The pressing Knicks decisions that will shape what happens next — and whether they will run it back

Close.

But were they close enough?

That’s the big question hanging over the Knicks after elimination Saturday night in the conference finals, where they fell in a series with higher expectations of Tom Thibodeau’s squad.

On one hand, the Knicks met their goal of advancing further than last season — actually, further than the past 25 seasons.