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

A final look at the Knicks’ magical playoff run by the numbers:

16-3

The Knicks’ playoff record, by far the greatest in their history, surpassing the 12-7 mark in 1969-70 and the 12-5 record in 1972-73

13

Consecutive Knicks playoff wins, just two shy of the NBA record. The streak consisted of three wins against the Hawks, four versus the 76ers, four over the Cavs and two more wins against the Spurs.

45

Points Jalen Brunson scored in the NBA Finals Game 5 championship clincher. It was 47.8 percent of the Knicks’ total.

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) reacts after hitting a three-point shot over San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post33

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

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) puts up a shot during the second quarter of Game 1 in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden, Saturday, April 18, 2026. Jason Szenes / New York Post53

The Knicks lead over the Hawks after three quarters of Game 6 (117-64) — the biggest after three quarters in playoff history. At one point the lead was 61.

67.6

Landry Shamet’s 3-point percentage (23 of 34) across eight games, from Game 3 of the 76ers series, through the entire Cavs series and Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

25

Three-pointers the Knicks hit in the clinching Game 4 against the 76ers, tying an NBA playoff record. Miles McBride (7), Brunson (6), Josh Hart (4) and Shamet (4) led the way.

68.2

Mikal Bridges’ outrageous field goal percentage across 10 straight playoff games. He shot 73-for-107 during that span.

26

Josh Hart’s playoff career-high point total in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cavs. Hart sank five 3-pointers.

29

The deficit the Knicks faced during their miracle Game 4 Finals comeback against the Spurs, the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.

Knicks forward Og Anunoby is greeted as he walks off the court at the end of the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post1.2

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. They won four of them.

20.6 million

The average number of viewers for the five-game Finals series, the highest total in 28 years since Michael Jordan’s 1998 Bulls.

53

The gap in years between championships for the Knicks now that they’ve ended the five-decade-plus gap since the 1972-73 winners.