Knicks' 50 wins shouldn't be dismissed


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Key Accomplishment: 50 Wins

The New York Knicks reached 50 wins for the second consecutive year, a significant achievement often overlooked due to the team's high standards and expectations.

High Expectations and Future Goals

The article acknowledges the common New York focus on championships, highlighting the team's ambition to exceed regular season success and perform well in the playoffs. The focus is on translating regular season success into postseason victories. The pursuit of championships is paramount, despite reaching a 50-win season.

Perspective on Regular Season Wins

The piece emphasizes that while 50 wins is an accomplishment in the regular season, it is the postseason performance that truly matters. It uses various examples from different sports to illustrate how regular season wins alone do not necessarily equate to ultimate success.

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There will be enough time to obsess over the things the Knicks don’t have, and why they don’t do well. Bank on that. There will be acres of space and hours of conversation devoted to the vast chasm between where the Knicks are and where they want to be — and, perhaps more tellingly, where they were expected to be. That’s coming, don’t worry. 

Maybe today, just this once, can be devoted to something else. 

Maybe today we can take a few moments to commemorate the fact that the Knicks have reached 50 wins for a second straight year, thanks to the 112-98 beating they laid upon the Kevin Durant-free Suns Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. I get it: We’re New York. We’re tough graders. We don’t use a curve. We are hungry for championships. Fifty wins is a regular-season accomplishment. What was it the man once said? There are no medals for trying? 

Jalen Brunson celebrates during the Knicks-Suns game on April 6, 2025. JASON SZENES/ NY POST

There’s no parades for 50-win basketball seasons, for 100-win baseball seasons, for 12-win football seasons (remember those?!), for 100-point hockey seasons. What matters is what comes after. What matters is taking that success in the drudgery of a regular season and translating it to the drama of a postseason. 

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