Ben Stiller's iPhone diary of the Knicks' playoff run
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- Ben Stiller captured the Knicks' Game 4 comeback — the largest in NBA Finals history — with a black-and-white filter and a 360-degree video walking onto the court as the buzzer sounded at Madison Square Garden.
- Stiller confirmed on ESPN's "Inside the NBA" that his viral courtside clips are part of "a bigger project" in the works around the Knicks' playoff run, but added: "I'd be doing it anyway."
- Stiller's slow-motion clip of OG Anunoby's go-ahead 3-pointer against the 76ers — breaking an 86-86 tie in the second round — captured the forward's stoic tracked-back reaction and went viral.
- Stiller tracked Jalen Brunson's 19-point first quarter in the playoff opener against the Hawks, including a floater over Zaccharie Risacher to end the frame, and turned it into a slow-motion post.
- Stiller filmed the Knicks' 130-93 sweep-clinching win over the Cavaliers in Cleveland, ending a Finals drought dating to 1999, closing his video with a cinematic shot of Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns standing side by side.
- Stiller captured Mitchell Robinson's late-game block of James Harden's floater during the Eastern Conference Finals, captioning the clip simply: "Mitch said no."
- In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Stiller filmed Robinson contesting Victor Wembanyama's 20-foot jumper with 7.5 seconds left, securing a one-point Knicks victory and a 2-0 series lead.
Why it matters: Stiller's courtside access — seated near Taylor Swift, Mariska Hargitay, and players like Towns and Dylan Harper — has produced content more intimate and viral than any network broadcast, and his confirmed "bigger project" means a formal documentary chronicling the Knicks' first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 is likely on the way, with built-in marketing from one of Hollywood's most recognizable Knicks fans.
