‘Knicks going to the finals’

Will the Knicks journey the wave or get a actuality test in the Eastern Conference finals?

They embarrassed the 76ers in the second spherical of the NBA playoffs after a sweep was solidified with a 144-114 route on Sunday, and the “Inside the NBA” crew started discussing a potential NBA Finals look for Mike Brown’s surging group.

“It gets real again in the next round for the Knicks,” Kenny Smith said as the Knicks will face the Cavaliers or Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals. “Cleveland and the Pistons have caused problems for the Knicks this year.”

Smith added that the next spherical will look very comparable to the Hawks sequence, which the Knicks won in six video games.

Shaquille O’Neal, though, doesn’t think anyone in the East can contend proper now with the Knicks, who have won seven straight video games after falling behind 2-1 against Atlanta.

“They’ve shown me they are ready,” O’Neal said. “And I have to disagree with both guys, I think they’ll breeze through whoever the next opponent is if they play like this.”

Charles Barkley said the Knicks “had a cakewalk” to the Eastern Conference finals, calling the Hawks “not ready for primetime” while the 76ers dealt with accidents.

“Whoever they play next is a very difficult series,” Barkley said.

“Knicks going to the finals,” O’Neal said, interrupting Barkley.

It’s been complete annihilation in the Knicks’ last seven video games as they’re firing on all cylinders, tying a report for 3-pointers in an NBA playoff sport on Sunday with 25.

The Knicks also have the best level differential (+194) in NBA playoff historical past through a workforce’s first 10 playoff video games, besting the 2017 Golden State Warriors, who added Kevin Durant to a workforce that went 73-9 in the common season the 12 months prior.

The wild journey will come to a halt for the next week or so as the Knicks await the winner of the Cavaliers vs. Pistons sequence, which Detroit at present leads 2-1 with Game 4 in Cleveland on Monday night time.