beyond the back page The Knicks just had to make this tricky — and now there’s two ways that could go By Mark Cannizzaro Published April 22, 2026, 7:59 a.m. ET Hawks guard Dyson Daniels collides with the Knicks' Jalen Brunson during Game 2 on April 20, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post Sometimes it feels like the Knicks can’t have nice things.
Why do the Knicks so often have to make things so hard on themselves?
Surely, this is a question Knicks fans have been asking themselves since Monday’s inexcusable choke against the Hawks, resulting in a 107-106 Game 2 loss in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at the Garden.
