Knicks’ ice-cold bench can’t derail the title train as 53-year drought ends

nba finals NBA New York Knicks Knicks’ ice-cold bench can’t derail the title train as 53-year drought ends By Zach Braziller Published June 14, 2026, 2:28 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google SAN ANTONIO — It wasn’t so long ago, Landry Shamet couldn’t miss a shot. He became a key part of the Knicks’ explosive second unit. But Shamet has gone ice-cold, and the Knicks’ reserves are no longer making an impact. It continued in Saturday night’s 94-90 Game 5, championship-clinching win. Shamet, hesitant and clearly lacking confidence, missed five of his seven field goal attempts. The Knicks’ bench was scoreless until the final minute of the third quarter when Jordan Clarkson got a shot to fall.

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