2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East First Round: #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons (Series tied 1-1)

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Who'll Win the Series?

Poll ended at Mon Apr 21, 2025 12:27 pm

Knicks, via SWEEP!
20
7%
Knicks, 4-1
61
23%
Knicks, 4-2
80
30%
Knicks, 4-3
27
10%
Pistons, 4-3
24
9%
Pistons, 4-2
47
17%
Pistons, 4-1
4
1%
Pistons, via SWEEP!
8
3%
 
Total votes: 271

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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East First Round: #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons 

Post#481 » by scrabbarista » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:37 am

Obviously, I could be missing some of the story, but when you see a few calls that are 80%, 95% of the time called a certain way, and they're called the other way, that's usually a good clue.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East First Round: #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons 

Post#482 » by JustBuzzin » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:37 am

I had Detroit winning this series. They about to choke this game away smh.
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Post#483 » by tmorgan » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:37 am

It’s not over yet. If you’ve given up on Detroit after this run, you didn’t watch Detroit this year.

That said, getting worked by Cam Payne sucks.
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Post#484 » by Chuck Everett » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:37 am

22-7 in this quarter thus far for the Knicks (11 from Cam Payne).
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Post#485 » by Revived » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:38 am

Too bad for Cade that his role players like Tobias Harris, THJ and Beasley will never this high a scoring game again for rest of the series.

But Cade himself will definitely be better in the future games.
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Post#486 » by jokeboy86 » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:38 am

picc wrote:What just happened bro.


Pistons only veteran presence is Harris and Hardaway. Neither are pgs so I dont know who's going to get them to settle down on the floor.
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Post#487 » by Marvin Martian » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:38 am

picc wrote:Pistons giving "one year away" vibes. Too young and green for the big lights?

Fool's gold. PHI punted the season and gave DET the opportunity to be a top 6 seed
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Post#488 » by picc » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:38 am

tmorgan wrote:It’s not over yet. If you’ve given up on Detroit after this run, you didn’t watch Detroit this year.

That said, getting worked by Cam Payne sucks.


Just look at his face.

It has to suck.
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Post#489 » by Dennis Reynolds » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:39 am

scrabbarista wrote:Man, I've only been peeking in from time to time, but from what I've seen, it's looked like the league 100% decided who was going to win this one. Interesting that it's the same lead ref from the last game I watched in which the league picked the winner beforehand.


No they haven't, stop talking nonsense.
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Post#490 » by bisme37 » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:39 am

azcatz11 wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:Everything about Payne is ugly.

His face, his shot, his dancing is all ugly!


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That video lol. Strike issued for inappropriate content!
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Post#491 » by CodeBreaker » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:39 am

Am I wrong for thinking Cade is better than Ja?
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Post#492 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:39 am

Maybe we can say Pistons are too young this year but I think JBB teams have always been strong regular season and underperformed post-season waiting for that to be proven wrong.
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Post#493 » by picc » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:39 am

You come out of timeout after a run, and your set play is "Tobias Harris iso".

They were destined to lose this game from the start.
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Post#494 » by CKB » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:40 am

Playoff is a different animal and the Pistons are not ready. Too shaken by the tight Knicks defense right now.
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Post#495 » by vege » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:40 am

What a choke. This is the team that lost 28 in a row. 4th quarter meltdown.
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Post#496 » by ___Rand___ » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:40 am

Dang come on Detroit.
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Post#497 » by LAvision » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:40 am

What a meltdown
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Post#498 » by jokeboy86 » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:40 am

Cade's got the yips. Ugh
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Post#499 » by Calamity_Cometh » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:40 am

What a gut punch of a run
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Post#500 » by life_saver » Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:40 am

Some big defensive plays from KAT

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