2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat (Series tied 1-1)

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Who wins?

Knicks in 4
8
3%
Knicks in 5
17
6%
Knicks in 6
74
25%
Knicks in 7
51
17%
Heat in 4
9
3%
Heat in 5
27
9%
Heat in 6
95
31%
Heat in 7
21
7%
 
Total votes: 302

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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#781 » by uberhikari » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Randle on the bench seems to working wonderfully for the Knicks offense.

It must feel good to not have to carry someone averaging 14 ppg on 44 TS%.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#782 » by pistonsbball » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Knicks role players showing up, Brunson yet to find the rhythm.. it's over when/if he does
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#783 » by sick_irony » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Knicks chemistry is amazing.
Miami gotta stop shooting so many threes
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#784 » by balla345 » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

That was a horrible quarter my god
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#785 » by VicG » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Love the energy and competitiveness of the Knicks. Miami will adjust. What a difference to the Bucks.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#786 » by Shock Defeat » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Knicks are gonna sweep
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#787 » by Mister Ze » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Randle out
Brunson went 1/7

Yet Knicks up 10? Not a good sign for Miami
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#788 » by Blazing_royale » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Randle is a liability to the knicks at this point, noway they scoring like this with Randle trigger happy.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#789 » by SweetTouch » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

butler put some money on the knicks this series

i can already tell he is going to have of those series
Stop being so disrespectful.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#790 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

RJ was watching Dragonball Z before the game.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#791 » by blueNorange » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Doranku wrote:Jimmy going off against the Bucks last series made me forget how awful the rest of the Heat are. Martin, Strus, Vincent, Robinson, even Bam. Bonafide scrubs.

they think draggin robinson out will help, but he's very good defensively overall.

he has a highlight reel of blocking threes.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#792 » by whatisacenter » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:37 pm

RJ and Toppin are why teams should be more patient with player development.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#793 » by life_saver » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:37 pm

there is a reason Heat were 8th seed...their 3 pt shooting in that Bucks series was also wildly unsustainable. They might still win this series but I don't think they are gonna runaway with it
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#794 » by NoDopeOnSundays » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:37 pm

Keep taking threes, we're not the Bucks, we're young and fast and don't give up 2nd chance rebounds.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#795 » by knicksfan974 » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:37 pm

I told ya'll Knicks in 4.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#796 » by jehosafats » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:37 pm

Man, I can't stand that NYK actually looks formidable in the East.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#797 » by Goomba3666 » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:38 pm

Butler is getting completely recked off the dribble by Josh Hart. Say it aint so.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#798 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:38 pm

Miami looking like they’re regular season 3 point shooting and what made them the 8th seed to begin with.
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#799 » by Kaykoose » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:38 pm

Doranku wrote:Jimmy going off against the Bucks last series made me forget how awful the rest of the Heat are. Martin, Strus, Vincent, Robinson, even Bam. Bonafide scrubs.


And Butler isn't as good as the Bucks series would suggest to boot
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Re: 2023 East Semifinals | (5) New York Knicks VS (8) Miami Heat 

Post#800 » by JXL » Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:38 pm

I REPEAT
JXL wrote:Think everyone forgot RJ Barrett had really good stats vs. Miami. Career high 46 points last season.
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