As far as Brooke Rose is concerned, the journey is still unwritten for this Knicks team following their heartbreaking playoff ouster.
One day after the Knicks fell to the Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday, the daughter of Knicks president Leon Rose recapped the “special” run in an Instagram video that highlighted different moments throughout the postseason.
“This chapter might have ended, but the story is far from over.. beyond proud of this team. truly something special,” she captioned Sunday’s post. “????. forever.”
The video captured wild celebrations at Madison Square Garden, along with scenes from the Knicks knocking off the Pistons and Celtics en route to their first conference finals appearance since 2000.
The Knicks opened the series against the Pacers at home by choking away a Game 1 lead within the final moments of regulation, paving the way for Indiana’s 138-135 overtime win at MSG in May.
The Knicks then found themselves in a two-game hole entering Game 3 in Indiana, but rallied back in the second half to claim their first victory of the best-of-seven series, 106-100.
Although they rebounded from a Game 4 defeat with a resounding 111-94 win at MSG in Game 5, the Knicks fell flat in the second half of Game 6 Saturday, ending their season with a 125-108 loss.
“There were stretches where we played very good defense and stretches where we didn’t,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “Once we dig into it and look at: Was it our defense, or was it our turnovers? Probably both.”
Although it’s going to take a beat to digest the loss, Knicks captain Jalen Brunson is “overconfident” the team — which added Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges this season — can take the next step.
“There’s not an ounce of any type of doubt that I’m not confident with this group,” Brunson said.
“… We have a lot of guys that just genuinely want to work hard to be better, and I like that, and I appreciate my teammates and everything they do and everything they believe in.”
Towns, who drew the ire of local sports personalities in the wake of Saturday’s season-ending loss, arrived in New York in October following a blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Bridges joined former Villanova teammates Hart and Brunson following a trade with the Nets in June 2024 — a move Brooke hinted at on social media at the time.