The New York Knicks simply suffered their worst lack of the season.
They had been up by double digits towards the Indiana Pacers in Recreation 1 of the Japanese Convention Finals and failed to shut the deal.
That’s why ESPN pundit and well-known Knicks fan Stephen A. Smith was in no temper the morning after.
Speaking on “First Take,” Smith ripped the Knicks for blowing a 17-point lead halfway via the fourth quarter and shedding in additional time.
“It was a collective collapse of epic proportions. It was horrible. My man (OG Anunoby) and the remainder of the crew. That is unhealthy. That is very unhealthy!” Smith mentioned.
.@stephenasmith is “sick to [his] abdomen” over the Knicks’ Recreation 1 loss 😅 pic.twitter.com/EE0jkpK1bI
— First Take (@FirstTake) Could 22, 2025
Smith mentioned there was no excuse for such an epic meltdown, and it’s onerous to disagree with him.
Previous to that sport, NBA groups trailing by no less than 9 factors within the ultimate minute of the fourth quarter or additional time had been 0-1,414.
The Pacers did one thing unprecedented, and whereas they deserve all of the credit score on the planet for not giving up, the Knicks had been in whole management of this sport and let it slip via their fingers.
Granted, something can nonetheless occur, and it’s manner too early to sound the alarms, however this set a harmful precedent for the rest of the sequence.
The Pacers by no means really feel like they’re really out of any sport, whereas the Knicks could have this reminiscence haunting them behind their minds.
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