New York Knicks Stefan Bondy Landry Shamet’s Game 1 bounce — serendipitous and illogical — became instant Knicks lore By Stefan Bondy Published May 20, 2026, 8:18 p.m. ET Landry Shamet celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer in overtime of the Knicks' Game 1 comeback win over the Cavaliers at the Garden. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Josh Hart was like the rest of Knicks fans watching Landry Shamet’s shot, just with a better view from about 2 feet away from the bench.
“You’re deflated for 0.5 seconds,” Hart recalled, “and then you’re hyped the next moment.”
Shamet’s 3-pointer Tuesday at MSG, which culminated a historic Knicks overtime comeback in Game 1 against the Cavs, defied the laws of momentum and physics.
He launched it from the right corner and hit the far rim, which typically means a ricochet far from the cylinder. Hence, the deflation from Hart. But this time, the ball went from the far rim to the backboard, then to the front of the rim, and, finally, into the net.
