Cute story about a HS senior predicting 6 yrs ago that Knicks would win in 6 in '06. Will he be right?
69% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 32 predictions cast.
Evan Pfeufer, a New York man from Kings Park on Long Island, wrote Knicks in 6. 2026 NBA Finals as his senior quote in the Smithtown High School West Class of 2020 yearbook — six years before the series actually occurred. His prediction went viral on social media during the Finals, drawing more than 130,000 views on a single Instagram post. Pfeufer got the year and the winner right, but the Knicks defeated the Spurs in five games, not six, resolving the question false.
Pfeufer told reporters he chose the phrase because it rhymed and acknowledged he could have written Knicks in 5, 2025 or Knicks in 7, 2027 with equal ease. The prediction went viral when Pfeufer circulated the yearbook image while the Knicks were leading the series 2-1.
New Yorks ability to close out the Spurs in Game 5 in San Antonio, rather than forcing a sixth game, was the difference between a legendary prediction and a perfect one. The community largely expected the prophecy to hold complete, with 69 percent voting yes.