NFT: PLAYOFF BOUND KNICKS VS. SPURS 7;30PM

Refusing to make an adjustment, there is no reason why Payton is still starting, id Rather Frank start at this point, every god damn game Payton sucks..

He is not even playing good defense getting cooked by Murray, enoigh is enough

He's like, what the fuck am I even doing out here?

Come the fuck on.

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against either the Bucks or Nets.

You can;t start off each half down by 5 or 10 points and expect to win against the top teams in the league.

Thibs has done a great job this year but his stubbornness with Payton is terrible

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Some jet lag for the fellas tonight. And the Spurs never miss apparently.

looks like he wants to kill everyone.

If it's us vs. Bucks...Ugh.

In comment 15263655 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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If it's us vs. Bucks...Ugh.

Dont worry Payton will save the Knicks, His awesome defense is a catalyst

62 points with 3:00 left in the 3rd.

If they wake up, they can come back.

If their guy scores twice in a row. Ass Payton spends 6 minutes getting torched like a camp fire by Murray and Thibs just watches.

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Barrett could be playing horrible then all off sudden he gets hot

of every quarter ?

RJ is hot as hell give him the ball

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We really missed him against the Lakers (quickley as well). We really are a team that needs every single last piece healthy to be an actual contender— but when we are 100% whew watch out

Let’s remember we are missing our 2nd best player. Tbh with the way Rose is playing since he got here he and Randle have been 1a and 1b on this team in terms of importance

Randle is “1a”

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didnt have to play from a hole every 1st and 3rd quarter

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And IDK what Bullock is doing

fucking refs

A dog fight.
But damn they are going to drag this out

No situational awareness. Let the motherfucker go. We hit 2 free throws and it’s over. Now they’re still very much in it

But that was all sorts of fucked up

2 games left. Burks saved them tonight with 30

In comment 15263665 Bricktop said:

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62 points with 3:00 left in the 3rd. If they wake up, they can come back.

I'm just sayin.

Some of y'all gave up.

Excellent win.

I know he is a smart guy but putting your team into a hole every night doesn't make any sense

basically going to be a playoff game. Milwaukee is going to do everything to get the 2 seed and Miami is going to do everything to avoid being 6th

Why can we not just give Burks Payton’s minutes from here on out? Give me one reason why not

shirt (that no doubt smells like perfume and cigarettes) featuring Thibs in the foreground with the team backing him up - "I'm not happy unless I'm miserable."

That's awesome.

this team took awhile to get into a groove and then the ball finally started moving the 3s started dropping..

Rose needs to be the starter and Burks or Iq can be the back up point

In comment 15263714 Giantfan21 said:

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basically going to be a playoff game. Milwaukee is going to do everything to get the 2 seed and Miami is going to do everything to avoid being 6th

I don’t see it that way tbh I mean it’s not like the Bucks control their destiny in that regard they would still need the Nets to lose to either the Bulls or Cavs. Still might be a good game but I’m not getting the sense the Bucks will have playoff like urgency in their game considering they likely still don’t get the 2 seed if they win . I mean as a Knick fan I hope they play with urgency lol but I think the Heat have more on the line they basically either play the Bucks or Hawks based on whether they win or not

In comment 15263718 Leg of Theismann said:

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In comment 15263714 Giantfan21 said: Quote: basically going to be a playoff game. Milwaukee is going to do everything to get the 2 seed and Miami is going to do everything to avoid being 6th I don’t see it that way tbh I mean it’s not like the Bucks control their destiny in that regard they would still need the Nets to lose to either the Bulls or Cavs. Still might be a good game but I’m not getting the sense the Bucks will have playoff like urgency in their game considering they likely still don’t get the 2 seed if they win . I mean as a Knick fan I hope they play with urgency lol but I think the Heat have more on the line they basically either play the Bucks or Hawks based on whether they win or not

But at that point they are still figting for that 2 seed..

In comment 15263720 nygiants16 said:

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In comment 15263718 Leg of Theismann said: Quote: In comment 15263714 Giantfan21 said: Quote: basically going to be a playoff game. Milwaukee is going to do everything to get the 2 seed and Miami is going to do everything to avoid being 6th I don’t see it that way tbh I mean it’s not like the Bucks control their destiny in that regard they would still need the Nets to lose to either the Bulls or Cavs. Still might be a good game but I’m not getting the sense the Bucks will have playoff like urgency in their game considering they likely still don’t get the 2 seed if they win . I mean as a Knick fan I hope they play with urgency lol but I think the Heat have more on the line they basically either play the Bucks or Hawks based on whether they win or not But at that point they are still figting for that 2 seed..

True although they tip off 7 hours after the Nets game. If the Nets beat the Bulls earlier into the day then the Bucks only hope left would be for the Cavs to beat the Nets. Idk I’m sure they’ll give the Heat a game though

And the Celtics have lost Brown and semi-spiraling. We need to close strong and get the job done.

I do think Bucks/Heat is gonna be tight. But That would be even better though if the Bulls somehow beat the Nets earlier in the day before the Bucks play!

In comment 15263723 Leg of Theismann said:

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In comment 15263720 nygiants16 said: Quote: In comment 15263718 Leg of Theismann said: Quote: In comment 15263714 Giantfan21 said: Quote: basically going to be a playoff game. Milwaukee is going to do everything to get the 2 seed and Miami is going to do everything to avoid being 6th I don’t see it that way tbh I mean it’s not like the Bucks control their destiny in that regard they would still need the Nets to lose to either the Bulls or Cavs. Still might be a good game but I’m not getting the sense the Bucks will have playoff like urgency in their game considering they likely still don’t get the 2 seed if they win . I mean as a Knick fan I hope they play with urgency lol but I think the Heat have more on the line they basically either play the Bucks or Hawks based on whether they win or not But at that point they are still figting for that 2 seed.. True although they tip off 7 hours after the Nets game. If the Nets beat the Bulls earlier into the day then the Bucks only hope left would be for the Cavs to beat the Nets. Idk I’m sure they’ll give the Heat a game though

Have to remember to Miami knocked the bucks out last year, could be some revenge there, Giannis looks like the type to hold a grudge

They know if the Heat finish 6th they are staring at them 1st rd. They'd probably rather help the Heat into 4th or 5th

In comment 15263723 Leg of Theismann said:

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In comment 15263720 nygiants16 said: Quote: In comment 15263718 Leg of Theismann said: Quote: In comment 15263714 Giantfan21 said: Quote: basically going to be a playoff game. Milwaukee is going to do everything to get the 2 seed and Miami is going to do everything to avoid being 6th I don’t see it that way tbh I mean it’s not like the Bucks control their destiny in that regard they would still need the Nets to lose to either the Bulls or Cavs. Still might be a good game but I’m not getting the sense the Bucks will have playoff like urgency in their game considering they likely still don’t get the 2 seed if they win . I mean as a Knick fan I hope they play with urgency lol but I think the Heat have more on the line they basically either play the Bucks or Hawks based on whether they win or not But at that point they are still figting for that 2 seed.. True although they tip off 7 hours after the Nets game. If the Nets beat the Bulls earlier into the day then the Bucks only hope left would be for the Cavs to beat the Nets. Idk I’m sure they’ll give the Heat a game though

I was thinking about it. If the nets beat the bulls then if the Bucks win they likely would play the Heat in the 1st round.

I would think they would want to avoid them and rather play the Knicks in the 1st round instead. I think there is a chance they look at the matchups and lay down.Going to be very interesting if they come out hard to win or play like Philly did tonight

In comment 15263725 Leg of Theismann said:

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And the Celtics have lost Brown and semi-spiraling. We need to close strong and get the job done. I do think Bucks/Heat is gonna be tight. But That would be even better though if the Bulls somehow beat the Nets earlier in the day before the Bucks play!

Celtixs may not play anyone on sunday

In comment 15263731 nygiants16 said:

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In comment 15263725 Leg of Theismann said: Quote: And the Celtics have lost Brown and semi-spiraling. We need to close strong and get the job done. I do think Bucks/Heat is gonna be tight. But That would be even better though if the Bulls somehow beat the Nets earlier in the day before the Bucks play! Celtixs may not play anyone on sunday

Celtics won't play anyone Sunday.
If they beat Minnesota they lock down the 7th seed and the Knicks game is meaningless also a back to back.
They could lose to Minnesota and still own the 7th seed if the hornets and Pacers lose a game.

And Burks with the treinta! Love it.

In comment 15263715 Leg of Theismann said:

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Why can we not just give Burks Payton’s minutes from here on out? Give me one reason why not

You could start Rose and bring Burks in with the second unit.
I get he is not as strong defensively as Peyton so it would be better to match with the 2nd unit

first off, thanks to my son, whose idea and treat this was. He had this idea as soon as the reduced-attendance tickets went on sale. He checked the scalping price and we could have sold the tickets for four times what he paid for them. Not that we would have. I can only imagine the scalping for the playoffs.

As for the MSG experience - I brought my vax card, which was needed, and then you had to take a health survey on your phone and provide info so that they could find you in a worst case situation. It was a good thing I was with my son because I'm not sure I would have figured out this phone survey stuff on my own, lol. But he said our granddaughter's school does something similar so he knew the ropes.

Once inside, the Garden was nice. A lot has been renovated since I was last there. A lot of new food outlets that look good - but only about 20% of them were open under these conditions. All the bars were open though, and there were some pretty drunk Knicks fans! A really nice new scoreboard - big improvement. The "crowd" was great - a surprising number of kids for a weeknight. And, although it was weird not to have all the energy of a big crowd, it wasn't bad to have like 15 feet between you and the next fans! That will end soon I guess.

It was fun watching the pre-game warmups. IQ was not good during the game, but I'll tell you that kid has a sweet shot. In warmups he effortlessly sank 3 after 3. Obi put on a dunk show and wasn't bad in limited time in the game.

As for the game - we had a good vantage point and it's always better to see the whole floor all the time. From that vantage point, I can say:

- Elfrid Payton looks even worse in person than on TV. When you see the whole floor, you see how he confounds his teammates expectations on every possession. HIs teammates never know what he's going to do. His being decent on D and on drives does not justify his shortcomings. Luckily This didn't play him much in either half.

- RJ is still going through growing pains but I think he's going to be an All Star type player in 2 or 3 years. Can't believe he's 20 - he's a grown man out there, not fazed by the NBA game at all. Started slow but was clutch in the 4th.

- Burks is a solid vet who saved the day in Rose's absence.

- Noel had an off game. He and Randle looked like they were nursing minor injuries the whole game, although JR was still good as usual. Taj is a real team player, they're better on O with Taj than Noel because Taj sets high screens better than anyone else I've seen, and unlike Noel he has decent hands and can score a little here and there.

Fun night. The first real public event I've been to since this all started. The subways from and back to Brooklyn were fine too.

That's so great to hear you had an amazing time with your son. Thanks so much for sharing.

Thanks for sharing and sounds like an awesome experience.
LFGK!!!

So they will probably rest everyone for the final 2 games.

Need to hope Miami loses to the Bucks.