PG: Knicks vs Indy: Game 1 ECF

[Wildcat]

This is a game that easily gets into players heads. What a disgusting 4th collapse.

[Butch718]

They clipped our nuts, dunno how they can come back from that

Last time they did that to us we won in 7 to make the Finals. Won 2 straight down 3-2.

Those guys had dogs on that team.

This is one of those morally bone crushing losses that I don’t think this team can recover from.

[god shammgod]

that impossibly lucky bounce on the last shot of the 4th...jesus

[Jay10]

Thibodeau took out Deuce and Mitchell too early, and with Jalen on the court everyone went back to watching him dribble out the shot clock.

[ezmoney707]

Silly loss smh that’s on the players for not defending down the stretch in regulation and playing with their food

[HerSports85]

Another thing, time was on our side. Run the **** clock down. Why did we rush that last play with OG?? On everything **** Thibs.

The last 2 mins was the worst coached basketball I've ever seen.

[E-Balla]

The choke has multiple people you can blame, but I don't blame them for not being built for it, I blame the coach and the player that was built for it that couldn't defend because he picked up some dumb fouls.

[TKKnicks1]

I don't give a $hit how many Brunson had but the minute he left we were up 16. The minute he came back we lost the lead. F that ISO $hit and F Thibs for going away from what was working in the 4th.

You think the offense was the problem when they allowed Nesmith to walk into 4 straight wide open threes? I can’t take some of you guys seriously.

If you don't think Brunson is a problem on defense then you watching something different than the rest of us. McBride, Mitch, OG together is what got us up 16. Then he sits Mitch and Deuce down at the same time??? What kinda stupid @ss coaching is that? We were outscored the rest of the way.

[Ravenxvirall]

We looked really dum at the end of regulation playing hot potato. Brunson could have just held the ball and got fouled and hit free throws but no we had to pass it around to og who went 1-2. Terrible coaching in critical situations and it only got worse in overtime. Thibs needs to coach less from his gut and more from his **** brain if he has one.

Dumb not dum

[Jeffrey]

This is the worst feeling in the world. Haven’t felt this way since I was a kid when Reggie scored 8 in 16 seconds.

The trauma and tradition of choking continues.

pfft i was a teenager and trying to figure that one out. I think I had tests the next few days so I coulnd't even fcking be depressed. Just brooding the next few days.

[The KnicksFix]

Og
KAT
Mitch
Deuce
Hart

They killed them
And thibs took them out To bring Brunson in at the 5 minute mark

At the end of the day, Thibs is too afraid to coach the game and sticks to his “plan”

[TheGreenArrow]

This was probably the 2nd most excruciating loss I’ve experienced as a basketball fan, I don’t talk about the first one. Maybe they’ll bounce back from that, I doubt it but who knows

I’m out until game days from here on out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The most brutal losss in my lifetime wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Illuminatos]

Brunson played stupid as **** down the stretch.

Nearly threw the ball away twice. Also made that dumbass pass to OG under the basket (the Siakam foul that got overturned) when he should have burned more clock.

[ctorres]

If you want to enjoy the wins, you gotta be able to take the losses too. Man up. On to game 2

Nesmith knocking down threes like it's NBA Jam.

We had two chances at winning it with both Brunson and KAT getting threes in the final possession. They didn't go down this time.

[Butch718]

They melted down mentally, and even with that 5 point with 30 something seconds left, the whole vibe felt off.

This team will not recover mentally from this loss. Indiana will feel like they can come back any time they want.

[Stannis]

They really needed that W.

Felt like a done deal

All momentum with Pacers now

Seriously doubt these guys have the mentality to come back from this. Just in Game 1 , the nerves got them slipping and falling non stop

[Context]

they still have another level to get to. Elite teams dont lose a 14 point lead like that toward the end of the 4th FOH.

[Boss_]

Mitch was just not good down the stretch... that Toppin dunk but remmeber he had Haliburton on the last shot... just defend the three!

They were switching on the pick so mitch switched over; someone didnt rotate to his man, unless he wasnt supposed to switch; but they were switching all night ;/

[matchman]

This is a collective loss, let's see how this team comes back in game 2 with some characters.

But at the moment home court advantage, momentum and morale have gone to our opponents

I need some time to calm down for this cardiac Knicks.

[kNicksGmen]

Man it was a party in the garden. They were up 17 mid way through the 4th. 14 with 2:50 left

Would have been better off just intentionally fouling them from that point on and holding the ball for 24 second shot clock violations. They absolutely took their foot off the gas defensively and let them get a bunch of open shots. And then the missed free throws smh. I think McBride, brunson, kat and OG all went 1/2 at some point in the 4th.