Sunday’s Game 7 against the Pacers will mark the Knicks’ first since 2000. The Post’s Zach Braziller takes a look at some of their most memorable Game 7s: For the fourth straight year, the Knicks and Heat meet in the postseason and the series goes the distance. This time, the Knicks prevail for the third consecutive year, winning in Miami by a point.
Latrell Sprewell’s 24 points lead the Knicks, but it’s Patrick Ewing’s dunk with just over a minute left that gives them the lead for good in a slugfest between the two physical, defensive-minded teams. The unsung hero is Chris Childs, who notches 15 points off the bench and helps to hold Tim Hardaway to a nightmarish 6-for-20 shooting performance. The Knicks win 57 games during the regular season and seem headed for another showdown with Michael Jordan and the Bulls before blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Heat, lowlighted by a Game 5 brawl in Miami.
In Game 7, the Knicks are without Larry Johnson and John Starks, who left the bench during that fracas, and are overwhelmed by Hardaway (38 points). Ewing does all he can, going for 37 points, 17 rebounds and four assists in defeat. The Knicks’ most recent Game 7 at the Garden ends in crushing fashion, with a missed Ewing finger roll at the buzzer that would’ve forced overtime.
Reggie Miller is the hero for the Pacers, scoring 29 points, after his eight points in nine seconds allowed Indiana to steal Game 1. Ewing has a monster game as well — 29 points, 14 rebounds,.
