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

Post #1 » by **bisme37** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:14 pm

Game 2: Wednesday May 7, 7pm ET on TNT

Continued from here: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2456832

sp6r=underrated · Post #2 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:17 pm

I still feel like the pressure is on the knicks to win G2 but I won't be crushed if NY loses tonight outside of a blowout that makes G1 look like a mirage.

ryan in Maine · Post #3 » by **ryan in Maine** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:42 pm

Good luck, Knickheads.

NoStatsGuy · Post #4 » by **NoStatsGuy** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:47 pm

knicks in 4 babyyyyy

In-N-Out 247 · Post #5 » by **In-N-Out 247** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:49 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:I still feel like the pressure is on the knicks to win G2 but I won't be crushed if NY loses tonight outside of a blowout that makes G1 look like a mirage.

If the Knicks win game 2 they will have a stranglehold on the series (like Pacers do over the Cavs). This is pretty close to a must win game for the Celtics, so I'd say the pressure is on them.

Knicks lose and at least they still got the split and stole homecourt advantage.

sp6r=underrated · Post #6 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:52 pm

In-N-Out 247 wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:I still feel like the pressure is on the knicks to win G2 but I won't be crushed if NY loses tonight outside of a blowout that makes G1 look like a mirage.

If the Knicks win game 2 they will have a stranglehold on the series (like Pacers do over the Cavs). This is pretty close to a must win game for the Celtics, so I'd say the pressure is on them.

Knicks lose and at least they still got the split and stole homecourt advantage.

I really don't want NY to get into this game with the bolded attitude. All year Boston was the better club by a pretty large margin. When you're going for an upset you can't have the attitude all we need is a split.

cgf · Post #7 » by **cgf** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:53 pm

Hopefully Ark can lead us to another win in Boston, even though they should be out for blood tonight.

cgf · Post #8 » by **cgf** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:57 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:
In-N-Out 247 wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:I still feel like the pressure is on the knicks to win G2 but I won't be crushed if NY loses tonight outside of a blowout that makes G1 look like a mirage.

If the Knicks win game 2 they will have a stranglehold on the series (like Pacers do over the Cavs). This is pretty close to a must win game for the Celtics, so I'd say the pressure is on them.

Knicks lose and at least they still got the split and stole homecourt advantage.

I really don't want NY to get into this game with the bolded attitude. All year Boston was the better club by a pretty large margin. When you're going for an upset you can't have the attitude all we need is a split.

Yeah we need to keep punching them in the face...even though I expect Boston to give us their best shot tonight...bait them into even more bad threes, do better on the boards, get KAT rolling if he can avoid the soft fouls he picked up in the first half of game 1, and punish them at the FT line when we can get a whistle.

Post #9 » by **Capn'O** » Wed May 7, 2025 4:59 pm

cgf wrote:Hopefully Ark can lead us to another win in Boston, even though they should be out for blood tonight.

Arky needs to get their hatin' ass into this thread pronto.

cgf · Post #10 » by **cgf** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:08 pm

Capn'O wrote:
cgf wrote:Hopefully Ark can lead us to another win in Boston, even though they should be out for blood tonight.

Arky needs to get their hatin' ass into this thread pronto.

I think the rule is that if we say Mikal Bridges 5 times, they'll automatically appear in a thread?

Post #11 » by **bisme37** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:10 pm

Btw... it's quite painful when I have to type stuff like "NYK leads 1-0." But I do it for you guys.

sp6r=underrated · Post #12 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:11 pm

cgf wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:
In-N-Out 247 wrote:
If the Knicks win game 2 they will have a stranglehold on the series (like Pacers do over the Cavs). This is pretty close to a must win game for the Celtics, so I'd say the pressure is on them.

Knicks lose and at least they still got the split and stole homecourt advantage.

I really don't want NY to get into this game with the bolded attitude. All year Boston was the better club by a pretty large margin. When you're going for an upset you can't have the attitude all we need is a split.

Yeah we need to keep punching them in the face...even though I expect Boston to give us their best shot tonight...bait them into even more bad threes, do better on the boards, get KAT rolling if he can avoid the soft fouls he picked up in the first half of game 1, and punish them at the FT line when we can get a whistle.

The series I'm thinking about right now is 2023 MIA-BOS. Miami pulled off the upset but that series went 7 with MIA even with Miami winning the first 2 in Boston.

I just don't think NY can bank on 3-0 at home.

cgf · Post #13 » by **cgf** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:13 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:
cgf wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:
I really don't want NY to get into this game with the bolded attitude. All year Boston was the better club by a pretty large margin. When you're going for an upset you can't have the attitude all we need is a split.

Yeah we need to keep punching them in the face...even though I expect Boston to give us their best shot tonight...bait them into even more bad threes, do better on the boards, get KAT rolling if he can avoid the soft fouls he picked up in the first half of game 1, and punish them at the FT line when we can get a whistle.

The series I'm thinking about right now is 2023 MIA-BOS. Miami pulled off the upset but that series went 7 with MIA even with Miami winning the first 2 in Boston.

I just don't think NY can bank on 3-0 at home.

Yeah we need to kill them before they figure out how to protect their bigs from Brunson and the Jays from any offball cuts. Our offense needs to crank it up a couple of levels to offset any shooting regression from Boston.

KokoKaizer · Post #14 » by **KokoKaizer** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:13 pm

bisme37 wrote:Btw... it's quite painful when I have to type stuff like "NYK leads 1-0." But I do it for you guys.

You're the Bryan Adams of the mods^^

cgf · Post #15 » by **cgf** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:14 pm

bisme37 wrote:Btw... it's quite painful when I have to type stuff like "NYK leads 1-0." But I do it for you guys.

Hopefully we can advance to the next round quickly, so you don't have to make too many more of these

Post #16 » by **bisme37** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:15 pm

cgf wrote:
bisme37 wrote:Btw... it's quite painful when I have to type stuff like "NYK leads 1-0." But I do it for you guys.

Hopefully we can advance to the next round quickly, so you don't have to make too many more of these

ryan in Maine · Post #17 » by **ryan in Maine** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:19 pm

bisme37 wrote:Btw... it's quite painful when I have to type stuff like "NYK leads 1-0." But I do it for you guys.

Hopefully you don't have to update the Knicks side of the column again.

Post #18 » by **bisme37** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:27 pm

So they never said what happened to KP the other night but I think mofo just had diarrhea or something lol. He's at shoot-around and probable to play tonight. Hauser is likely out.

ryan in Maine · Post #19 » by **ryan in Maine** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:35 pm

bisme37 wrote:So they never said what happened to KP the other night but I think mofo just had diarrhea or something lol. He's at shoot-around and probable to play tonight. Hauser is likely out.

Get the man a banana bag and let's go. We need him to stretch the d and alter shots. If KP plays he's dropping 27.

cgf · Post #20 » by **cgf** » Wed May 7, 2025 5:39 pm

bisme37 wrote:So they never said what happened to KP the other night but I think mofo just had diarrhea or something lol. He's at shoot-around and probable to play tonight. Hauser is likely out.

Wouldn't be the first time KP pooped his pants on a national stage

Who wins?