2023 Eastern Conference | Round 1 | (4) Cleveland Cavaliers VS. (5) New York Knicks (NYK WINS 4-1)

[Vampirate]

I'll be honest, I voted for Cavs in 6.

I trusted Brunson but had absolutely no faith in RJ or Randle in the playoffs, RJ at least has showed up the last few games. Props to him.

I didn't see the Garland being useless last game.

On paper it looked like the Cavs had the advantage, but it's why you play the games.

Knicks played them well in the regular season. So the takes were kind of baffling to me.

RJ is a pleasant surprise though. He manned the **** up instead of cowering.

I've thought all along.

Brunson has proven to be able to handle the post season.

The deciding wing factors is if RJ or Randle show up and do anything positive. The last time they were in the post season both were horrible.

Based on that and RJ's inefficiency in the RS and the last post season you can't blame us for a lack of faith in him.

Randle to date though hasn't matched his RS numbers in any game to date.

[PhilBlackson]

I gotta give credit where it's due that NY crowd is next level lol

Them & BOS are always so lit, although NY might even be louder....either way those are amazing Playoff atmospheres.

[NewEra]

Losing to the knicks is pretty embarrassing

Meh..I think the E word you’re looking for is not “embarrassing”, but Expected. This isn’t the same old Knicks. They’re the better team and it shows.

[bisme37]

I just wanna know what mod changed the poll to 'Who wins game 4' with like 2 minutes left in the game, to purposely erase the original poll results that had the GB predicting heavily the Cavs winning the series in 4/5/6 games.

I did. We are currently PMing about it after you called me a clown. So you already know the answer lmao.

The poll going into today's game was who would win today's game. After the game ended I changed it to who would win the next game. Why do you want to keep voting on a game that ended?

[cgf]

Hot Take: Randle Struggles means Knicks win more games in playoffs

Thibs deserves props for stick with Obi today and if Julius continues to struggle I hope Obi gets more burn...but we're a better team when Julius is cooking like he was before hurting his ankle, than we are when he's shooting like this.

[Im Coming Home]

Its ok ya'll I got the original results, thanks to google cache.

[QingJames]

Its ok ya'll I got the original results, thanks to google cache.

Proud original Knicks in 6 voter here. I never bought into the Mobley and Mitchell hype. But even I gave them too much credit it seems.

This shouldn’t be a surprise for people who watched the regular season matchups though.

[ag3]

Brunson is a superstar. Period.

I’m predicting Randle will go off game 5 and end the series.

[dakomish23]

I gotta give credit where it's due that NY crowd is next level lol

Them & BOS are always so lit, although NY might even be louder....either way those are amazing Playoff atmospheres.

It really is insanity. I was there for the Melo Easter game. Couldn’t hear the person next to you and that was a regular season game

[bisme37]

Its ok ya'll I got the original results, thanks to google cache.

Proud original Knicks in 6 voter here. I never bought into the Mobley and Mitchell hype. But even I gave them too much credit it seems.

This shouldn’t be a surprise for people who watched the regular season matchups though.

I voted Knicks in 6 too. Go us.

[cgf]

I'll be honest, I voted for Cavs in 6.

I trusted Brunson but had absolutely no faith in RJ or Randle in the playoffs, RJ at least has showed up the last few games. Props to him.

I didn't see the Garland being useless last game.

On paper it looked like the Cavs had the advantage, but it's why you play the games.

Knicks played them well in the regular season. So the takes were kind of baffling to me.

RJ is a pleasant surprise though. He manned the **** up instead of cowering.

I've thought all along.

Brunson has proven to be able to handle the post season.

The deciding wing factors is if RJ or Randle show up and do anything positive. The last time they were in the post season both were horrible.

Based on that and RJ's inefficiency in the RS and the last post season you can't blame us for a lack of faith in him.

Randle to date though hasn't matched his RS numbers in any game to date.

tbf to Julius he rolled his ankle with 5 games to go in the regular season and whether he'd even play in game 1 was up in the air.

We don't know how much that's affecting him now, but at the very least it disrupted his rhythm for half a month and now he's gotta get that flow back in the toughest environment.

Plus Mobley has the length, quickness, and BBIQ to match up well with him if Ju's ankle isn't good enough for him to just power his way to the rim.

[NUMBERICA]

Of what little I have watched in real time of this series, it is starkly clear that Donovan Mitchell wants no part of Jalen Brunson which sure isn't a good sign for the Cavs.

[xb3at band1tx]

I'll be honest, I voted for Cavs in 6.

I trusted Brunson but had absolutely no faith in RJ or Randle in the playoffs, RJ at least has showed up the last few games. Props to him.

I didn't see the Garland being useless last game.

On paper it looked like the Cavs had the advantage, but it's why you play the games.

The crazy thing is Randle IS playing bad, just as you'd expect. But, this Knicks team is deep and tough they somehow can overcome his deficiencies.

[dakomish23]

Its ok ya'll I got the original results, thanks to google cache.

[dakomish23]

Brunson is doing the Joker thing with his hands I think

[Jimmit79]

Hot Take: Randle Struggles means Knicks win more games in playoffs

Thibs deserves props for stick with Obi today and if Julius continues to struggle I hope Obi gets more burn...but we're a better team when Julius is cooking like he was before hurting his ankle, than we are when he's shooting like this.

I'm actually impressed by Obi rebounding today if he keeps playing like this Randle will lose more mins in playoffs.

[cgf]

Its ok ya'll I got the original results, thanks to google cache.

Why are you so obsessed with that?

PS I stand by my Cavs in 4 jinx-vote!

[raptor jesus]

I had the Cavs winning this series because I thought they had the talent edge, which is usually the deciding factor in the playoffs. But they just don't seem up to the task of scrapping with a tough team like the Knicks. I feel like Allen and Mobley should be much more imposing than they've been so far given their physical gifts. Dare I say this Cavs team is kinda soft.

[Jimmit79]

Knicks played them well in the regular season. So the takes were kind of baffling to me.

RJ is a pleasant surprise though. He manned the **** up instead of cowering.

I've thought all along.

Brunson has proven to be able to handle the post season.

The deciding wing factors is if RJ or Randle show up and do anything positive. The last time they were in the post season both were horrible.

Based on that and RJ's inefficiency in the RS and the last post season you can't blame us for a lack of faith in him.

Randle to date though hasn't matched his RS numbers in any game to date.

tbf to Julius he rolled his ankle with 5 games to go in the regular season and whether he'd even play in game 1 was up in the air.

We don't know how much that's affecting him now, but at the very least it disrupted his rhythm for half a month and now he's gotta get that flow back in the toughest environment.

Plus Mobley has the length, quickness, and BBIQ to match up well with him if Ju's ankle isn't good enough for him to just power his way to the rim.

And the bad foul by Allen in game 2 that was horrible.

[DaGawd]

knicks in 5 still