After the final The buzzer rang out and the New York Knicks poured into the floor of the Little Caesar Arena to celebrate their sixth game of the series defeating the Detroit Pistons, forward Mikal Bridges got his headphones and was interviewed with legendary drama play announcer Mike Breen.

Bridges took one of the decisive roles of the victory - 35 seconds left to beat the game before Stars member Jalen Brunson hit a stone-winning three-pointer. Bridges is an eighth-year veteran Wing, which was still greatly increased when Breen asked about New York's preference for late-season drama.

"We built it all for it. That's it. We built it for it." The usually mild bridge said before Breen reminded him they said on live TV.

Despite this, the FCC violated the rules, it is impossible to argue with Bridges' conclusions. That night, the Knicks emerged from the seven-point deficit, with two and a half minutes left, a dramatic ending, with the last four games being three-thirds or less. It sets the stage for a fascinating semifinal against defending champion Boston Celtics no For many clutch time dramas in New York.

In the regular season, the Celtics shined the Knicks 23, 27 and 13 points in the team's first three games. Even with the last few minutes scoring tight, there is no better clutch-time win rate in the league than the Celtics.

But the seemingly re-invigorated Knicks showed incredible determination in a crucial game moment, as evidenced in their first round quarrel with Detroit, now against Boston. Although the Celtics drilled 22 points in Game 3, the Knicks placed them in the game after Game 1 and Game 2 disappeared in front of the TD Garden crowd.

Led by the defensive bridge - he presented his victory in every win - NBA Clutch Player of the Year at Brunson in New York is really about dealing with the high pressure of the playoffs, online sequence.

"I think we've been through a lot of fires and it's a big help," said reserve guard Deuce McBride. "We walked through it together and we came out with victory at the other end."

But how did the Knicks develop such a steady sense of peace in the chaos late in the game? And, more importantly, to enter New York Monday’s Game 4 (7:30 PM ET), will this fearless Knicks group be close enough in this series to matter again?

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Some teams are shy Stay away from harsh lights. The Knicks seemed to be basking in the sun.

New York's playoff success in close games is far from a coincidence. The team has many unusual features and features that connect DNA, making it a bigger threat in these situations.

Clutch time, when the score is within five minutes or the score in overtime is within five points, usually has stereotypical property and isolated suits. Both aspects are similar to the Knicks' normal playing style. In the regular season, New York completed less than 98 games every 48 minutes, one of the league's slowest steps. Beyond that, it was natural for the Knicks to trust Brunson as the ball in those late games, as he handled the ball at an NBA maximum of 8.6 minutes per game.

It is also worth noting that coach Tom Thibodeau has more first five games than any other unit in the NBA this season during the endless debates by the Knicks starters. New York has plenty of opportunities to have its teams have jam and learn its responsibilities in all cases - huge prospects, huge deficits, and natural clutch situations.

It all comes with Thibodeau's standards: throughout the NBA season, "a spiritual discipline to get through everything that can happen." There are a lot of players in the Knicks lineup that fit this mold and comes with a list of intangible assets to influence any unanswered game.

Josh Hart, the ultimate hustle and bustle player in New York, is a magician who recovered the NBA's best 88 loose balls in the regular season. His intuition on the offensive glass—the defender usually cannot track his boxing game after leaving his massive space, a low-class shooter from Deep—acquired the Knicks’ valuable extra possession.

"People are always talking about offense. Well, I think you can do defensive runs, too. Rebound runs," Tibodo said. "Josh is a great example of how he can get four to five rebounds in a row even if he doesn't play."

The Knicks have gained a greater dominance in their offensive rebound, with Mitchell Robinson returning to the roster. The center didn’t debut until February 28 due to ankle surgery.

New York scored nearly 39% of the missed in this playoffs, which would be the best in the NBA in both the regular season and the playoffs. By comparison, the Knicks recorded only an average offensive rebounding rate of 29.9% without him.

Then there's the Bridge and OG Anunoby, both-way wings, who have stamped several clutches this season. Except for each player who hit a champion earlier in the campaign - Memphis' Anunoby and Portland's Bridge - they had a big impact on the defense. Anunoby is one of the league leaders in deflection per game, and Bridges has five of the NBA's best stocks (blocks and steals) in the last 10 seconds of a game. Two of the dramas are the 1st and 2nd game of Boston's Knicks.

"Once we get it within 10, we believe we can win," Thibodore said in the second game.

But the call of this gathering brings uncomfortable reality to the depressed Knicks.

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Maybe Brunson said Saturday’s best Saturday after New York’s first failure.

"We can't consistently catch up with such a team," he said, admitting that the Knicks had fewer errors than the Celtics. “For any NBA team, a comeback is hard to happen. They are a great team, defending champions.

"I just don't think we want a 20-point hole in every game. It's not for us."

New York did not show that it could beat Boston in the hands of the nail. In the seven games they played this season, Boston took a 20-point lead in six of them. So the Knicks’ ability to win the series initially led 2-0, probably because of whether they can stay competitive enough to steal two more games in clutch time.

There are many obstacles to this strategy. In addition to the possibility of breaking Karl-Anthony Towns with his left hand in Game 3, Robinson's outstanding work on the glass was hampered by Boston's hacking strategy. Robinson missed 16 of his 23 free throws in the series, including a pair of empty balls in Game 3. Although Robinson scored the team's best 29 points in the series, Thibode prompted Thibodeau to briskly stand out, 27 points better than the next closest spinner.

And, the Knicks knew that when Boston knocked out 50% of the 3 seconds, their chances were even slimmer, which was done in Game 3 after shooting only 25% in the first two games.

However, so far in the playoffs, no team has a higher turnover rate than the Knicks' clutch. This will combine with another cold-shooting spell from Boston and opens the door for New York, which has a more balanced shot while still having one of the best three-point shooting percentages in the mid-season.

In all the discussions about the Knicks this season with the team last season, the notion of mental resilience has perhaps been lost. The team is not defensively consistent, not even solid as any of the past two iterations, which is more like the 1990s counterpart of the series. (Julius Randle, one of the most powerful Knicks forwards last season, enjoyed the best playoffs of his career in Minnesota.

But the team's ability to believe that they can win is arguably stronger than before. Brunson has a lot of confidence in the field, and despite a month's absence, he ended the season with 52 best clutches in the NBA, which seems to be the biggest reason. It has reached the point where Brunson’s teammates think all his key shots will fall.

Bridges said of Brunson: “High pressure situations won’t shock him.

New York’s belief in Brunson and the surrounding groups, all late-season dramas were not shocked. However, the decisive question of the series is whether the Knicks have enough left in the tank to bring the champion back to the clutch.

After all, they think they built it for it.