The New York Knicks surprised many with their NBA Finals Game 1 win over the San Antonio Spurs, but it shouldn’t surprise the Denver Nuggets. Both teams share intriguing similarities, strengths, and weaknesses. The Nuggets must embrace that identity in much the same way the Knicks have, even though their pathway back to the Finals couldn’t be more different than New York’s.

On the latest episode of Pickaxe and Roll, Ryan Blackburn discusses an impressive NBA Finals Game 1 win for the New York Knicks over the San Antonio Spurs, as well as some similarities between the Knicks and Denver Nuggets. Can the Nuggets learn anything from the Knicks’ Finals run? Is the Western Conference TOO difficult now? Ryan breaks it all down.

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