James and Michael Jordan territory. He became the fourth player with five or more 35-point and 10-assist games in the playoffs. James, Jordan, and Jerry West are the only other players to accomplish that feat.

It’s been 14 years since the Knicks’ head coach last reached this point — nine playoff wins deep, one round away from the NBA Finals.

The New York Knicks could have an intriguing NBA Finals matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves if the two teams get there.