New York Knicks Knicks have to escape their own history after Game 2 choke job By Jared Schwartz Published April 21, 2026, 8:36 p.m. ET Head coach Mike Brown's Knicks has struggled in late-game situations in the first two games of their series against the Hawks. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post If last year is evidence, games like Monday can be defining.
The story of the postseason for the Knicks last year was huge comebacks and collapses.
There was Game 1 against the Pistons in the first round, when they used a 21-0 run to erase a huge deficit and win.
There was Game 4 in Detroit of that series, when the Knicks both blew an early 16-point lead then overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win. In the Game 6 clincher, the Knicks blew a 15-point lead in the second quarter and an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter, then used an 11-1 run to overcome a seven-point deficit down the stretch.
