GT: Celtics vs NYK @ MSG on Tuesday, April 8th 2025 7:30 pm ET

robillionaire · Post #21 » by **robillionaire** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 12:28 pm

They’re playing scared. Understandable. Let’s get win 51 and clinch the 3 seed

WargamesX · Post #22 » by **WargamesX** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 12:36 pm

I dont care who is playing I want them to win this game

Lord Commander · Post #23 » by **Lord Commander** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 12:54 pm

I don't care about this game. Why should we take pride in beating their third stringers? Rest the regulars.

thebuzzardman · Post #24 » by **thebuzzardman** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 12:55 pm

TKKnicks1 wrote:Celtics doing what every smart franchise does entering the post season. Meanwhile regular season hero Thibs will play his starters 35+ minutes to pad his season win totals.

There’s value in integrating Jalen back with the starters, but it could be 24 minutes.

It’ll be 38 minutes for the starters

Enzo954 · Post #25 » by **Enzo954** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 1:11 pm

TheGreenArrow wrote:

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It really must suck for the fans who purchase tickets to games like this, when most if not all of their favorite players DNP to rest for the playoffs. The NBA or the teams should offer them vouchers for free merch or something like that to compensate them.

robillionaire · Post #26 » by **robillionaire** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 1:13 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
TKKnicks1 wrote:Celtics doing what every smart franchise does entering the post season. Meanwhile regular season hero Thibs will play his starters 35+ minutes to pad his season win totals.

There’s value in integrating Jalen back with the starters, but it could be 24 minutes.

It’ll be 38 minutes for the starters

If they want to rest more than can easily earn it by doing their job and blowing out the opponent

thebuzzardman · Post #27 » by **thebuzzardman** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 1:24 pm

robillionaire wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
TKKnicks1 wrote:Celtics doing what every smart franchise does entering the post season. Meanwhile regular season hero Thibs will play his starters 35+ minutes to pad his season win totals.

There’s value in integrating Jalen back with the starters, but it could be 24 minutes.

It’ll be 38 minutes for the starters

If they want to rest more than can easily earn it by doing their job and blowing out the opponent

Payton Pritchard and Dougie Howser about to drop 80 points on the Knicks starters

MrDollarBills · Post #28 » by **MrDollarBills** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:07 pm

thebuzzardman wrote:
TKKnicks1 wrote:Celtics doing what every smart franchise does entering the post season. Meanwhile regular season hero Thibs will play his starters 35+ minutes to pad his season win totals.

There’s value in integrating Jalen back with the starters, but it could be 24 minutes.

It’ll be 38 minutes for the starters

If the starters log plus 32 against Boston's bench :noway:

MrDollarBills · Post #29 » by **MrDollarBills** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:07 pm

Enzo954 wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:

Read on Twitter
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It really must suck for the fans who purchase tickets to games like this, when most if not all of their favorite players DNP to rest for the playoffs. The NBA or the teams should offer them vouchers for free merch or something like that to compensate them.

I would never buy a ticket to any games in April that aren't playoffs.

MrDollarBills · Post #30 » by **MrDollarBills** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:09 pm

robillionaire wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:
TKKnicks1 wrote:Celtics doing what every smart franchise does entering the post season. Meanwhile regular season hero Thibs will play his starters 35+ minutes to pad his season win totals.

There’s value in integrating Jalen back with the starters, but it could be 24 minutes.

It’ll be 38 minutes for the starters

If they want to rest more than can easily earn it by doing their job and blowing out the opponent

And if they don't, do you advocate 38+ mins for the starters with the playoffs starting in 11 days?

I think a half worth of minutes is sensible. If this team can't beat Boston's bench without OG, Mikal and KAT pushing 40 mins, this team has bigger problems than we realize.

robillionaire · Post #31 » by **robillionaire** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:19 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
robillionaire wrote:
thebuzzardman wrote:There’s value in integrating Jalen back with the starters, but it could be 24 minutes.

It’ll be 38 minutes for the starters

If they want to rest more than can easily earn it by doing their job and blowing out the opponent

And if they don't, do you advocate 38+ mins for the starters with the playoffs starting in 11 days?

I think a half worth of minutes is sensible. If this team can't beat Boston's bench without OG, Mikal and KAT pushing 40 mins, this team has bigger problems than we realize.

The priority is to win the game and secure the playoff spot. If they can do that convincingly by the 4th quarter so they can play less minutes in this game and the games after this one that would be great. Screwing around and losing the game would be worse than playing more minutes in this game so they need do whatever they need to do to win. 11 days is a tremendously long time to rest players but we have to win this

robillionaire · Post #32 » by **robillionaire** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:22 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Enzo954 wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:

Read on Twitter
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It really must suck for the fans who purchase tickets to games like this, when most if not all of their favorite players DNP to rest for the playoffs. The NBA or the teams should offer them vouchers for free merch or something like that to compensate them.

I would never buy a ticket to any games in April that aren't playoffs.

I’ve already pretty much expanded that to only go to playoff games. I used to go to multiple regular season games a year but I kinda dialed it back. My favorite games to attend are the home opener, christmas, and playoff games

3toheadmelo · Post #33 » by **3toheadmelo** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:24 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Enzo954 wrote:
TheGreenArrow wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=W09F6FrMDfp5_y1gKYgF1g

It really must suck for the fans who purchase tickets to games like this, when most if not all of their favorite players DNP to rest for the playoffs. The NBA or the teams should offer them vouchers for free merch or something like that to compensate them.

I would never buy a ticket to any games in April that aren't playoffs.

A long time ago I got free tickets to a Heat game in April. Bosh and Bron didn’t play but at least Wade did lol

3toheadmelo · Post #34 » by **3toheadmelo** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:25 pm

Tatum is probably going to play. He hasn’t missed 2 in a row

robillionaire · Post #35 » by **robillionaire** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:30 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:Tatum is probably going to play. He hasn’t missed 2 in a row

My guess is most of them play if not all of them

Fat · Post #36 » by **Fat** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:30 pm

Easy win

3toheadmelo · Post #37 » by **3toheadmelo** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:33 pm

robillionaire wrote:
3toheadmelo wrote:Tatum is probably going to play. He hasn’t missed 2 in a row

My guess is most of them play if not all of them

Hopefully. Only horford is out so far

knicksstuff · Post #38 » by **knicksstuff** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 2:48 pm

This game doesn't matter either way but the guys need to play well for the mental aspect. These blowouts arent about talent discrepancy imo its all mental

Besart19 · Post #39 » by **Besart19** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 3:01 pm

Spot31 wrote:Play hard to win out the remaining schedule. We need home court advantage in the Finals.

OKC wont be in the Finals so it makes sense… we are half a game behind West #2 seed

Knicksfan1992 · Post #40 » by **Knicksfan1992** » Tue Apr 8, 2025 3:37 pm

I can't imagine the Celtics will rest as long as there's still technically a chance they can get the 1 seed. Maybe I'm wrong and they don't truly care about that but, it seems silly to just throw that chance away. Also Mitchell is out tonight for the Cavs so the Bulls might actually have a shot to win that game. They may do something where they have an assistant monitor the score of the Cavs game and if they're winning or it looks like they're going to win they'll maybe pull the plug early.