Series clincher perfect illustration of what makes these Knicks tick

PHILADELPHIA — There would be one last prayer, one last desperate heave, and the way things had gone this night — the way they'd gone the last two games — when Buddy Hield shotputted the basketball at the final buzzer you half-expected it drop, maybe with a little help from the backboard. Why not? This time, there was no miracle. This time there was no heartbreak . The ball bounded harmlessly away, and the throaty Knicks contingent inside Wells Fargo Center — beginning with the Knicks themselves — let out a primal, guttural roar. It was over. It was done. Knicks 118, 76ers 115 . New York four games, Philly two. 5 Knicks players celebrate after their 118-115 series-clinching win over the 76ers