Patrick Ewing

Cross-checked NBA historical profiles and video archives, official box scores, Finals and playoff retrospectives, contemporary coverage, record summaries, and recurring fan memory. The list favors games that define Ewing's career arc: his scoring apex, the Boston breakthrough, the defensive height of his lone Finals run, the performance that finally carried New York through the East, and a last-second elimination-game rescue. The 44-point Game 4 that enabled the 1990 Boston comeback was the closest omission.

1. #1. Ewing produced 24 points, 22 rebounds, seven assists, and five blocks, then converted the decisive late putback as New York beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach its first NBA Finals in 21 years. NBA: Ewing sends the Knicks to the 1994 Finals · NBA: Knicks clinch the 1994 East finals
2. #2. Ewing completed New York's comeback from a 2–0 series deficit with 31 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, and four blocks, winning the decisive Game 5 in Boston Garden after 26 straight Knicks losses there. NBA legends profile: Patrick Ewing · Los Angeles Times: Knicks eliminate Boston in Game 5
3. #3. Ewing controlled 1994 Finals Game 5 with 25 points, 12 rebounds, and a then-record-tying eight blocks, putting the Knicks one victory from the championship with a 3–2 series lead. NBA: Ewing turns back the Rockets in 1994 Finals Game 5 · NBA Finals File: 1994 Knicks vs. Rockets
4. #4. At the height of his individual powers, Ewing set his career scoring high with 51 points on 20-of-29 shooting and collected 18 rebounds in a marquee rivalry game against Boston. NBA: Ewing records 51 points against Boston · NBA: Celtics at Knicks box score, March 24, 1990
5. #5. Facing elimination against Indiana, Ewing kept New York alive by hitting the winning baseline jumper with 1.8 seconds remaining, turning a modest 19-point night into one of his defining clutch moments. NBA legends profile: Patrick Ewing · Washington Post: Ewing's 1995 Pacers series

Reviewed through 2026-07-17