The Knicks’ ability to win in multiple ways makes them a dangerous contender in the Eastern Conference, but does this style have its limits?

At this point, this should have been expected, anticipated, announced, predicted – anything but surprising. This is who the Knicks are. This is what Tom Thibodeau wanted them to be. They can adapt to the unadaptable, adjust to the unadaptable, transform even the most impossible scenarios into something that seems, at the very least, possible.

That was the case again Sunday, when Precious Achiuwa jumped toward Joel Embiid in the final minutes of Game 4 and drilled a 3-point attempt into the seats at the Wells Fargo Center. The midseason acquisition — an afterthought in the OG Anunoby deal — hadn’t even played in Games 1 and 2 of the Knicks’ first-round series against the 76ers. He probably wouldn’t have played in Games 3 or 4 either if Mitchell Robinson’s left ankle hadn’t encountered a setback, and Achiuwa certainly wouldn’t have been on the field in the final minutes of the fourth quarter if starting center Isaiah Hartenstein had five fouls in the third quarter.

But for most of the regular season, the 2023-24 edition of the Knicks has built a reputation based on the ability to win games with ingenuity despite strange and bizarre circumstances.

This carried over to the playoffs.