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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Post#1061 » by canada_dry » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

Bridges is top 5 guys that might make a shot with 10 minutes left, but hes definitely bricking that same shot with 4 minutes left.

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Post#1062 » by garrick » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

That isn't even a legitimate shooting attempt.

The league should get rid of these kind of foul baiting.
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Post#1063 » by Maury2423 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

OldSchoolNoBull wrote:Was that Starbury?



Probably, he has been at a lot of our games
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Post#1065 » by VFX » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

Jalen “Trae Young” Brunson
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Post#1066 » by Jadoogar » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

Oof Brunson is reaching embiid levels of foul baiting

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Post#1067 » by Marvin Martian » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

That is a BS call for Brunson. He was shooting in an unnatural motion jumping into Harris
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Post#1068 » by meatball sub » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

absolutely disgusting brand of basketball
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Post#1069 » by MrBigShot » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

Refs trying hard to get NY to detroit 2-0
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Post#1070 » by RB34 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

The NBA allowing these foul baiters to run the league it a recipe for disaster.
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Post#1071 » by twozeroMM » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

Brunson man, the whistle for him is crazy
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Post#1072 » by ogmagicfan » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:06 am

I'd be irritated at Brunson foul baiting if I didnt have money on him for points :lol:
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Post#1073 » by SOUL » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:07 am

Brunson always been my least favorite player for my team to play against he is just looking for contact every possession
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Post#1074 » by RunOKC » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:07 am

that needs to be an offensive foul or no call

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Post#1075 » by RookieStar » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:07 am

Refs should be fired for this... seriously?
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Post#1076 » by Nuntius » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:07 am

Plays like this are why Brunson gets a bad rep as a foul merchant.
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Post#1077 » by JXL » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:07 am

twozeroMM wrote:Brunson man, the whistle for him is crazy

How many times he got held, pushed, and smacked in the 1st half?
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Post#1078 » by meekrab » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:07 am

And the commentators glazing him like this is what people want to watch.
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Post#1079 » by Optms » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:07 am

Brun so clutch
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Post#1080 » by VFX » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:07 am

lol zero fouls getting called on that side of the court

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