Despite the loss, former Dallas Maverick Jalen Brunson had himself a game: 43 points and 5 assists on 15/25 shooting, including 12/14 from the free-throw line. He tied himself, Bernard King, and Willis Reed for the 9th-highest scoring playoff game in Knicks history.

The New York Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Boston Celtics in Game 6, and Josh Hart achieved an impressive NBA playoff milestone.

If the NBA playoffs were like the NCAA tournament, chances are your brackets would be busted by now. And that's because these conference final matchups — at least by seeding — weren't very predictable.

Indiana advanced to the conference finals after defeating the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers. The best-of-seven series went five games, with the Pacers prevailing. Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, grabbed six rebounds and assisted eight times in Game 5, which was won 114-105 on May 13.

While playing more games than any player in Knicks history certainly plays a role in Ewing holding so many franchise records, it takes skill just to last that long with one team. Ewing averaged at least 20 points per game in each of his first 13 NBA seasons, also averaging more than two blocks per game in each of his first 14 campaigns.