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His step-back jumper is the stuff little guys are made of. Probably had to practice that all his life. Bob

Knicks are winning because of everyone.  Not just Bernard King and others.  Brunson is leader for sure but others really drive play at moments

Quote from: Philosophers on May 09, 2025, 04:48:09 AMKnicks are winning because of everyone.  Not just Bernard King and others.  Brunson is leader for sure but others really drive play at moments

Absolutely. OG is one of the best defensive players in the NBA and shuts down other teams' best player, and is becoming a big threat on the offense. Mikal has moments when he rises to the occasion of superstar (wish it was a little more often). Robinson has become a key player that has been the missing "paint general" (wish he'd spend every minute practicing free throws, but I digress), and Towns is Towns...one of the best shooting big men in the NBA. And what can you say about Hart - the "Energizer Bunny" who injects incredible energy (and a little chaos) into every game at a level that can trouble the opponents best game plans - and Deuce off the bench should be in line for 6th man of the year

I haven't seen either game.  I'll be home in time for the game tomorrow but the Knicks are winning without me watching so maybe the trend will continue if I don't watch it.

That said, from the media reports, it seems like the feeling is that the Celtics lost the games more than the Knicks winning.

Quote from: nb587 on May 09, 2025, 09:30:26 AMI haven't seen either game.  I'll be home in time for the game tomorrow but the Knicks are winning without me watching so maybe the trend will continue if I don't watch it.

That said, from the media reports, it seems like the feeling is that the Celtics lost the games more than the Knicks winning.

It's a little of both...Knicks never giving up and playing with extreme heart...and the Celtics getting intimidated and losing their mojo. But the really sweet part is that these two games were on Boston's home vaunted green and white checkers-style court. Thibs is also responsible for game planning that has thrown Boston for a loop, and without a doubt, the Knicks have gotten into the Celtics' head

Knicks are a 5.5 point underdog at home tomorrow. No respect! I hope that lights a fire.

It would have been fair to call game 2 for Boston a must-win, but game 3 truly is. If you go down 3-0 in the NBA you're done. Nobody has ever come back from that.

If the Celts win this game though, the Knicks are still in a solid place, but the tone will be different. I really think taking this game tomorrow is a big deal. I don't want it to become a more urgent situation in game 4 where we're facing the possibility of them tying it up and heading back home to Boston having won two in a row. We'd be a huge, huge underdog at that point.

If we lose tomorrow but then win game 4 on Monday, then that's perfectly fine, but I think the likelihood of winning game 4 goes down if we lose game 3. Once the Celts get their mojo back I don't see them losing it again. So the Knicks need to not allow them to get their mojo back. They need to step on their throats and just take Saturday's game and make this insurmountable for Boston.

Are the Celtics still the favorites to win the series?

Quote from: nb587 on May 09, 2025, 07:48:41 PMAre the Celtics still the favorites to win the series?

Vegas has the series as roughly a pick-em right now (give or take).

Well, that wasn't so hot...

If there is one major flaw with this team, it's Robinson's inability to put an arc on his foul shots and actually make a basket. He's as bad as Shaq. It's the elephant in the room. Opposing teams come in and say, "foul the crap out of Robinson"

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on May 11, 2025, 11:42:02 AMIf there is one major flaw with this team, it's Robinson's inability to put an arc on his foul shots and actually make a basket. He's as bad as Shaq. It's the elephant in the room. Opposing teams come in and say, "foul the crap out of Robinson"

I agree his free throw shooting is a major liability. I'm always amazed by pros who struggle with it to this type of a degree. I get not everyone can shoot 80% but every pro should be able to shoot 60%. Has he spent a full summer working on it?

Sadly, I wish that were the Knicks' only issue in this series, but it's not. The Celts are just a lot more talented. In games one and two, the Celtics completely self-destructed in truly spectacular, historic fashion, and even then we barely eked out wins in both of those games. Yesterday they were back to their normal selves, and it was completely non-competitive, right from the opening tip to the final buzzer.

I expect us to play with more intensity and discipline in game four, but the reality is if both teams play their best, the Celtics are going to beat us. It doesn't mean we're not good, because we are. We're a 51 win team and got by a fairly scrappy, hot Detroit team. We're good. The Celtics are great though. It's unfortunate we had to play them in the second round.

Here's to hoping they go cold again in game four.

What a beat down that was...yipes. I really can't stand the make or miss from three element today in the NBA.

Quote from: spiderblue43 on May 12, 2025, 10:21:13 AMWhat a beat down that was...yipes. I really can't stand the make or miss from three element today in the NBA.

Wasn't pretty, was it?

Just a complete ass-kickig right from the opening tip and right up to the closing buzzer.

I do expect a better effort from the Knicks tonight. They have to know that if they lose tonight, any realistic person would put their chances of winning the series at a very low level.

Will "a better effort" be enough to win? The truth is that it comes down to whether the Celts are hitting their shot or not. If both teams play at their very best, the Celts will win. They're the better team, period. We all know that. We need to bring our absolute best, and we need them to not be on fire from three this time. We can't have this Pritchard kid look like Steph Curry again.

Yup...live by the three, die by the three. That has been the common theme between the two teams so far. Boston has one of the best - if not thee best - three point shooting team in the NBA, and it's the reason they are the team to beat. However; they couldn't buy a three in the first two games; hence, died by the three. In game three, they couldn't miss; hence, lived by the three

I think it all comes down to how well the Knicks can shut down the game outside the arc 

These men take blow after blow and they JUST KEEP COMING at them! The Celtics don't need these kind of men in their lives! LET IT GO Celtics....Let it go!!