Mike Brown unsure long layoff will aid Knicks in East finals
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New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown said on Saturday, May 16, 2026, that he is not convinced the team’s nine-day break before the Eastern Conference finals will provide a competitive advantage.
The Knicks completed their second-round series earlier in the week, leaving the club without a game until the opening matchup of the conference finals. “I don’t know if it helps us or hurts us,” Brown told reporters, noting the unusually long gap on the postseason schedule.
The Eastern Conference finals are set to begin next week, though the league had not yet confirmed an exact date or opponent at the time of Brown’s comments.
Source: New York Post
