The New York Knicks are staying grounded—no pun intended—after a historic 39-point blowout over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1. Despite the lopsided victory, the team is refusing to get carried away with the hype, knowing full well that the Sixers will come roaring back at Madison Square Garden for Game 2 on Wednesday.

"It's pretty easy because yesterday is irrelevant. The only thing that matters right now is the present," said Josh Hart after practice in Tarrytown on Tuesday. "We got to make sure we're focused, have good attention to detail, make sure we're prepared for tomorrow."

The Knicks' dominant win came against a Sixers squad that had just one day of rest following an emotional Game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics in the first round. Meanwhile, New York enjoyed three days off after dispatching the Atlanta Hawks in six games. Hart isn't buying the idea that Philadelphia has shown its best hand yet.

"You know, that's a good team. Obviously, they had an emotional Game 7, and I don't know what their travel schedule was like and all that, but I'm sure they probably didn't even go home. They probably went straight here," Hart explained. "They had a physical and exhausting series in travel. So, you know, they're gonna try to get their legs under them and come out with energy tomorrow. So we gotta make sure we don't just match that, but exceed it."

Miles McBride echoed that sentiment, emphasizing the need to flush the landslide result and stay locked in. "Man, give God the glory. Can't take it for granted being here. We've been here. We've lost. We've been up. We've been down," he said after practice on Tuesday. "This is an experienced group, so we just can't take it for granted. We're locked in."

As the Knicks ride a four-game playoff winning streak, fans and pundits alike are already penciling them in to roll through the Eastern Conference—even if they meet the Detroit Pistons in the conference finals. But Hart isn't buying into the narrative, even with confidence at an all-time high.

"That stuff doesn't matter. [For] Philly, Boston was a favorite in their last series, and [Philly] came back from down 3-1, you know what I mean?" Hart reminded. "We're just focused on the next game, not the noise."

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