{"id":637369,"date":"2026-05-11T22:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/637369\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T22:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:23:11","slug":"stephen-a-smith-couldnt-hide-his-excitement-with-knicks-championship-declaration-after-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/637369\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith couldn\u2019t hide his excitement with Knicks\u2019 championship declaration after sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen A. Smith couldn\u2019t hide his excitement with Knicks\u2019 championship declaration after sweep<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York Knicks<\/a> took care of business in the second round of the playoffs, sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers and completely dominating them<\/a> in Game 4. From the beginning of the game to the end, the Knicks had their foot on the gas, and they didn\u2019t let up on their way to advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.<\/p>\n

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They shot 57% from the 3-point line in Game 4, and Stephen A. Smith had a lot to say<\/a> about his favorite team the following day on First Take.<\/p>\n

\u201c[If the] New York Knicks shoot the basketball like that, they gonna win a championship,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIt don\u2019t have to be 57%, but if you\u2019re shooting effectively from the 3, if you\u2019re contributions with your depth, if McBride is going to come off the bench and give you [18-20 points], the New York Knicks are going to win the championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith didn\u2019t stop there, and he started going down a list of everything that he\u2019s loved from the team in the postseason.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI love what I\u2019m seeing right now from this team,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI love the point center that Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> has become. I love the adjustments that Mike Brown has clearly made because they look different than they did in the regular season. I love the fact that Jalen Brunson<\/a> goes out there and averages 29 on 51% shooting and 45% from 3.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing that Smith is going to do is hype up his team when they\u2019re playing well, and completely tear them down when they\u2019re playing badly. There hasn\u2019t been much bad to talk about over the past week and a half, because the Knicks haven\u2019t lost a game since Game 3<\/a> in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s an argument to be made that the Knicks are playing some of the best basketball in the playoffs next to the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>, and if both continue their domination, they could see each other when June comes around.<\/p>\n

Related: Stephen A Smith declares that the Knicks will win the NBA Championship<\/a><\/p>\n

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