2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 1-0)

[levon]

Celtics need to get Brown on the block again. They're so good from 3 that they start to lose focus with these long shots.

[___Rand___]

East is pathetic. Just Boston and a bunch of pretenders. I wish we could just get rid of conferences all together

I'd disagree. East has Celtics, Cavs, Pacers. West got OKC and the butt-sniffers: geriatric Warriors, Lebron and fatboy, one man crew Nuggets, and a young Twolves. Oh yeah 2nd seed Rockets who got bounced by grandpas.

Magic will be thereabouts next season in the East too. The East has younger and more exciting up and coming teams too, I mean if The Wiz get Copper Flagg, they could potentially be a play in team next season.

Yeah I thought Magic would come up this year but injuries derailed the season.

[Revived]

Boston can’t defend the Knicks without either hack-a-Robinson or without KAT being on the court sabotaging his own team.

[ArksNetsSince99]

This is exactly why Minny gave Kat away. Guys will see him shoot deep 3s and think he's an elite big man. He's Channing Frye and that's it. 0 game

Nah dude,.. he was owning the Celts which is why the REFS had to help them out.

This dude really called KAT channing frye

And he was generous

[Capn'O]

that definitely played a big role but that's the difference between Boston and New York... If Tatum went out after 9 minutes, Boston wouldn't be down 16 at the half.

Also that was Boston strategy. Knicks need to play smarter and adjust to how this game is being called.

I think Boston strategy was

1st quarter we shave some dust off

2nd we gonna lead by 25 points

Second half - we win comfortably by 35 points

Heh, you're kinda like a good luck charm for us. Keep up the BS.

[RHODEY]

This is exactly why Minny gave Kat away. Guys will see him shoot deep 3s and think he's an elite big man. He's Channing Frye and that's it. 0 game

Nah dude,.. he was owning the Celts which is why the REFS had to help them out.

KAT is stupid, he can score, but he's made the dumbest plays today. it wasn't the refs, he puts himself in stupid situations to get fouls.

It's some of both.

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

with OG and Hart, Knicks didn't need Mikal, should have gotten something a little different

Getting Bridges made sense to me, certainly not at the cost they paid for him, but fit wise I liked it. I was less confident about the KAT deal, but I certainly understood it with his talent level. I just saw how important DDV was for them last year and that grit that he brought. KAT isn’t gritty and it kinda changed their identity.

[Diop]

good work for Knicks to stay in it, they have good defense and Brunson to pull out a shock win still if they stay within reach into the 4th

[jokeboy86]

Knicks have blown past the Nets since the KD/Kyrie era ended but if the Nets win the lottery and get Flagg.... Might not take the Nets long to catch up again

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

The Celtics are best asset flippers I ever seen. They got out of the Isaiah Thomas business at the right time, out of the Terry Rozier business at the time right, out of the Kemba business at the right time, out of Jae Crowder at the right time and out of Marcus Smart at the right time.

They get championship veteran Jrue Holiday and then Porzingis for much less than 5 FRP. This is a crime.

[Revived]

That was an example of Holiday's superior toughness you were talking about. Not sure you could pay me enough to take blows like that.

I’ll take blows like that for the $30M/yr he makes. I know he does plenty more as well but if we’re just talking about that then I’d do it.

[Diop]

Nah dude,.. he was owning the Celts which is why the REFS had to help them out.

KAT is stupid, he can score, but he's made the dumbest plays today. it wasn't the refs, he puts himself in stupid situations to get fouls.

It's some of both.

the fouls were there, but you are right, they aren't always called that way. hence why everyone gets frustrated.

[RHODEY]

This is exactly why Minny gave Kat away. Guys will see him shoot deep 3s and think he's an elite big man. He's Channing Frye and that's it. 0 game

Nah dude,.. he was owning the Celts which is why the REFS had to help them out.

This dude really called KAT channing frye

Well "Channing Frye" was beasting on their front line

[xxSnEaKyPxx]

Nah dude,.. he was owning the Celts which is why the REFS had to help them out.

This dude really called KAT channing frye

And he was generous

I mean, this is just trolling. Why?

[___Rand___]

I don't think Knicks are doing it this game. Celtics are exploiting Knicks' weaknesses and Knicks can't do nothing about it.

[Diop]

with OG and Hart, Knicks didn't need Mikal, should have gotten something a little different

Getting Bridges made sense to me, certainly not at the cost they paid for him, but fit wise I liked it. I was less confident about the KAT deal, but I certainly understood it with his talent level. I just saw how important DDV was for them last year and that grit that he brought. KAT isn’t gritty and it kinda changed their identity.

sorry yeah, I meant at that cost. Bridges is a good piece for any team, you can't have enough players like him, but you don't spend a fortune for him.

[jokeboy86]

The Celtics range as a team is ridiculous

[scrabbarista]

Kinda odd?

Got sick middle of game?

im guessing was always sicks and tried to play through it.

Possibly but that is usually mentioned before the game, no? Unless I just missed it.

It is definitely not always mentioned. I'd guess like maybe 30% of the time, it doesn't get out when a player is trying to play through something in the Playoffs. Guessing, of course, at the number. But I'm sure things are kept secret all the time.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Also that was Boston strategy. Knicks need to play smarter and adjust to how this game is being called.

I think Boston strategy was

1st quarter we shave some dust off

2nd we gonna lead by 25 points

Second half - we win comfortably by 35 points

Heh, you're kinda like a good luck charm for us. Keep up the BS.

I can’t be your good luck charm

I’m wearing all green tonight

And I’m enjoying Tatum threes like no other Celtics fan ever did

[scrabbarista]

Robinson = Russell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!