GT: Celtics @ Knicks, Game 3 Saturday 3:30pm ET

spree2kawhi · Post #841 » by **spree2kawhi** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

LookToShoot wrote:This team was better off just rolling with Donte and Randle. Never gave it a shot fully healthy.

I just puked in my mouth reading this.

Maury2423 · Post #842 » by **Maury2423** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

I don’t get why guys don’t just play ball instead of trying to bait the refs to call a foul then start yelling at the refs when they don’t call the foul

robillionaire · Post #843 » by **robillionaire** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

I’ve been trying to sell my house for 6 months and someone finally bought it today I knew the universe couldn’t let me have two good things in the same day

god shammgod · Post #844 » by **god shammgod** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:KAT is frustrating. He never has two good games in a row

not even every other game. he had like 1 dominant game vs detroit. other than that he's just had moments.

matchman · Post #845 » by **matchman** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

mpharris36 wrote:KAT lucky that should have been his 4th foul

Yeah and with that argument could lead to a technical too. :nod:

Post #846 » by **mpharris36** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

El Poochio wrote:Why we never run Mikal off screens like Nets did?

off ball movement and screening isn't something thibs believes in.

Iron Mantis · Post #847 » by **Iron Mantis** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

Giving up 71 points at halftime. Not hustling at all. Offense is trash accidental scoring.

Happily gifting open 3's all day, like the first two games.

The difference is the Celtics are simply making their shots now....

Worst_to_First · Post #848 » by **Worst_to_First** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

I haven’t felt OG’s presence at all. His offense disappeared after someone pointed out that he is now our second leading scorer in the playoffs.

nyknicks09 · Post #849 » by **nyknicks09** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

We are playing with such low energy. OG, MB, and JB nowhere to be found.
They need to come out strong during the 3rd quarter.

Reign23 · Post #850 » by **Reign23** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

Indomitable · Post #851 » by **Indomitable** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

Maury2423 wrote:I don’t get why guys don’t just play ball instead of trying to bait the refs to call a foul then start yelling at the refs when they don’t call the foul

Ask LeBron

He was the first real star who did that. At least Wade actually was making contact.

LeBron is a con man at heart. It has infected the game.

R-DAWG · Post #852 » by **R-DAWG** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:49 pm

It’s hard enough to beat them on nights they shoot 63% from 2

It’s difficult to win when you shoot 16% from 3

Even harder when you don’t get out hustled on all the 50-50 balls

But sure, complain about the refs - maybe if the whistle was going our way we would be down 19 instead of 25

They came out desperate and had a regression to the mean on shooting

Wildcat · Post #853 » by **Wildcat** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:50 pm

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:We've been down 20 points in all three games, at some point we have to have a competitive one start to finish.

Yep. This offense can't be THIS bad. Like, how the hell do you fix this if Thibs is still here? Makes no sense with a team of KAT/Mikal/OG/JB struggles every single **** possession. That's not playoff basketball intensity. That's play book problem. I'm so sick of it.

F N 11 · Post #854 » by **F N 11** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:50 pm

Defense took off the first half kind if sucked to see. Offense idk wtf is going on.

Post #855 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:50 pm

Guano wrote:
Jeff Van Gully wrote:
Enzo954 wrote:Why do we suck playing at home?

it's a question now.

but gotta give the celtics credit. if anyone really thought they were gonna fold and not have to be put down, i don't know what to say.

Just sucks that were folding

we're not looking good. but, again... gotta give them credit as they gave us.

kNicksGmen · Post #856 » by **kNicksGmen** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:50 pm

I expected the celtics to start making shots - but I also foolishly expected the knicks offense to not be complete trash.

Can we have ANY games where Kat and Brunson both go off? Or OG and Bridges both have good efficiency on volume?

Same story as the entire regular season but a couple fluke wins had people acting like this team could make a run and Thibs was here to stay.

Reign23 · Post #857 » by **Reign23** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:50 pm

OG and Mikal alive?

drp07644 · Post #858 » by **drp07644** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:50 pm

matchman wrote:Refs are on a mission, but these Knicks need to get up together. It's 5v8 as always.

And the crowd seems to go quiet too early.

If you haven’t been able to tell by this board, Knicks fans are up and down, emotional, and negative.

3toheadmelo · Post #859 » by **3toheadmelo** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:50 pm

mpharris36 wrote:
El Poochio wrote:Why we never run Mikal off screens like Nets did?

off ball movement and screening isn't something thibs believes in.

We did it all year with Donte

Worst_to_First · Post #860 » by **Worst_to_First** » Sat May 10, 2025 8:50 pm

Iron Mantis wrote:Giving up 71 points at halftime. Not hustling at all. Offense is trash accidental scoring.

Happily gifting open 3's all day, like the first two games.

The difference is the Celtics are simply making their shots now....

Thibs’ genius in the first two games can be partially attributed to the Celtics players just missing open shots.