The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers met in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015-2018, leading to countless talking-head discussions about whether the league had become too predictable.

To end the drought, the Knicks made it rain, nailing 46.2 percent of their field goals and 34.8 percent of 3-pointers en route to a 119-81 rout of the Boston Celtics. With the win, New York advances to their first conference finals in a quarter century,

The Knicks are now on the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years to play the Indiana Pacers, who was the franchise's last opponent at the conference final stage.