PG: Not fun

[KnicksGadfly]

Guess we are kind of used to losing at home at this point…

[Guano]

[DOT]

The good news is we're still up 2-1

The bad news is, this is how we've looked all 3 games, and we're extremely fortunate to not be down 3-0.

[H_20]

Just a bad game overall, and the Celtics were hot. I am concerned with how easy it is for the Celtics to get a big lead in each game.

[2010]

This Boston team knows they can get any shot they want against us.

[K_ick_God]

I sense some relief that we won't get Red Soxed now

But we can still get Charlie Smithed

Game 3 is a must win. And it would have to be good basketball

I think luck has run out with the 20 point comebacks

Good post except G3 is in the books

[Iron Mantis]

I'm going to need OG to not do his best Frank Ntilikina impersonation next game...

2 PTS 2 REB 0 BLK 0 STL for him in a playoff game is disgusting.

[3toheadmelo]

Just like last year's series vs the Pacers.....

Key difference is that we aren’t missing half of our team like we did last year.

[Wildcat]

the thing is we have made zero adjustments in any of the 3 games offensively.

we just had the celtics go ice cold and have brunson save the day and mikal make some elite defensive plays late.

but the fact the same issues on offense have shown up in all 3 games tells me all I need to know what the issue continues to be.

I don't get it. I have a fairly decent ball IQ, but I don't get their offensive sets at all, man. Everyone just goes into ISO ball. Like, why is that? Does the action just stop?

[Stannis]

I dunno why, but I'd feel a lot better if the 2 Ws weren't 20 point comebacks

It just seems unstainable to keep winning in that fashion

At the same time, that's the only way I see Knicks winning this series (Celtics miss their 3s and have crappier coaching).

[Stannis]

I sense some relief that we won't get Red Soxed now

But we can still get Charlie Smithed

Game 3 is a must win. And it would have to be good basketball

I think luck has run out with the 20 point comebacks

Good post except G3 is in the books

Yeah I meant game 4

[Jeff Van Gully]

It was expected they were going to punch back. They’re the defending champs for a reason. Hopefully we adjust and come back better next game.

championship response, as breen put it.

[mpharris36]

KAT and Brunson 14-39 from the field is gross

OG with 2 pts and 6 shots not sure what was up with him?

Hart was miserable...he showed no interst in shooting and took some crazy drives into there size to get blocked and start fast breaks.

Mikal was blah...somewhat efficient but they need to run more action for him.

Mitch was horrible.

I think we need to play more Deuce especially since he is making shots...we need to attempt more 3's.

[Jeff Van Gully]

not too high. not too low.

see you at the guard hour. we gonna need to do some uplifting.

[Wildcat]

I'm going to need OG to not do his best Frank Ntilikina impersonation next game...

2 PTS 2 REB 0 BLK 0 STL for him in a playoff game is disgusting.

Team doesn't execute on offense. Whose fault is it? JB? Thibs? This team didn't make their 3rd 3 until the 4th freakin' quarter, man. Like, what's going on here.

[NoStatsGuy]

god damn that was a rough watch. we need to play so much better on offense

[mpharris36]

the thing is we have made zero adjustments in any of the 3 games offensively.

we just had the celtics go ice cold and have brunson save the day and mikal make some elite defensive plays late.

but the fact the same issues on offense have shown up in all 3 games tells me all I need to know what the issue continues to be.

I don't get it. I have a fairly decent ball IQ, but I don't get their offensive sets at all, man. Everyone just goes into ISO ball. Like, why is that? Does the action just stop?

read and react bro read and react!

[Jay10]

A smart head coach would start the game with this lineup and dare the Celtics to get themselves into foul trouble, then take Mitchell out of the game when the Celtics are a foul away from being in the penalty:

Jalen
Mikal
OG
KAT
Mitchell

The head coach we have to deal with is bringing in Mitchell too late in the quarter:

Jalen
Josh
Mikal
OG
KAT

[K_ick_God]

You’d have to do smthg surprising like Payne goes off for a few 3s … to have a G3 win

But the coach squeezes the chances of that to zero because he’s rolling all the same stuff out

Coaching on rewind … it’s a stationary target for a team that has to hit a bullseye and has the weapons to do it

[dukeknicksirish]

Wasn’t anticipating a game 3 win… teams that have won before know how to fight with their backs against the wall.

We have to get Brunson going first.. i know we love getting the other guys shots to get them going, but Brunson has yet to have a great 1-4Q game.

Get him going and let OG and Mikal get theirs off defensive stops and fast break opportunities.

I’m not sure what was our defensive coverage from the 3 today, but I’m 1000% confident we were in drop coverage for some odd reason.

Josh Hart….. we need SOMETHING to keep them honest on you defensively

Could we switch the lineup and go Mitch for Hart? It would keep hack a Mitch minutes away and set our tone on defense. We aren’t getting shots from the outside from Josh anyway, let’s not come out the gate down 12!!