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%
 
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East First Round: #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons (NYK leads 1-0) 

Post#741 » by Reeko » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:09 am

Harris on Towns should be BBQ chicken.
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Post#742 » by HangTime » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:10 am

I think the Knicks plan this series is to give the Pistons a false sense of confidence.
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Post#743 » by azcatz11 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:10 am

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azcatz11 wrote:Why doesn’t thibs stagger towns and Brunson?


He doesn't want to sub them at all. You expect him to stagger them?


Is it me or is Harris playing tremendous defense? Never seen him like this
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Post#744 » by Chuck Everett » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:11 am

azcatz11 wrote:
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azcatz11 wrote:Why doesn’t thibs stagger towns and Brunson?


He doesn't want to sub them at all. You expect him to stagger them?


Is it me or is Harris playing tremendous defense? Never seen him like this


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Post#745 » by Capn'O » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:11 am

Reeko wrote:Harris on Towns should be BBQ chicken.


We should be spamming Towns
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Post#746 » by ___Rand___ » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:14 am

Harris actually defended Towns well lol
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Post#747 » by Reeko » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:15 am

Heads up play by OG there. Miss you bro bro.
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Post#748 » by azcatz11 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:15 am

Surprised they didn’t call a T on towns for throwing the ball at Cade
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Post#749 » by tmorgan » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:16 am

Harris has to try and guard Towns and just slow him down, even a little.

Because the other option is Duren, who’d foul out in 15 minutes, he’s just not prepared for this. And we need his rebounding and lob threat, especially with Stew out.
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Post#750 » by cgf » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:16 am

Just catching up on game two. Fun one so far!
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Post#751 » by Nuntius » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:16 am

What kind of outlet pass was that???
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Post#752 » by ___Rand___ » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:17 am

Capn'O wrote:
Reeko wrote:Harris on Towns should be BBQ chicken.


We should be spamming Towns


there was no BBQ!
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Post#753 » by sp6r=underrated » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:17 am

HangTime wrote:I think the Knicks plan this series is to give the Pistons a false sense of confidence.


Detroit was a good team in the 2nd half of the season. I'm not claiming they're a superstar club for they are not but their play for months now has been closer to a team that wins 50 games.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East First Round: #3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons (NYK leads 1-0) 

Post#754 » by cgf » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:18 am

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This happens every year. Our first round opponent doesn't take us seriously and starts yapping away. I wish our second round opponents would do the same.


Why would anybody take Knicks seriously

It’s a laughingstock team for more than a quarter of a century

We not talking here about , Lakers Spurs Warriors Celtics hell even about likes of Nuggets Mavs or Toronto

We talking about Nix , bottom feeder for generations


Do the Knicks have any fans outside of New York?


Raptors and Nets fans love for the knicks is always impressive :P
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Post#755 » by LockoutSeason » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:18 am

Reeko wrote:Harris on Towns should be BBQ chicken.


It has been so far.
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Post#756 » by cgf » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:19 am

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No, the reason it was close is that NY focused on Cade and dared the role players to beat them. Which they (particularly Tobias and Beas) did… until everything fell apart.


Didn't you just describe the same thing? We dared your role players to beat us and they shot the lights out...for the 2nd time in 5 games against us...until they didn't.


You’re missing the nuance… the shooters are open because of this. NBA players making open shots is not some non-repeatable occurrence.


It's can they hit them at 50^ clip that's the question.
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Post#757 » by JujitsuFlip » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:19 am

KAT threw the ball at Cade while he was on the ground, earlier he pointed right at Harris' head lol he's lucky the refs are letting it go.
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Post#758 » by durden_tyler » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:19 am

If Knicks comeback from this again, they will really shake the Pistons’ confidence.


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Post#759 » by hauntedcomputer » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:21 am

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Post#760 » by 2weekswithpay » Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:21 am

Cade has no problem scoring over Bridges. The Pistons should keep trying to get that switch early in the clock.

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