These Knicks are historic. Can they actually win the NBA Finals?

You can make the case that no team in NBA history has played better basketball over an 11-game stretch than the New York Knicks are playing right now.

They are just the fifth team to win 11 consecutive games in a single postseason, and their point differential of +262 is the highest for over any 11-game span, regular season or playoffs.

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And now, with their 130-93 demolition of the Cavaliers on Monday, May 25 to sweep the Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks are back in the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years. Awaiting them is the winner of the Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder.

All that said: can they actually win the NBA Finals?

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Victor Wembanyama leads Spurs to a huge win in double OT. See game highlights

Oklahoma City Thunder fans react during Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs at Paycom Center on May 18, 2026.

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Victor Wembanyama leads Spurs to a huge win in double OT. See game highlights

Oklahoma City Thunder fans react during Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs at Paycom Center on May 18, 2026.

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Terrell Owens cheers during the second quarter in Game Four of the Second Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks at Xfinity Mobile Arena on May 10, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown claps during the second half of the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Cleveland Cavaliers during game five of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Little Caesars Arena.

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Actress Jessica Alba attends Game 4 of the playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on May 11, 2026.

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