Justin Lasker

Your average NY Giants fan and Griselda enjoyer

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

Full vinyl collection after two years of collecting!

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@sidetalksports I got another angle of this lmao

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

I got another angle of this lmao

[Sidetalk Sports @sidetalksports]

NAHHH 😭

[Hz CFC @BlueHz__]

@Vada_Fly Fought the battle so hard they forgot the war

[Madison Mills @MadisonMills22]

Massive crowd on the Upper West Side starts chanting “UPS” simply because a UPS truck pulls up #GoKnicks

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

Good morning

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[Richard Jefferson @Rjeff24]

Finals Reunion

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@francemothers Mission accomplished

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

New York-themed songs see an increase in Spotify streams among Knicks fans since beginning of NBA Finals:

• Go Ny Go (+2,700%)
• New York (+825%)
• Theme From New York, New York (+280%)
• Empire State of Mind (+110%)

[Nicky The Good @nickythegood]

This is the best edit. No commentary. Just the sound of The Garden.

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY.

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@hymnduncan

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@azarias416 LGSEO
UTOPIA
HUT

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 I also think I probably put a little less weight on having a cushion than you do in general. E.g. 2013 G7 was razor tight throughout, and LeBron was great that game, but I’d take Bron G6 2016 over Bron G7 2013 every time. (Partly bcuz Ray Allen the game before, but still.)

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 I agree it was much easier than if it were tied up. But I think it remained relatively high pressure given the hype before the game… Mike Breen said on air that it was the biggest game in Cleveland sports history. (While I did pull for them that series, I’m not a Cavs fan fwiw.)

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 I can understand that take. That’d be the top five then.

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 I watched the game dude. The Warriors crept back in that game, it was definitely not over. That team erased big leads with insane third quarters all season long.

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 I agree with that Steph one being top 5. I think the top four are

Flu Game
Bron G6
Steph G4
Magic G6

Five is tricky. Giannis G6 has a case, although the Suns weren’t amazing comp. 1988 Worthy or 2006 Wade, maybe. But the four I listed were marquee games by all-time greats.

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 I misremembered that one, you’re right… Steph put them up two scores late iirc. That series overall didn’t have 2016-level stakes though.

I wanted to include a 2011 Dirk one in my list because how memorable that series was, but there weren’t any satisfying choices.

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 Oh I 100% agree with this, but when you go down the list, there just aren’t ten all-time Finals performances in must-win games.

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 It started off as a blowout, but the Warriors got it to single digits late. It certainly wasn’t a nail biter, but neither was 2022 G4. So I don’t agree with that take.

[Justin Lasker @LittleLask]

@MSingg84501 @23kingcontrol @NotTheRealIsaac @aryh21 I think the top 10 finals performances in wins are as follows (one per player, one per series to balance it out):

Magic G6 1980
Worthy G7 1988
Jordan G5 1997
Shaq G1 2000
Duncan G1 2003
Wade G3 2006
LeBron G6 2016
Durant G3 2018
Giannis G6 2021
Steph G4 2022