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Vaccaro, M. (2026, October 5). Momentum in a best-of-five series can flip quickly — and Yankees have just the thing to do it. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/sports/momentum-in-a-best-of-five-series-can-flip-quickly-and-yankees-have-cam-schlittler/
Vaccaro, Mike. “Momentum in a best-of-five series can flip quickly — and Yankees have just the thing to do it.” New York Post, 5 Oct. 2026, https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/sports/momentum-in-a-best-of-five-series-can-flip-quickly-and-yankees-have-cam-schlittler/.
Vaccaro, Mike. “Momentum in a best-of-five series can flip quickly — and Yankees have just the thing to do it.” New York Post, October 5, 2026. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/sports/momentum-in-a-best-of-five-series-can-flip-quickly-and-yankees-have-cam-schlittler/.
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In 1994, during a critical playoff game between the New York Knicks and the New Jersey Nets, the Knicks narrowly avoided elimination after Patrick Ewing's early ejection in Game 2 of their best-of-five series. Despite leading 2-0, head coach Pat Riley was visibly stressed, fearing that his team could still be knocked out due to the short nature of a best-of-five format. The NBA later addressed this issue by switching to best-of-seven series for all playoff rounds starting in 2003.
