NFT: KNICKS VS LAKERS 10PM

Thursday night's game at MSG for the two of us, wanting to go to one of the 2,000-fan games just for the experience. (We were Knick season ticket holders during his childhood, so he has fond memories.) Now it's turning out to be the hottest ticket in town, he says!

they can lose to the Lakers and STILL get the 4 seed. They would need to win out at home, but they control their destiny and don't have to be perfect. Hope IQ and Burks can play Thursday against the Spurs. They will be needed. Fresh legs will help a lot coming off the road trip.

.

In comment 15260619 Del Shofner said:

Quote:

Thursday night's game at MSG for the two of us, wanting to go to one of the 2,000-fan games just for the experience. (We were Knick season ticket holders during his childhood, so he has fond memories.) Now it's turning out to be the hottest ticket in town, he says!

That's awesome the garden will be rocking!!

In comment 15260637 Del Shofner said:

Quote:

.

Pelle was a coach's decision last game
Neither is on the injury report

don't the Knicks lose the tiebreak?

In comment 15260661 five5 said:

Quote:

don't the Knicks lose the tiebreak?

I would think so. They've lost all their games vs. Miami.

Hear me out...

if we end up in a 3-way tie with Atlanta and Miami, we actually end up seeded behind BOTH of them-- we lose the 3-way tiebreaker there. Whereas if we're just tied with Atlanta we hold the tiebreaker over them.

As we know, we almost certainly lock up the 4 seed if we finish 3-1. But what if we finish 2-2? Well-- a loss by the Heat tonight essentially means our "magic number" to get either the 4 or 5 seed likely becomes 40 wins, instead of 41. i.e. a Heat loss tonight + Knicks finishing 2-2 would almost certainly get us either the 4 or 5.

I'm not counting on the Heat losing to both the Sixers and the Bucks btw. In fact -- The Sixers essentially have the 1 seed locked up, and if they beat the Pacers tonight they actually do clinch the 1 seed officially, so they may start resting guys against the Heat.

I'm not worried about the Celtics. We're 3 games up on them w/ 4 to play and they just lost Brown for the season. If we have to beat them at MSG in the season finale, so be it. I'd rather that than watch the Heat win and then watch the Knicks fall to the 6 seed (technically) if they lose tonight.

I don't care as much about clinching "staying out of the play-in." It's extremely unlikely we have to play the play-in. And if we do have to play the play-in, so be it. At this point we would need a COLOSSAL meltdown to fall all the way to the play in, lose both play in games, and miss the playoffs ... we're literally talking like less than 1% chance all of that happens (knocks wood).

So at this point I'm just thinking seeding. We almost certainly lock up the 4 seed if we finish 3-1. In my mind I'm thinking: what if we finish 2-2, how can we be sure to at least not fall below the 5 seed? Because I sure as hell don't want to play one of the top 3 teams in the East in round 1. So that's why I think we're better off w/ the Heat losing tonight.

Luckily... who any of us roots for tonight has zero bearing on the actual outcome lol

In comment 15260661 five5 said:

Quote:

don't the Knicks lose the tiebreak?

Yes indeed Knicks lose tiebreak to the Heat.

Knicks win tiebreak over the Hawks.

However-- Knicks place *3rd* in a 3-way tiebreak between Knicks, Heat, and Hawks (ugh).

Knicks tiebreak vs. the Celtics all comes down to who wins the reg season finale at the garden.

(I haven't looked at any 3-way or 4-way tiebreaks involving the Celtics though)

is if we plan on finishing 1-3 or 0-4. Otherwise they are literally not a threat whatsoever. 2-2 the rest of the way clinches our position ahead of them no matter what. So I'd rather not worry about a Brown-less Celtics, I'd rather try to keep pace ahead of the Heat, a team that is 1-game behind us and has clinched the tiebreaker over us, and could even totally spoil our tiebreaker w/ the Hawks in a 3-way tiebreak.

In comment 15260733 Leg of Theismann said:

Quote:

is if we plan on finishing 1-3 or 0-4. Otherwise they are literally not a threat whatsoever. 2-2 the rest of the way clinches our position ahead of them no matter what. So I'd rather not worry about a Brown-less Celtics, I'd rather try to keep pace ahead of the Heat, a team that is 1-game behind us and has clinched the tiebreaker over us, and could even totally spoil our tiebreaker w/ the Hawks in a 3-way tiebreak.

Before the Knicks beat the Clippers i was hoping for 2 celtics losses and that would basically clinch top 6..

Right now id rather Celtics win tonight, keep the Heat behind thr Knicks and at worst Knicks are still in 4th tied sith Hawks, 1 game up on Miami and 2 up on Boston..

I could see them losing both games vs. 76ers and Bucks.
Let's hope we win 4 straight and take care of business.
So let's go Heat. Ugh
I want this game tonight for the Knicks and to be one of the teams to help send the Lakers go into the play-in game.

LETS F#$King GO KNICKS !!!

Hopefully Rose has a word in the lockerroom. Lets fuck these bitches up. I hate them all from here on out. I hate the Lakers. I hate the Spurs because theyve always been a better team. I hate the Celtics and their SG who looks like baby shit with hair on it. Just win all these fucking games and go into the postseason with style.

In comment 15260754 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

Let's hope we win 4 straight and take care I want this game tonight for the Knicks and to be one of the teams to help send the Lakers go into the play-in game. LETS F#$King GO KNICKS !!!

Like I said in the other thread god it would be delicious to send those fuckers into the play-in, especially with all the NY'ers you know will be in there tonight roaring as usual. Phil from LA RIP he'd have loved it! I'm not one of those "we gotta beat them at full strength" guys and of course we need the game and I'd rather see no Lebron or AD but part of me wants to beat them so bad with those 2 to take away any excuses. Frankly for Lebron Despite his greatness I don't think the Knicks and their off the charts compete level on D are the ideal opponent to come back against. Just ask Kwai, Pandemic P and the rest off the Clippers. As I said Haha Lebron saying the guy who came up with the idea for the play-in tournament should be fired. If we're sitting here next Tuesday with the Lakers playing Steph and Russ at the Celtics on ESPN or TNT doubleheader the guy who came up with the play-in idea will not only get a raise and a 10 year contract he might have Silver's job by October! 🤣😂

if Lebron is back, desperate lakers team basically fully healthy, it will be tough..

Knicks win this game and my expectstions for the playoffs go up a little bit

Heck even without Lebron it would be. They smoked the Suns the other night without him. AD and Drummond really scare me because we just don't match up well with them. Taj really has his work cut out for him. They will throw Noel around like a toothpick.

In comment 15260782 Stu11 said:

Quote:

In comment 15260754 larryflower37 said: Quote: Let's hope we win 4 straight and take care I want this game tonight for the Knicks and to be one of the teams to help send the Lakers go into the play-in game. LETS F#$King GO KNICKS !!! Like I said in the other thread god it would be delicious to send those fuckers into the play-in, especially with all the NY'ers you know will be in there tonight roaring as usual. Phil from LA RIP he'd have loved it! I'm not one of those "we gotta beat them at full strength" guys and of course we need the game and I'd rather see no Lebron or AD but part of me wants to beat them so bad with those 2 to take away any excuses. Frankly for Lebron Despite his greatness I don't think the Knicks and their off the charts compete level on D are the ideal opponent to come back against. Just ask Kwai, Pandemic P and the rest off the Clippers. As I said Haha Lebron saying the guy who came up with the idea for the play-in tournament should be fired. If we're sitting here next Tuesday with the Lakers playing Steph and Russ at the Celtics on ESPN or TNT doubleheader the guy who came up with the play-in idea will not only get a raise and a 10 year contract he might have Silver's job by October! 🤣😂

LeBron. He might be the only superstar athlete I would hurl insults at in public. Hes a clown in how he manipulates the league, talks openly about controversial subjects and then makes millions off of a company that does business with a country that throttles human rights for profit. Fuck him forever.

In comment 15260791 Stu11 said:

Quote:

Heck even without Lebron it would be. They smoked the Suns the other night without him. AD and Drummond really scare me because we just don't match up well with them. Taj really has his work cut out for him. They will throw Noel around like a toothpick.

Obi needs to take mins there. Hes been better especially on defense, maybe he can get a few extra fouls on him. I would also really like to see Randle not settle for the 12-15 footers. Work down low and make those bigs play you.

In comment 15260793 chopperhatch said:

Quote:

In comment 15260791 Stu11 said: Quote: Heck even without Lebron it would be. They smoked the Suns the other night without him. AD and Drummond really scare me because we just don't match up well with them. Taj really has his work cut out for him. They will throw Noel around like a toothpick. Obi needs to take mins there. Hes been better especially on defense, maybe he can get a few extra fouls on him. I would also really like to see Randle not settle for the 12-15 footers. Work down low and make those bigs play you.

Yep good point on Obi. He really seems to have found his role lately. Shooting with much more confidence. If he sticks with us Thibs will turn that guy into a good defender with his length and athleticism

Lebron still listed as out, Burks Questionable and Quick doubtful..

Why wouldnt Lakers just list him as questionable?

according to woj

Let’s take this.

In comment 15260934 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

according to woj

Just reported targeting wednesday now.
Not sure if its good or bad.

.

fully practiced, said he felt great for thr past few days and woj reported he was exorcted to play and noe all of a sudden he needs another day?

Something tells me someone told him hey Knicks play a physical tough defensive game, why dont you rest and play against the terrible rockets

and it's a national televised game.
The Knicks are playing playoff basketball and don't take plays off it would be a rough game to be your first in 2 weeks.
The Rockets he can play 20 half speed minutes and no one will care.

So, they can't risk a setback at this point.

and I have the TV on in my office all day. Damn every sports show is on the Knicks bandwagon.

I think Lebron got back to practice, Woj went to report on it, Lebron said he felt good, felt confident he'd be back soon... Woj asked "is there any chance you'll play on Tuesday?" and I could see Lebron (knowing the Lakers are desperate to stay out of the play in) was overly optimistic and said "yeah it's possible I'm feeling pretty good" ... so Woj went on national television and broke that as a huge story. Then the trainers/coaching staff, remembering that Lebron immediately re-injured himself when he came back a couple weeks ago, were like "uh yeah no you're gonna get another practice or 2 in we're working you back slowly."

I think this was typical overly optimistic talk from a guy who really wants to get back ASAP to help his teammates and Woj took it and ran with it, and really all he said was "Lebron could very well play Tuesday" but I remember he said it on Sportscenter in his typical Woj breaking-news way so it made everyone think it really meant more than it really did.

Lebron will be back soon but they're not rushing him back, I think Lebron wanted to be back for this game and that's what Woj picked up on and reported, but they're not going to rush it.

In comment 15261007 Ira said:

Quote:

So, they can't risk a setback at this point.

Exactly-- this is how I've felt all along. After the set back he had before, they're going to delay this as long as possible. No point in forcing him back 4 games early just to win a few final regular season games in HOPES of MAYBE catching the Blazers. The Lakers only need to win 1 of 2 in the play in, I would wait to bring Lebron back until the last (or 2nd to last) game of the season just so he can get back up to speed and be ready to win the ACTUAL must-win game(s) know as the play-in and then the playoffs.

If they plan on making another run and with the gauntlet they have to go through ahead of them, the playoff will be a long arduous haul for Lebron and the Lakers. No need to fast-forward that by 4 meaningless games.

Even if LAL are in play in tournament, they will get to the line 100 times.

planning an early evening nap so I can stay up for it...we'll see how that works out, of course, as I ain't 21 anymore

Let's Go Knicks!

In comment 15261086 mfsd said:

Quote:

planning an early evening nap so I can stay up for it...we'll see how that works out, of course, as I ain't 21 anymore Let's Go Knicks!

I don't even bother. I will DVR & watch fresh tomorrow morning at 530. Get back East ASAP gents!

In comment 15260962 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

fully practiced, said he felt great for thr past few days and woj reported he was exorcted to play and noe all of a sudden he needs another day? Something tells me someone told him hey Knicks play a physical tough defensive game, why dont you rest and play against the terrible rockets

Well honestly that probably is what the thought process was--

and at first reading that I was laughing at Lebron being a pussy, but then once you said "the rockets" I realized the reasoning actually sounded less weak on Lebron's part and more like supremely shrewd & rational strategy lol ...

because I forgot they had a back to back, and if you're gonna choose one game to play between the 2 (after all he's not about to play back to back nights his first days back off RE-injuring his ankle), the Rockets absolutely make 1000% more sense as the game to pick--

The game tonight is going to be playoff-level intensity basketball and the Knicks are indeed a physical high-effort team. You can't take Lebron from 0-60 off (re)-injury into a battle like that-- not ideal for getting him "situated" . Wednesday is ideal because

1) The Rockets are the perfect team to play your first game back against, it'll essentially feel like a scrimmage.
2) the Lakers need just 1 more win to clinch finishing no lower than 8th, so if you're main concern is just getting 1 win, between the back to back games just save Lebron for the one that will end up being a sure thing (Houston), rather than accelerate him to full speed against an intense opponent in the Knicks just 24 hours prior.

But yeah -- I mean just imagine if Lebron played tonight and aggravated his ankle and was out for 2 weeks. I think they realized chasing the Blazers 1.5 games ahead in HOPES they don't have to play a double-elimination tournament -- a win in which will be gift-wrapped for them by the refs anyway -- was not exactly a good reason to rush Lebron back even 1 game too soon. This move also kinds says to me they've accepted they're play-in fate and and are betting on themselves to win 1 of the 2, which they will undoubtedly.

I got Nuggets Hornets on here in the mancave. Porter Jr. is legit. If Murray was healthy, I think they could win the West.

I get LBJ sitting out tonight. The odds are heavy that the Lakers are going to be the 7th seed & won't catch Portland. It's better to rest him for the play in game vs. probably Steph & the Warriors.

I do think that Lebron James is quietly absolutely terrified of a play-in game. I mean I know he already said out loud he hates it (now), but I get this sense that deep down he really is afraid as all hell of that thing. Could be just his 4th game back and Lebron is the type of guy I could see just hating single game elimination (he did skip the NCAA afterall ;) . He's the type of guy who likes to have 7 games over which he can impose his will on a team, as opposed to immediate "season-on-the-line" pressure-- some guys relish that type of pressure but I don't think Lebron is one of those guys (not saying he's not "clutch" though-- he's had many clutch moments but he also at times has seemed to let "the moment" get him).

LBJ needn't worry. The NBA will do whatever they can to get the Lakers into the playoffs. If it's even close, expect the officials to ref a Lakers play in game like it's the 4th quarter of Game 6 of the 2002 WCF Finals. If you breathe on LBJ, flagrant.

In comment 15261221 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

Quote:

I get LBJ sitting out tonight. The odds are heavy that the Lakers are going to be the 7th seed & won't catch Portland. It's better to rest him for the play in game vs. probably Steph & the Warriors.

Exactly I bet they had that exact conversation w/ him last night /this morning.

..

In comment 15261281 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

..

Awesome. More Elfrid! Haha.

Jazz, Suns, and Nuggets all on the road.
Lakers are Knicks, Rockets, @Indiana, and @NO

Portland could lose the last 3.

Lakers have a shot if they win out which was a good possibility with LeBron .

In comment 15261294 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

Jazz, Suns, and Nuggets all on the road. Lakers are Knicks, Rockets, @Indiana, and @NO Portland could lose the last 3. Lakers have a shot if they win out which was a good possibility with LeBron .

Blazers are 1.5 up on them & have tiebreaker. Lakers pretty much need to run the table.

like pretty sure I want the Celtics to win this game. I really don't want to drop to the 6th seed and have to face the Bucks.

To beat the Lakers so brutally that it counts as 3 losses.

going with the Lloyd Christmas hairstyle. Bold.

Miami needs to lose to 76ers and bucks now.
Glass half full we have clinched a Playoff spot and don't have to play on the play-in games.

Is a sport coat and turtleneck a thing again? Wtf?

tonight. He's awesome!

..

The offense is stagnant whenever Payton is on the floor. You basically have to rely on iso Julius

In comment 15261401 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

..

Lakers don't foul.

In comment 15261405 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261401 nygiants16 said: Quote: .. Lakers don't foul.

and Drummond juat sits in the paint and doesnt move

Peyton gets his 6 minutes of -3.
Until the 3rd

offense immediately looks better when Rose comes in

Defense and just waits at the other end of the court.
That's 3 times on that long pass.

hooks Randle in the lane and...nothing. Leon Wood just standing there with his thumb in his ass.

In comment 15261420 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

offense immediately looks better when Rose comes in

I was a skeptic when Rose came over earlier.....But I believe he's a key piece to our playoff run this year. He's shown nice touch on his inside floaters....hope his knees hold up and/or we rest him appropriately...

Gotta get to the rim tonight.
Make them call fouls

you cant lose your man like thag

!

In comment 15261429 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

you cant lose your man like thag

Your one negative RJ comment tonight?
Damn NYG16 you are hard on the kid.

let's go

In comment 15261432 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261429 nygiants16 said: Quote: you cant lose your man like thag Your one negative RJ comment tonight? Damn NYG16 you are hard on the kid.

because you can see greatness, i hate that hr has thosr lapses

It would be nice.

.

.

Assisted by Obi after a nice offensive rebound. Then Obi bangs home the 3. Love the young guys getting it done. Okay, Frank isn't that young anymore.

A quarter and a half in? Listen the Lakers will compete, but we need to win this game. A random night in February sure you lose to this team, but not tonight with whats on the line.

In comment 15261445 robbieballs2003 said:

Quote:

Assisted by Obi after a nice offensive rebound. Then Obi bangs home the 3. Love the young guys getting it done. Okay, Frank isn't that young anymore.

Frank is 22.

beat you

lol

boy...

Davis had nowhere to go and you had help

I'm waiting for our charity touch foul point for the and 1.

In comment 15261448 adamg said:

Quote:

In comment 15261445 robbieballs2003 said: Quote: Assisted by Obi after a nice offensive rebound. Then Obi bangs home the 3. Love the young guys getting it done. Okay, Frank isn't that young anymore. Frank is 22.

Yeah. I just meant NBA years but, yes, younger than Obi. Lol.

and throw up every shot now

This is going to be a dog fight until the end.
We need RJ to start hitting these open 3's

In comment 15261463 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

This is going to be a dog fight until the end. We need RJ to start hitting these open 3's

RJ's shot starts to drop we pull away with this easy

Rose is basically the only reliable PG. IQ is a combo G (and he's injured); Frank is a SG; Payton is just awful. I really hope we give Vildoza a shot this year. He can't be any more inept on offense than Payton is.

And are still up.

They will need to beat Miami to get the 1 seed.
Some good news.

#LFGK.
We need this one.

..

Fucking useless

you garbage asshole

Get the fuck outta here with that fuckin Bullshit!!!

..

playmaker

In comment 15261480 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

..

6 minutes mark like clockwork

with Payton

the fuck up.

But it really is amazing to see the difference in the offense of the team when Payton is on the floor vs. when Rose is on the floor.

..

I’ll never know. It’s like a magic trick.

a massive Douchebag. Look at me! Skid mark.

officially the player/coach now?

Lakers in the penalty with 5-mins to go in the quarter. God dammit I hate these cheap ringchasers.

13 minutes
2 pts 1-3
-7 plus/minus

In comment 15261484 Bricktop said:

Quote:

the fuck up.

Bingo. Right now he is losing us this game. Our only 2 misses from the line and 2-10 from the field. Awful.

so far the 2 starting wings on the Knicks a big fat zero

Step. The. Fuck. Up.

.

Dunk the fucking ball man

cmon on man wake up

GO KNICKS!!!

And even some reckless abandon

There were times when it looked like we were gonna fall in that trap again but they kept battling. Looking good so far.

.

Sloppy at the end. Defense looked great but we need more points when we are shutting them down.

somehow they extended their lead. LFGK!

Need a hot streak from someone.

RJ played the whole quarter and he really needs to be given a seat.

keep him in

.

IQ/Burks injuries?

In comment 15261517 Kev in Cali said:

Quote:

IQ/Burks injuries?

They should be back in the next game or 2.

Randle and Rose just carrying this team

This is the point we really miss Burks and Quick. Always need a late lift from a fresh outside shooter. Who can step up and fill that role

To force that turnover.

few possessions

because Spike Lee is on camera every two minutes.

He is amazing.
You can see what made him an MVP.

from both teams. Could use a guy like IQ for some instant offense.

MUCH needed

Unbelievable one on one D and then the assist on the other end.

Could’ve done without that transition three a minute ago, but solid overall.

In comment 15261525 RomanWH said:

Quote:

from both teams. Could use a guy like IQ for some instant offense.

We got Frankie Buckets tonight. Haha.

Damn he came to play tonight.

on the defensive end. Heady play to find Gibson. Bring him back!

.

In comment 15261526 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

MUCH needed

Absolutely. I couldn't even get mad at him for that rhythm 3 he just missed. He's been great on both ends of the court.

the other night too. Didn’t guard him much in the second half though.

.

Lmao

That sequence sucked

BOOM!

.

on tht

Late in a 6 game road trip out west. Finish strong this final 5 minutes.

..

...

..

,

In comment 15261547 Leg of Theismann said:

Quote:

,

no

fuck these refs, who just swoon for starpower

fuck these announcers who make it seem like the poor poor Lakers are really just some scrappy underdogs

These refs are ridiculous.
Frank getting crunch time minutes

.

Let’s get it.

The guy plays hurt 90% of the time....He's a gamer

Waste more time before doing so at the very least.

LET'S GO KNICK'S

Fuckin horrible. I love Randle. I don't want him handling the ball for last second shots.

.

.

All year
No one cut off that double until it was too late.

Let’s go D!

..

Gotta put that one down.

Embarrassing

.

It's simple, the ball movement on O sucks. No movement equals people not getting in rhythm and hitting their shots. That 4th turned into either Rose or Randle on isos. Get the other players involved.

..

as mentioned ^^^

Not feeling great about OT here.

In comment 15261565 robbieballs2003 said:

Quote:

It's simple, the ball movement on O sucks. No movement equals people not getting in rhythm and hitting their shots. That 4th turned into either Rose or Randle on isos. Get the other players involved.

Agreed.

East coast

in right now

Fuck

…

..

Love it. Finish it now.

Love the playoff intensity.

Now let’s get a stop!

But I guess I'll take it lol

In comment 15261569 adamg said:

Quote:

In comment 15261565 robbieballs2003 said: Quote: It's simple, the ball movement on O sucks. No movement equals people not getting in rhythm and hitting their shots. That 4th turned into either Rose or Randle on isos. Get the other players involved. Agreed.

Lol. I take it back.

Warrior.

…

?

Amazing

I'd have told you that you're crazy

In comment 15261585 robbieballs2003 said:

Quote:

?

Give the ball to Rose and Randle. Lol.

steps to the rim?

..

In comment 15261588 adamg said:

Quote:

In comment 15261585 robbieballs2003 said: Quote: ? Give the ball to Rose and Randle. Lol.

I'm confused. They had their two big threes from moving the ball and getting good shots.

it was too much to overcome.

..

just a little from him and this is a different outcome

Frank was playing well

.

Garbage travel call on Randle. Hello, sixth seed.

In comment 15261591 robbieballs2003 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261588 adamg said: Quote: In comment 15261585 robbieballs2003 said: Quote: ? Give the ball to Rose and Randle. Lol. I'm confused. They had their two big threes from moving the ball and getting good shots.

I don't take it back. That was a garbage. Fuck

missed wide open shot after wide open shot

this dude really hogs the ball at key times and cant make a simple pass when a double team comes and either turns it over or takes a shot clock violation. frustrating

In comment 15261596 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

Frank was playing well

Oh God, people are going to start talking Frenchy up again now, aren't they?

In comment 15261601 KDubbs said:

Quote:

this dude really hogs the ball at key times and cant make a simple pass when a double team comes and either turns it over or takes a shot clock violation. frustrating

People make bad decisions when they’re exhausted.

16 just hates RJ. Bags on him every single game.

One of those goes in we win. Fucking eh.

In comment 15261602 Greg from LI said:

Quote:

In comment 15261596 nygiants16 said: Quote: Frank was playing well Oh God, people are going to start talking Frenchy up again now, aren't they?

Tonight he should if been in that game

was a weak link and Rose collapsed, sans IQ/Burks/Lebron

In comment 15261601 KDubbs said:

Quote:

this dude really hogs the ball at key times and cant make a simple pass when a double team comes and either turns it over or takes a shot clock violation. frustrating

Hogs the ball, who else did you want to have it? this is ehat the playoffs is , iso slow it down low scoring..

he blatantly traveled, then they have the nerve to call a travel on Randle. Just bullshit.

Go home and take the next 3.
Heartbreaking loss but no one could shoot tonight and D.Rose willed them to stay in the game.

Lose to AD having an off night surrounded by a bunch of stiffs who'd have a hard time starting for the fucking TWolves.

5 points in 46 minutes

Win out and they're solid.

That's a tough west coast trip and they held.

Rough flight home tonight.

Was awful tonight, he looked slow and shot was awful. As soon as they called the last time out with 50 seconds left I texted my buddy…not having time outs is going to cost them.

In comment 15261608 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261601 KDubbs said: Quote: this dude really hogs the ball at key times and cant make a simple pass when a double team comes and either turns it over or takes a shot clock violation. frustrating Hogs the ball, who else did you want to have it? this is ehat the playoffs is , iso slow it down low scoring..

so the knicks last possession of regulation you were ok with that shit? make the pass and get a shot off. The guys an MVP candidate and I love him but he's not beyond being criticized for doing that crap every now and then

In comment 15261615 KDubbs said:

Quote:

In comment 15261608 nygiants16 said: Quote: In comment 15261601 KDubbs said: Quote: this dude really hogs the ball at key times and cant make a simple pass when a double team comes and either turns it over or takes a shot clock violation. frustrating Hogs the ball, who else did you want to have it? this is ehat the playoffs is , iso slow it down low scoring.. so the knicks last possession of regulation you were ok with that shit? make the pass and get a shot off. The guys an MVP candidate and I love him but he's not beyond being criticized for doing that crap every now and then

there was 3 seconds left and he got a wide open look he just missed it

Boy are we gonna remember this one.

cant be horribly mad they went 3-3 bjt this one still hurts felt like they gave the game away..

Miami has a tough close to their season..

In comment 15261616 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261615 KDubbs said: Quote: In comment 15261608 nygiants16 said: Quote: In comment 15261601 KDubbs said: Quote: this dude really hogs the ball at key times and cant make a simple pass when a double team comes and either turns it over or takes a shot clock violation. frustrating Hogs the ball, who else did you want to have it? this is ehat the playoffs is , iso slow it down low scoring.. so the knicks last possession of regulation you were ok with that shit? make the pass and get a shot off. The guys an MVP candidate and I love him but he's not beyond being criticized for doing that crap every now and then there was 3 seconds left and he got a wide open look he just missed it

thats obviously not what im talking about. sorry i forgot he got a shot off after he caused a shot clock violation which led to nobody boxing out wes matthews leading to OT.

and tried to move it but it was to late, who else do you want to have the ball? him and rose were the reason the game was even close

And lord knows the very fact that I'm sng here after 1am on May 12th irate about a Knicks game is a beautiful thing. We have to find a way to have better last possessions in one possession games. Yes regulation was a good shot, but too many times this year the last possession has gone like the one in OT.

when iq and burkes come back, cant keep holding on while Payton plays..

In comment 15261623 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

when iq and burkes come back, cant keep holding on while Payton plays..

Man did we miss IQ and Burks tonight, especially late in regulation and OT. RJ would not have been on the court.

Sorry, but he didn’t just “miss” it. Watch the replay, I know it was a 24 footer but that dude was to the left by like 4 feet. It wasn’t even close

And I love RJ Barrett (and the leap he’s made this year) but there are times he gets some serious jitters and tonight was one of them.


In comment 15261616 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261615 KDubbs said: Quote: In comment 15261608 nygiants16 said: Quote: In comment 15261601 KDubbs said: Quote: this dude really hogs the ball at key times and cant make a simple pass when a double team comes and either turns it over or takes a shot clock violation. frustrating Hogs the ball, who else did you want to have it? this is ehat the playoffs is , iso slow it down low scoring.. so the knicks last possession of regulation you were ok with that shit? make the pass and get a shot off. The guys an MVP candidate and I love him but he's not beyond being criticized for doing that crap every now and then there was 3 seconds left and he got a wide open look he just missed it

If he’s injured I honestly missed that. Hopefully he plays against the fucking Heat

considering how much energy they've put into this road trip. Too bad we couldn't seal the deal in regulation. Still, this team has a huge heart.

We need 90s Dennis Rodman on this team do dirty work down low. Taj sometimes fills that role but we need someone better and more physically gifted ultimately. Do we think Mitchell Robinson is our big of the future?

I love him as depth of course but I feel like a guy like Taj but better is what we need (I Love Taj don’t get me wrong but he’s not going to be the guy)

In comment 15261613 Bricktop said:

Quote:

Win out and they're solid. That's a tough west coast trip and they held. Rough flight home tonight.

If they can make it through that trip together they can make it through anything. That trip should’ve toughened them up just at the right time, going into the playoffs but with a nice home stretch to get their bearings back. That said— I’m pissed we came within 1 rebound of finishing the trip 4-2 and only needing 2 of these last 3. 3 in a row in the NBA is always tonight regardless of opponents and even when you’re home. If I had to bet I’d say we go 2-1 , but: hopefully the Heat drop both to the Sixers and Bucks and hopefully Westbrook can get one on ATL w/ no Beal tomorrow. Sixers still haven’t locked up the 1 seed so no testing their guys luckily— hopefully Embiid plays I have no clue why he didn’t play tonight..

.

3-3 on road trip..

1 more win or Celtics loss and Knicks are in..

Heat still have to play Sixers and Bucks and Butler was hurt last night and didnt return..

Knicks own the tiebreaker over the Hawks so even if they win out unless Heat also win out, the Knicks control their own destiny..

Tonight another big night of scoreboard watching, Wizards vs Hawks and Celts play thr Cavs most likely without Kemba and Brown

Sounds like a worthy effort but a gut shot of a loss.

3-3 on a really tough west coast trip is nothing to complain about...now let’s finish the week out in a big way

That was a tough, tough game. Credit to the Lakers for being a tough and willing defensive team. And AD is a good guy to have when the Knicks down the stretch strategy is "ISO Randle"

away from being a 2nd round team, maybe an ecf team

Just watched it fresh...God I hate the Lakers.

I don't know where we'd be without Rose. We gotta keep him this summer.

In comment 15261709 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

Quote:

Just watched it fresh...God I hate the Lakers. I don't know where we'd be without Rose. We gotta keep him this summer.

Imagine not being down every time he came in

hurt so the bench is short, but I don't see why RJ deserves such a long leash when he's not playing well. It wasn't just the bricks. He had several defensive lapses and a terrible turnover in the 4th quarter on a fast break. Lately, the only shots he's hitting at a decent clip are 3s. Excluding 3s, he's shooting 29% this month.

In comment 15261715 Enzo said:

Quote:

hurt so the bench is short, but I don't see why RJ deserves such a long leash when he's not playing well. It wasn't just the bricks. He had several defensive lapses and a terrible turnover in the 4th quarter on a fast break. Lately, the only shots he's hitting at a decent clip are 3s. Excluding 3s, he's shooting 29% this month.

Habe no idea why Thibs took out Frank for overtime

best game IMO. Not having a timeout for the last sequence was a killer. Rose and others were visibly gassed at times. Obi and Payton are both pretty bad most of the time, but some fresh legs for a 2-3 minute stretch might have helped.

In comment 15261715 Enzo said:

Quote:

hurt so the bench is short, but I don't see why RJ deserves such a long leash when he's not playing well. It wasn't just the bricks. He had several defensive lapses and a terrible turnover in the 4th quarter on a fast break. Lately, the only shots he's hitting at a decent clip are 3s. Excluding 3s, he's shooting 29% this month.

RJ was bad, but also we've seen RJ be bad and then bounce back in the second half or down the stretch. That did not happen last night, but it seems like Thibs gives RJ the oppotunity to turn things around. I'm ok with it, especially because RJ's development continuing is a key goal for the year. He'll definitely learn from last night.

is that RJ gets the long leash to "develop" during stretches of poor play while others do not.

but we still have some games to play. Hope for that 4/5 seed but the team has already far exceeded all of my expectations for them this year, they're honestly just not as talented as a lot of these upper echelon teams.

1 win or Boston loss Knicks clinch top 6..

All 3 teams tied after these 3 games Knicks are the 6th seed.

Knicms go 3-0 and Heat go 3-0 and Hawks 2-1 knkcks are 5th seed..

Knicks go 3-0 heat 2-1 knicks are 4th seed

In comment 15261793 Enzo said:

Quote:

is that RJ gets the long leash to "develop" during stretches of poor play while others do not.

I dunno. He's been really good for the past month, aside from maybe the Denver game where everyone sucked. I can't blame Thibs because he struggled for one game. From my perspective, he's been solid enough that he's really earned a long leash.

Either way, let's hope he gets back to playing well right away. Lets win out!

In comment 15261793 Enzo said:

Quote:

is that RJ gets the long leash to "develop" during stretches of poor play while others do not.

What others are you talking about? He gets a long leash because 1)he's shown much more than anyone else 2)Toppin gets less of a chance because he's blocked by Randle. Who would block Barrett, especially with Burks out?

You could see Rose got gassed a little at the end having to control the offense every single possession, down the stretch you had 2 options in Randle and Rose and thats it..

With Burks and Iq it would of given you 2 more ball handlers and 2 more shot creators..

In comment 15261843 Heisenberg said:

Quote:

In comment 15261793 Enzo said: Quote: is that RJ gets the long leash to "develop" during stretches of poor play while others do not. I dunno. He's been really good for the past month, aside from maybe the Denver game where everyone sucked. I can't blame Thibs because he struggled for one game. From my perspective, he's been solid enough that he's really earned a long leash.

I don't know that he's been playing really good. The shooting is obviously improved, but there are quite a few negative plays/mental mistakes. Payton gets a ton of well deserved blame for the slow starts, but RJ is part of it as well.

Not great, but good, and he does seem to have a knack for making big plays in the 4th quarter. He's still got plenty of room for improvement but I think he's come a long way since last season, when I was one of his biggest critics.

In comment 15261719 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261715 Enzo said: Quote: hurt so the bench is short, but I don't see why RJ deserves such a long leash when he's not playing well. It wasn't just the bricks. He had several defensive lapses and a terrible turnover in the 4th quarter on a fast break. Lately, the only shots he's hitting at a decent clip are 3s. Excluding 3s, he's shooting 29% this month. Habe no idea why Thibs took out Frank for overtime

things you never thought you'd say

In comment 15261861 Enzo said:

Quote:

In comment 15261843 Heisenberg said: Quote: In comment 15261793 Enzo said: Quote: is that RJ gets the long leash to "develop" during stretches of poor play while others do not. I dunno. He's been really good for the past month, aside from maybe the Denver game where everyone sucked. I can't blame Thibs because he struggled for one game. From my perspective, he's been solid enough that he's really earned a long leash. I don't know that he's been playing really good. The shooting is obviously improved, but there are quite a few negative plays/mental mistakes. Payton gets a ton of well deserved blame for the slow starts, but RJ is part of it as well.

That's fair. I guess I'd just say that given Quick and Burks were out, there weren't many better options available last night. Thibs might have yanked him for one of those on a different night where one or both were healthy.

he has no in between game yet, he hasnt learned when to pull up and when to drive all the way to the hoop. He gets stuck to many times and that is where those bad plays come..

Miami has the toughest schedule.
76ers, Bucks and pistons
Atl-
Washington, Magic, and Rockets

I guess we are all Westbrook fans tonight.

I think Miami drops at least 1 game

In comment 15261972 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

Miami has the toughest schedule. 76ers, Bucks and pistons Atl- Washington, Magic, and Rockets I guess we are all Westbrook fans tonight. I think Miami drops at least 1 game

Spurs will be on a back to back and so will Boston when the Knicks play them..

I think Hornets will be toughest but they may have nothing to play for

In comment 15262004 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261972 larryflower37 said: Quote: Miami has the toughest schedule. 76ers, Bucks and pistons Atl- Washington, Magic, and Rockets I guess we are all Westbrook fans tonight. I think Miami drops at least 1 game Spurs will be on a back to back and so will Boston when the Knicks play them.. I think Hornets will be toughest but they may have nothing to play for

Good info.

In comment 15261911 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

he has no in between game yet, he hasnt learned when to pull up and when to drive all the way to the hoop. He gets stuck to many times and that is where those bad plays come..

the numbers are pretty bad. he's shooting about 32% from both 3-10 ft and 10-16 ft. Additionally, there are several times a game where he attempts a 3 off the kick out when the defender is flying towards him and there's an easy opportunity for a shot fake and then a drive. But he ALWAYS shoots the 3 there. Most of the time, I'd say that's the right play since he's proven to be an above average shooter from long range, but there's quite a few times when you can tell his feet are not set and he misses badly.

In comment 15262039 Enzo said:

Quote:

In comment 15261911 nygiants16 said: Quote: he has no in between game yet, he hasnt learned when to pull up and when to drive all the way to the hoop. He gets stuck to many times and that is where those bad plays come.. the numbers are pretty bad. he's shooting about 32% from both 3-10 ft and 10-16 ft. Additionally, there are several times a game where he attempts a 3 off the kick out when the defender is flying towards him and there's an easy opportunity for a shot fake and then a drive. But he ALWAYS shoots the 3 there. Most of the time, I'd say that's the right play since he's proven to be an above average shooter from long range, but there's quite a few times when you can tell his feet are not set and he misses badly.

Yup we all hate Payton but Rj has been part of the problem recently as well..

Starting unit relies on Randle to create and score and Bullock to knock down open shots..

Takes Rj awhile to get into a flow

unless Randle and/or Bullock come out on fire, which does happen. Elf and Noel should not be starting on a good team. Thibs really should run away with Coach of the Year, with all due respect to Monty and Snyder - he's doing quite a bit of this with smoke and mirrors.

In comment 15262055 bceagle05 said:

Quote:

unless Randle and/or Bullock come out on fire, which does happen. Elf and Noel should not be starting on a good team. Thibs really should run away with Coach of the Year, with all due respect to Monty and Snyder - he's doing quite a bit of this with smoke and mirrors.

The only reason they are not down 10 right away is because of how good they are defensively

This is his first season playing more than 50 games.
Plus the minutes he is playing is a ton.
He was obviously off last night in a big way.
He is 20 and playing pressure games every night, he will be fine.
No one stepped up last night to fill the 3rd scorer role last night and it cost us.
Bullock and RJ were off and not having Burks or Quickley cost us.
Frank played well but he is not that guy.
Can't win games with only Rose and Randle playing well.

Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Kemba Walker and Robert Williams, of course they are playing the Cavs, Come on Kevin Love 1 more vintage performance

have talked about putting RJ's offensive game together a piece at a time. This year they got him a terrific catch and shoot 3, but he has no dribble and shoot, or mid-range game, which was entirely expected. The coaches talk as if it will take another 2 summers to put together all of the pieces--at the same time as he becomes progressively stronger, and a better ball-handler, starting as a 20-year-old.

I don't see any reason why he cannot get to the point where he is averaging 22-23 points per game, and beating up on a lot of defenders with his strength. This is going to be a very fine player for a whole bunch of years.

And yes, it makes sense that he might be tiring a bit as a 20-year old playing all of those minutes. Averaging 35 minutes for 69 games, why would he NOT hit a bit of a rookie wall, even in his second season at 20? He is carrying a massive load. If the Knicks find another star-level player in this off-season, Barrett will be in a position to take full advantage as the third piece.

in Barrett's second season and Butler's third season. Of course, Butler in his third season was 24, not 20, so the whole thing is pretty amazing.
Link - ( New Window )

I am excited for tonight like the Knicks are playing

In comment 15262153 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Kemba Walker and Robert Williams, of course they are playing the Cavs, Come on Kevin Love 1 more vintage performance

I think they want to end up in the lottery.
The team has talent but it just doesn't mesh well.
They need to trade some pieces and rebuild

In comment 15262004 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15261972 larryflower37 said: Quote: Miami has the toughest schedule. 76ers, Bucks and pistons Atl- Washington, Magic, and Rockets I guess we are all Westbrook fans tonight. I think Miami drops at least 1 game Spurs will be on a back to back and so will Boston when the Knicks play them.. I think Hornets will be toughest but they may have nothing to play for

We'll also be on a back-to-back when we play the C's although for them it's back-to-back road games while for us it's back-to-back home.

In comment 15262374 Leg of Theismann said:

Quote:

In comment 15262004 nygiants16 said: Quote: In comment 15261972 larryflower37 said: Quote: Miami has the toughest schedule. 76ers, Bucks and pistons Atl- Washington, Magic, and Rockets I guess we are all Westbrook fans tonight. I think Miami drops at least 1 game Spurs will be on a back to back and so will Boston when the Knicks play them.. I think Hornets will be toughest but they may have nothing to play for We'll also be on a back-to-back when we play the C's although for them it's back-to-back road games while for us it's back-to-back home.

wonder if it that game means something do they play Kemba? He hasnt played in a back to back all year

I'm good... Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
·
23m
Heat guard Victor Oladipo will undergo season-ending surgery on his right quadriceps tendon.

.

In comment 15262456 DanMetroMan said:

Quote:

I'm good... Shams Charania @ShamsCharania · 23m Heat guard Victor Oladipo will undergo season-ending surgery on his right quadriceps tendon.

I am all in on Lowry and Derozan offseason and bring back Taj and Rose

In comment 15262470 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15262456 DanMetroMan said: Quote: I'm good... Shams Charania @ShamsCharania · 23m Heat guard Victor Oladipo will undergo season-ending surgery on his right quadriceps tendon. I am all in on Lowry and Derozan offseason and bring back Taj and Rose

If you have a time machine to 2010.
Otherwise no thank you.

In comment 15262496 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

In comment 15262470 nygiants16 said: Quote: In comment 15262456 DanMetroMan said: Quote: I'm good... Shams Charania @ShamsCharania · 23m Heat guard Victor Oladipo will undergo season-ending surgery on his right quadriceps tendon. I am all in on Lowry and Derozan offseason and bring back Taj and Rose If you have a time machine to 2010. Otherwise no thank you.

hahaha

all questionable for tomorrow

In comment 15262153 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Kemba Walker and Robert Williams, of course they are playing the Cavs, Come on Kevin Love 1 more vintage performance

No chance Cs get 6th seed or higher.

In comment 15262505 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

all questionable for tomorrow

Damn we have been healthy all year.
This stretch has really put the pressure on this team.
Rose was gassed yesterday.

and sat out todays practice

In comment 15262470 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15262456 DanMetroMan said: Quote: I'm good... Shams Charania @ShamsCharania · 23m Heat guard Victor Oladipo will undergo season-ending surgery on his right quadriceps tendon. I am all in on Lowry and Derozan offseason and bring back Taj and Rose

Derozan is such a poor 3pt shooter, I don't think he is what this team needs.

In comment 15262516 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

and sat out todays practice

This team need a week off.
Get through the next 3 and we watch the play in

Let's get a little luck tonight.

Also go Brooklyn... We need some pressure on the 76ers to beat Miami.

Anyone playing wing in this offense needs to be able to hit the corner threes.

His offensive game occupies the same space as Randle.

..

In comment 15262537 Ten Ton Hammer said:

Quote:

Anyone playing wing in this offense needs to be able to hit the corner threes. His offensive game occupies the same space as Randle.

Derozan gives them a guy who can go get his shot when the offense stalls..

He moves the ball averaging over 7 assists a game this year..

He may not shoot the 3 but is deadly in the midrange..

With Randle and Rj improved from 3 and adding lowry it is plenty of shooting..

Derozan could be the slasher for the starters..

He is a good defender..

But this could be a good night.

Go Wiz!

We need 76ers to win tomorrow vs. Heat.

they should be up 15

In comment 15262635 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

they should be up 15

Don't sweat this game. Cs are destined for any in tournament.

Bigdanovic doesnt miss

my contempt for Trae Young

.

Always seems he takes bad shot and makes bad decisions.
Does he miss another game winner here?

..

What a mess

holy shit. I've never seen a big so consistently and extremely mistime his jumps for rebounds/tip-ins

If Beal is healthy.

In comment 15262673 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

If Beal is healthy.

No question. This fina 4-game draw for them was cake w/ no beal. Trae Young has a horseshoe up both his ass and his vagina

.

3-0 to get that 4 seed

Hawks are finishing 4 or 5 depending on what we do.

They are facing 3 reeling teams at home. SA on a back to back, Charlotte then a Celtic team that will be sitting people getting ready for the play in. We've had a great year now let's finish this and host game 1 vs the Hawks next week.

I know I'm in minority, but I'd rather play ATL in first round than the Heat.

In comment 15262706 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

Quote:

I know I'm in minority, but I'd rather play ATL in first round than the Heat.

I don't think you're in the minority on this one, bud.

In comment 15262708 Bricktop said:

Quote:

In comment 15262706 SFGFNCGiantsFan said: Quote: I know I'm in minority, but I'd rather play ATL in first round than the Heat. I don't think you're in the minority on this one, bud.

No one wants to see Miami after what they did in the bubble and they definitely have the Knicks number.
Welp either way we made the playoffs without the play-in game.
Which is tremendous considering what was expected this season.

Just win the next 3

In comment 15262706 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

Quote:

I know I'm in minority, but I'd rather play ATL in first round than the Heat.

They're 3-0 against Atlanta and 0-3 against the Heat this year.

In comment 15262706 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

Quote:

I know I'm in minority, but I'd rather play ATL in first round than the Heat.

So would I

every fan would prefer that we face them

I would give them a real chance to beat Atlanta.

Knicks officially in!!

through the darkest times in franchise history.

would be an absolute dog fight, slow pace possession by possession, 85-80 type games..

Hawks spread you out shoot a ton of 3s, they scare the crap out of me..

Id rather play a team that plays the same pace, i know the games will be close and anything can happen

In comment 15262724 Ten Ton Hammer said:

Quote:

through the darkest times in franchise history.

Yeah, feels good. Even better for being so unexpected.

take my 300 bucks from my bet for the Knicks to make the playoffs

In comment 15262725 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

would be an absolute dog fight, slow pace possession by possession, 85-80 type games.. Hawks spread you out shoot a ton of 3s, they scare the crap out of me.. Id rather play a team that plays the same pace, i know the games will be close and anything can happen

We've seen them handle Atlanta though. Nothing about them scares me. I'm not saying the Knicks sweep but that's not a team I'm scared of.

Adebayo can guard Randle 1 on 1 and that simply breaks the Knicks offense.

In comment 15262724 Ten Ton Hammer said:

Quote:

through the darkest times in franchise history.

For a long time now each year that I bought GamePass about a month in I would think to myself, why do I keep doing it?

Watching through the bad times always makes the wins of a turnaround so much sweeter, and this season has been especially fun. My daughter has watched every game with me, and Randle is her favorite player (and yes,we actually liked him last season)so we have had a lot of fun together!

Nice!

We will play whomever they put in front of us. And we will play well.

We are in the playoffs!

BTW LeBron didn't play again tonight I think the Lakers are full of shit about him being 100%

PLAYOFFS! HELL YES!

Tonight...beat the Spurs & root for the 76ers/Magic.

In comment 15262743 steve in ky said:

Quote:

In comment 15262724 Ten Ton Hammer said: Quote: through the darkest times in franchise history. For a long time now each year that I bought GamePass about a month in I would think to myself, why do I keep doing it? Watching through the bad times always makes the wins of a turnaround so much sweeter, and this season has been especially fun. My daughter has watched every game with me, and Randle is her favorite player (and yes,we actually liked him last season)so we have had a lot of fun together!

Steve Knicks games have become must see tv events in my house with my 13 yo son and 16 yo daughter. It is a blast. The Clydisms, complaining about Elfie the ups and downs it's been great. God bless my son he even believed starting with opening night vs Indiana. My daughter calls the out of control RJ drives to the hoop his Thomas the Tank engine drives, and now we've all adopted it. When he pulls one we're like there goes Thomas again! When your kids come of age to really enjoy it with you and get all the inside jokes and banter nothing is better.

We all yell out "the court is 50 feet wide, but not wide enough!" 😂🤣

game, yeah we want the 4 or 5 seed, but with the Knicks clinching i feel like there is less pressure

and all the great NYK fans here.

It's a good feeling and the arrow seems to be pointing up, up, up.

In comment 15262846 Stu11 said:

Quote:

In comment 15262743 steve in ky said: Quote: In comment 15262724 Ten Ton Hammer said: Quote: through the darkest times in franchise history. For a long time now each year that I bought GamePass about a month in I would think to myself, why do I keep doing it? Watching through the bad times always makes the wins of a turnaround so much sweeter, and this season has been especially fun. My daughter has watched every game with me, and Randle is her favorite player (and yes,we actually liked him last season)so we have had a lot of fun together! Steve Knicks games have become must see tv events in my house with my 13 yo son and 16 yo daughter. It is a blast. The Clydisms, complaining about Elfie the ups and downs it's been great. God bless my son he even believed starting with opening night vs Indiana. My daughter calls the out of control RJ drives to the hoop his Thomas the Tank engine drives, and now we've all adopted it. When he pulls one we're like there goes Thomas again! When your kids come of age to really enjoy it with you and get all the inside jokes and banter nothing is better.

Stu
Great comments
my son 12 and daughter 13 both play pretty competitive basketball.
The whole family looks forward to Knicks games it has become event.
We live in St. Louis and they are final proud to wear their knicks gear to school and the comments are "have you always been a Knicks fan"
Took them to the Memphis game and it was amazing since they both understand the game and were so into it.
Lasting memories
Enjoy it Stu!!!

In comment 15262872 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

In comment 15262846 Stu11 said: Quote: In comment 15262743 steve in ky said: Quote: In comment 15262724 Ten Ton Hammer said: Quote: through the darkest times in franchise history. For a long time now each year that I bought GamePass about a month in I would think to myself, why do I keep doing it? Watching through the bad times always makes the wins of a turnaround so much sweeter, and this season has been especially fun. My daughter has watched every game with me, and Randle is her favorite player (and yes,we actually liked him last season)so we have had a lot of fun together! Steve Knicks games have become must see tv events in my house with my 13 yo son and 16 yo daughter. It is a blast. The Clydisms, complaining about Elfie the ups and downs it's been great. God bless my son he even believed starting with opening night vs Indiana. My daughter calls the out of control RJ drives to the hoop his Thomas the Tank engine drives, and now we've all adopted it. When he pulls one we're like there goes Thomas again! When your kids come of age to really enjoy it with you and get all the inside jokes and banter nothing is better. Stu Great comments my son 12 and daughter 13 both play pretty competitive basketball. The whole family looks forward to Knicks games it has become event. We live in St. Louis and they are final proud to wear their knicks gear to school and the comments are "have you always been a Knicks fan" Took them to the Memphis game and it was amazing since they both understand the game and were so into it. Lasting memories Enjoy it Stu!!!

Larry that's great. I'm sure you alm had a blast at that one. Yeah my daughter has been a sports nut since like 7 or 8. We've been to million Yankee games but don't get out to the Garden much. Try to go once a year pre covid. Her favorite in person moments have been Garden moments despite the Knicks being so bad much of her life. She still remembers going to game 4 vs Miami when we were down 3-0 lol. It's so fun to see them get as excited as I do. Sunday the housexwas rocking vs the Clippers!

There have been some difficult times and the KP trade was really hard for him. We live in CT and all his friends are d-bag Celtics fans.

We are enjoying a really fun season. He's enjoying thanking his Celtics fan friends for helping the Knicks out with the loss. It's a beautiful day today.

I think we can do well vs. Atl, Miami and even Milwaukee. Nets and Philly we will have major problems.

Atlanta will be tough and I know I will get ripped for this, but Frank should play major minutes if it’s atlanta, he has owned Trae young in the past. You shutdown Trae young and atlanta is nothing special. His length will bother young. Haven’t been posting as much lately and Frank has had some horrible games, but he played really well defensively the other night, as good as it gets on the defensive end. I’m not just talking steaks/blocks. His aggressiveness and help defense caused multiple turnovers and he can hit the open 3.

In comment 15262880 Carl in CT said:

Quote:

I think we can do well vs. Atl, Miami and even Milwaukee. Nets and Philly we will have major problems.

I would not rest anyone until we are locked into the 6th spot.
I would much rather play in the 4/5 series even against Miami than play the Bucks in the first round.

After tonight it will be much clearer.
If Miami loses to the 76ers it will open the door to the 4th seed.

Once the hawks won those 2 gimmes at home the worst they can finish is 5th. So we finish neither 4th, 5th or 6th. When the Hawks win those 2 there is no way that that Miami and us finish 4th and 5th.

Still have a shot at the 4 seed if they win out - which is totally possible. Resting anyone at this point is completely counterproductive.

In comment 15262980 larryflower37 said:

Quote:

In comment 15262880 Carl in CT said: Quote: I think we can do well vs. Atl, Miami and even Milwaukee. Nets and Philly we will have major problems. I would not rest anyone until we are locked into the 6th spot. I would much rather play in the 4/5 series even against Miami than play the Bucks in the first round. After tonight it will be much clearer. If Miami loses to the 76ers it will open the door to the 4th seed.

Knicks are locked into the 6th spot

In comment 15263025 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

In comment 15262980 larryflower37 said: Quote: In comment 15262880 Carl in CT said: Quote: I think we can do well vs. Atl, Miami and even Milwaukee. Nets and Philly we will have major problems. I would not rest anyone until we are locked into the 6th spot. I would much rather play in the 4/5 series even against Miami than play the Bucks in the first round. After tonight it will be much clearer. If Miami loses to the 76ers it will open the door to the 4th seed. Knicks are locked into the 6th spot

Nvm misread your post

with the play in Knicks will probably get 5 or 6 days rest

In comment 15263010 Stu11 said:

Quote:

Once the hawks won those 2 gimmes at home the worst they can finish is 5th. So we finish neither 4th, 5th or 6th. When the Hawks win those 2 there is no way that that Miami and us finish 4th and 5th.

Ooof typos galore. Should read:
Once the hawks win those 2 gimmes at home the worst they can finish is 5th. So we finish either 4th, 5th or 6th. When the Hawks win those 2 there is no way that that Miami and us finish 4th and 5th.

The Celts have completely cashed in their regular season chips. They play Saturday. They will probably rest Kemba and Tatum to get ready for the play-in Tuesday.

Spurs are always tough, they are trying to hold on for the last spot in the play in and we are beat up.

Celtics lock in the 7th seed with a win against Minny, they will rest everyone.
Hornets will still be battling to get the 8th seed especially if the lose to the Clippers tonight but I think we are too much for them

always difficult. Plus, the Knicks are banged up and didn’t get much time to rest. Tonight will be a real gut check.

In comment 15263117 shockeyisthebest8056 said:

Quote:

always difficult. Plus, the Knicks are banged up and didn’t get much time to rest. Tonight will be a real gut check.

Absolutely. It would really be helpful to get IQ and Burks back tonight to give the team an adrenaline boost.

..

In comment 15263162 nygiants16 said:

Quote:

..

Hy crap I'd find myself rooting for the Heat for once in my life. What a weird feeling that would be 😂🤣

In comment 15263166 Stu11 said:

Quote:

In comment 15263162 nygiants16 said: Quote: .. Hy crap I'd find myself rooting for the Heat for once in my life. What a weird feeling that would be 😂🤣

It is weird i hate the Heat organization but some of my favorite players to watch plahed for Miami...Wade being one and i love Jimmy Butler as a player, total d bag and just wanta to win

if anyone is interested.