The Knicks will take the East

This year it's different.

The Knicks lost in the playoffs the last two years when the Pacers found ways to exhaust Jalen Brunson. The Cavaliers lack the personnel to do that, and the Knicks are playing a little differently anyway. EMILEE CHIN/GETTY IMAGES

A conversation about the Eastern conference finals which begin Tuesday at 8pm ET.

HENRY: Are you surprised that the Eastern conference finals are the Knicks and the Cavs?

DAVID: No. The Knicks got a good matchup and made that pivot against the Hawks, running the offense through Karl-Anthony Towns in the pinch post, and it has been smooth ever since. They haven’t lost a game since running the offense through KAT.

Detroit’s issue has always been their emotional maturity, their impulse control defensively, and their lack of offensive firepower after Cade. All those things kind of came to fruition. They foul way too much. I thought I thoug…