NFT: Knicks @ Heat game thread

He drives ya nuts but makes up for it.

Forget Bird...Randle is playing like Michael Jordan Lol

hahahaha

8 in a row for the Knicks

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and scored 10 points No way you can win doing that in today's NBA, especially when your defensive specialists are allowing Miami to shoot 48% for both 2 and 3 pointers.

If you cant see how Mitch and Hart effect winning without scoring i have no idea what to tell you

to hit my hand on the ceiling. Didn’t know I had that kinda vertical.

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to hit my hand on the ceiling. Didn’t know I had that kinda vertical.

My duaghter is having a sleepover with a friend, my wife texted me from upstairs and told me to shutup, i scared my daughters friend

Don’t break this team up!

but the second half felt like a 1990s slugfest between these two teams. That was fun.

Randle!FFFFFFFFFFF THE Heat and that smug piece of shit Butler

Intensity
The Heat brought the D in the 2nd half.
Tremendous win...
4th place in the East here we come

that he didn't say BANG when it went in

In comment 16050400 nygiants16 said:

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In comment 16050399 bceagle05 said: Quote: to hit my hand on the ceiling. Didn’t know I had that kinda vertical. My duaghter is having a sleepover with a friend, my wife texted me from upstairs and told me to shutup, i scared my daughters friend

Pace yourself for the playoffs haha!

Great win. Big time buckets all night by Randle.

A double BANG from the best in the business on the mic. My mistake!

They both need to get better at handling it but at least it won't be a shock come playoff time now.

On a basketball court

In comment 16050399 bceagle05 said:

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to hit my hand on the ceiling. Didn’t know I had that kinda vertical.

The number of off balance contested shots that both Randle and Brunson have made this year are insane. Randle especially. His core strengthening and balance work has paid off huge

In comment 16050412 CornerStone246+17 said:

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In comment 16050399 bceagle05 said: Quote: to hit my hand on the ceiling. Didn’t know I had that kinda vertical. The number of off balance contested shots that both Randle and Brunson have made this year are insane. Randle especially. His core strengthening and balance work has paid off huge

The biggest difference in Randle, imo, is working with the sports psychologist.

The degree of difficulty is so high on a bunch of them, especially the ones with Butler in his shorts.

is why it took a miracle to win

In comment 16050410 robbieballs2003 said:

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They both need to get better at handling it but at least it won't be a shock come playoff time now.

Elite contested shot making is tough to beat in the playoffs... then 3 balls raining from outside secondary scoring from Quickley

than the Rangers this season I'd ask if you need your head examined. But the Knicks are actually more entertaining than the Rangers

In their building. And we still won.

that Randle accidentally knocked Thibs to the ground during his celebration - totally missed that.

He's a bigger Michael Jordan lololol

and just kept coming

Make a lot of noise this spring

smug bum lol

Then buries a step back 3 with a hand in his face for his 43rd point on only 25 shots. I've been watching since the late 70's. If there have been 5 better regular season Knick performances I haven't seen them.

Brunson most points in entire NBA (at least this was true a few games ago) in the last 5 minutes of the first quarter.

Starting and finishing.

holy crap this is fun, this team jist continues to fight, easily could of started to let go of the rope when Brunson went out and Miami had all momentume and the Knicks just kept fighting back..

Boston will be tough on Sunday but right now i dont care

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holy crap this is fun, this team jist continues to fight, easily could of started to let go of the rope when Brunson went out and Miami had all momentume and the Knicks just kept fighting back.. Boston will be tough on Sunday but right now i dont care

this has been insane and im in love watching this team play, everyone in this rotation is fun to watch and busts ass, maybe not Rj but its not time to rip on him lol.
This team plays with serious heart and is so easy to root for. honestly id love to keep the streak going against the celtics but right now its just free money if we can pull it off.

Im so excited for the rest of the season and playoffs

Poor defense, bad shots, bad whistle, too many turnovers, Brunson banged up, momentum on Miami’s side - a lot to overcome. Takes all the pressure off the Boston game - if you lose, just take care of business against Charlotte before heading out West.

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holy crap this is fun, this team jist continues to fight, easily could of started to let go of the rope when Brunson went out and Miami had all momentume and the Knicks just kept fighting back.. Boston will be tough on Sunday but right now i dont care

Boston is not playing great right now. Sure NYK could get their A game like they did Miami but mannn are we on fire right now. Hopefully Brunsons ankle is ok. Those ankles can blow up the next day.

He may not be a Durant but he is a top 20 player.

In comment 16050434 CornerStone246+17 said:

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In comment 16050429 nygiants16 said: Quote: holy crap this is fun, this team jist continues to fight, easily could of started to let go of the rope when Brunson went out and Miami had all momentume and the Knicks just kept fighting back.. Boston will be tough on Sunday but right now i dont care Boston is not playing great right now. Sure NYK could get their A game like they did Miami but mannn are we on fire right now. Hopefully Brunsons ankle is ok. Those ankles can blow up the next day.

Knicks can beat Boston. Bucks are the team they don't match up with.

Is Barrett's maddeningly up and down play but moreso his horrible outside shooting and then the teams very erratic free throw shooting.

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He may not be a Durant but he is a top 20 player.

He is much higher than top 20 this year. He's a no doubter top 10-12.

thats fine by me and i understand it ....


that being said randle has been every bit of a top 10 player this season and it will reflect come all nba team and mvp voting

Hats off to him i wanted him gone last season but hes really turned it around and nothing but respect for him

There was talk this offseason that we had to attach a first to get rid of Randle. Fuck that. What is his value now?

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There was talk this offseason that we had to attach a first to get rid of Randle. Fuck that. What is his value now?

And his contract is a total bargain now.

In comment 16050442 Knickstape said:

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thats fine by me and i understand it .... that being said randle has been every bit of a top 10 player this season and it will reflect come all nba team and mvp voting Hats off to him i wanted him gone last season but hes really turned it around and nothing but respect for him

No doubt and Brunson is fresh off Eastern conference player of the month. Brunson is right up there in top 10-15 himself right now.

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In comment 16050442 Knickstape said: Quote: thats fine by me and i understand it .... that being said randle has been every bit of a top 10 player this season and it will reflect come all nba team and mvp voting Hats off to him i wanted him gone last season but hes really turned it around and nothing but respect for him No doubt and Brunson is fresh off Eastern conference player of the month. Brunson is right up there in top 10-15 himself right now.

Randle and Brunson are really in a groove. They make each other better.

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I think I was more annoyed by those assholes looking at that and not overturning it than I was a happy that Julius rainbow went in. What’s the fucking point of replay of horseshit like that doesn’t get overturned?!?!

Hell of a game and a better finish.

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In comment 16050388 nygiants16 said: Quote: .. I think I was more annoyed by those assholes looking at that and not overturning it than I was a happy that Julius rainbow went in. What’s the fucking point of replay of horseshit like that doesn’t get overturned?!?! Hell of a game and a better finish.

I know a couple NFL refs that i used to work with in college and they tell me all the time there are officials that hate overturning calls, they will look for anything not to overturn..

I have to assume its the same with NBA refs..the fact you dont overturn that is ridiculous, the fact you called it a foul in the first place is ridiculous

Butler could have been called for a couple of fouls for bodying and grabbing Randle.

But the strip itself was clean and sent the ball behind Randle.

So, Butler heads behind Randle to get the ball.

But, plot twist, the ball hits Randle's left heel and reverses direction.

Butler is baffled for a moment; doesn't understand what happened. He still had a chance to get on the floor and contest for the ball, but he freezes.

Randle looks down and there's the ball bouncing back towards him.

Picks it up and, with Butler out of position behind him, he only has the smaller Herro in his way when he lofts the winning shot.

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Butler could have been called for a couple of fouls for bodying and grabbing Randle. But the strip itself was clean and sent the ball behind Randle. So, Butler heads behind Randle to get the ball. But, plot twist, the ball hits Randle's left heel and reverses direction. Butler is baffled for a moment; doesn't understand what happened. He still had a chance to get on the floor and contest for the ball, but he freezes. Randle looks down and there's the ball bouncing back towards him. Picks it up and, with Butler out of position behind him, he only has the smaller Herro in his way when he lofts the winning shot.

Great illustration of what happened. Truly a serendipitous stupendous play.

Mitch or Hart get the offensive rebound with time for the putback

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Mitch or Hart get the offensive rebound with time for the putback

A long, high arc 3 like that could have easily had a high or long rebound and with only one second left the clock either expires or it’s an incredibly difficult relatively long range tap attempt It was a miracle shot - I woke up the house and we don’t watch all that many Knicks games. Fun game.