Senior staff writer, The Ringer Be better tomorrowhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlwppvjh6k2mgame 6 jalen duren16 May 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwppvjh6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlvls73e2c2p"make it make sense" [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvls73e2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlrue6tec22rcleveland's offensive rating was 172.2 (!) when james harden was on the court and donovan mitchell was on the bench14 May 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrue6tec22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlru4mxpds2ralso max strus was out of his mind tonight14 May 2026 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlru4mxpds2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlrtrfc3q22rnot sure if this was one of the 10 best playoff games of his career but the man had himself a night [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrtrfc3q22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlrtns7lv22rkevin huerter, detroit's big trade deadline acquisition, played 3 minutes tonight14 May 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrtns7lv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlrtequexk2rthis is a truly great mess of an overtime14 May 2026 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrtequexk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlqj5fzymk2athe knicks are averaging 7 more points in the paint per 100 possessions in the playoffs than they did during the regular season. it's the third-highest jump in the play-by-play era: https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/12/nba/new-york-knicks-nba-playoffs-2026-jalen-brunson-karl-anthony-towns13 May 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqj5fzymk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlqj5fzymk2athe knicks are averaging 7 more points in the paint per 100 possessions in the playoffs than they did during the regular season. it's the third-highest jump in the play-by-play era: https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/12/nba/new-york-knicks-nba-playoffs-2026-jalen-brunson-karl-anthony-towns13 May 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqj5fzymk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mloyety4e22njosh harris is maybe not that quietly one of the worst owners in the nba12 May 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloyety4e22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mloc5psmzc2pon the historically good new york knicks: https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/12/nba/new-york-knicks-nba-playoffs-2026-jalen-brunson-karl-anthony-towns12 May 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloc5psmzc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mloc5psmzc2pon the historically good new york knicks: https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/12/nba/new-york-knicks-nba-playoffs-2026-jalen-brunson-karl-anthony-towns12 May 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloc5psmzc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlnvzdr5ok2wthe new york knicks have the highest +/- in nba history through the first 10 games of a playoff run. i wrote about why they may finally have what it takes to go all the way: https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/12/nba/new-york-knicks-nba-playoffs-2026-jalen-brunson-karl-anthony-towns12 May 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnvzdr5ok2whttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlnvzdr5ok2wthe new york knicks have the highest +/- in nba history through the first 10 games of a playoff run. i wrote about why they may finally have what it takes to go all the way: https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/12/nba/new-york-knicks-nba-playoffs-2026-jalen-brunson-karl-anthony-towns12 May 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnvzdr5ok2whttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlmrdygezk2ymind-numbingly ridiculous second half by donovan mitchell, and mobley was still cleveland's most important player tonight12 May 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmrdygezk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlmq7ulrqc23plus/minus in one game means nothing but mobley being +35 in 35 minutes is not bad12 May 2026 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmq7ulrqc23https://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlmpwcg6cc23um, what a game. mobley rules. give me the stock. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmpwcg6cc23https://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlmjgx3r2k2wmobley in his jv wemby bag right now (complimentary)12 May 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmjgx3r2k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mljlh7yxi22nin my preseason bold predictions article i wrote about kat's passing. it's always been underrated, but what we're seeing in these playoffs is remarkable: https://www.theringer.com/2025/10/21/nba/nba-season-preview-2025-26-bold-predictions-nikola-jokic-giannis-antetokounmpo10 May 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljlh7yxi22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mljkpg3w4k2xwhen do the sixers raise their "we finally beat the celtics!" banner? opening night?10 May 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljkpg3w4k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mljk66lxqk2ethe matchups have been very very favorable, but karl-anthony towns has been the mvp of these playoffs10 May 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljk66lxqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mljjgtljec2elol what happened to not allowing knicks fans to buy tickets?10 May 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljjgtljec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelvpina.bsky.social/post/3mlhaaop57c2fonly two players played the entire fourth quarter: donovan mitchell and james harden09 May 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:s2ibun2lfcftexxcqsr4ryce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhaaop57c2f