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The New York Knicks season could very much be over tonight. They came into the 2013 Playoffs as one of, if not, the hottest team in the NBA. After taking a commanding 3-0 lead over the Boston Celtics, New York has lost five of their last seven playoff games. Tonight, with their season on the line, the Knicks look to stay alive with a Game 5 win over the Indiana Pacers in front of their home crowd. And we're pretty sure Spike Lee in all his orange and blue glory will be in attendance. Given the Knicks history of postseason struggles we figured we'd pay tribute to their No. 1 fan, sort of.
We proudly present A Recent History of Knicks Playoff Fails as Told Through Spike Lee GIFs.
Written by Angel Diaz (@ADiaz456)
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"John Starks, you dumb f*ck!!"
Moment: John Starks' headbutt.
Round: 1993 Eastern Conference First Round, Game 3
Date: 5/14/1993
"No foul?"
Moment: Charles Smith's "missed" lay-ups.
Round: 1993 Eastern Conferance Finals vs. Chicago Bulls, Game 5
Date: 6/7/1993
"F*ck you, Reggie! F*ck you!"
Moment: Reggie Miller puts the Garden in a chokehold.
Round: 1994 Eastern Finals vs. Indiana Pacers, Game 5
Date: 6/1/1994
"We're about to win the champion...Nooooo!"
Moment: John Starks' Game 7 chokejob.
Round: 1994 Finals vs. Houston Rockets, Game 7
Date: 6/27/1994
"I'm gonna kill this fool."
Moment: Reggie's 8 points in 8.9 seconds.
Round: 1995 Eastern Semifinals vs. Indiana Pacers, Game 1
Date: 5/7/1995
"Un. F*cking. Believable."
Moment: Patrick Ewing's missed finger roll.
Round: 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Indiana Pacers, Game 7
Date: 5/21/1995
"Get 'em, Oak. Get 'em!"
Moment: When the benches cleared after PJ Brown flipped Charlie Ward.
Round: 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 5
Date: 5/14/1997
"Go, Van Gundy, go!"
Moment: Jeff Van Gundy hanging on for dear life.
Round: 1998 First Round vs. Miami Heat, Game 4
Date: 4/30/1998
"I don't think I can take much more."
Moment: 13 straight playoff losses.
Round: N/A
Date: 4/29/2001-5/06/2012
"This f*cking guy."
Moment: Jared Jeffries turnover vs. the Celtics.
Round: 2013 First Round vs. Boston Celtics, Game 2
Date: 4/19/2011
"Are you f*cking kidding me?"
Moment: STAT punching the fire extinguisher.
Round: 2012 First Round vs. Miami Heat, Game 2
Date: 4/30/2012
"This fool here."
Moment: JR Smith's Game 4 suspension.
Round: 2013 First Round vs. Boston Celtics, Game 3
Date: 4/26/2013
"Spike Lee approved this move."
Moment: Knicks wear all black to the Celtics' "funeral."
Round: 2013 First Round vs. Boston Celtics, Game 5
Date: 5/1/2013
"No, not now. This can't be real life."
Moment: J.R. Smith looses his shooter's touch.
Round: 2012 First round vs. Boston Celtics and Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Indiana Pacers
Date: 5/1/2013-Present
"You can't call people out after getting dogged on live TV."
Moment: Tyson Chandler called out teammates after being owned by Roy Hibbert.
Round: 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Indiana Pacers, Games 1-3
Date: 5/5/2013-5/11/2013