In the first round of the NBA playoffs a couple of things to talk about around the Knicks can they win a championship with this team. 

“The Knicks believe their time is now,” said an article written by ABC News before the playoffs started.

The result of the series culminated in a game six 140-89 blowout. A show that the Knicks, when playing well, can beat anyone easily. Games two and three, however, showed that its not impossible for this team to play bad and lose games they should be winning. 

“Trailing the Atlanta Hawks 2-1 when they could feasibly be up 3-0 instead is frustrating enough on its own,” said Dan Favale in an article for DailyKnicks. “It becomes downright gut-wrenching when looking at what’s happening in the series between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.”

Jalen Brunson is obviously the main star, but what really matters the most if these Knicks want to win a championship is the other role players playing well. Mikal Bridges went game three with 0 points in 21 minutes, and the Knicks will need him to play better to advance further. Its commonly known that if Karl Anthony-Towns gets hot from three, the game changes completely. Jalen Brunson and the Knicks dont need to play their hero ball if everyone can get their opportunities throughout these playoffs. Its all up to the players if they want to make it to the Finals, but for the Knicks, its now or never.