2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-0)

[Butch718]

Still no Simmons podcast.

He’s ducking the smoke today because if the Celtics had
been the ones to come back from 20, he would have had an emergency pod that same evening.

[dakomish23]

Random stuff:

Knicks have led for 12 of the 101 mins of this series

Game 1
NYK 1st half 90.0 ORTG 122.0 DRTG -32.0 NRTG
NYK 2nd half 125.0 ORTG 88.6 DRTG +36.4 NRTG

Game 2
NYK 1st half 83.7 ORTG 104.2 DRTG -20.5 NRTG
NYK 2nd half 106.4 ORTG 85.1 DRTG +21.3 NRTG
^^^
The BOS numbers are the direct opposite for those time frames

Brunson has 23 pts in the 4th quarters. BOS has 33.

Brown in the 4th is shooting 1-7 for 6 pts
Tatum in the 4th is shooting 1-12 for 6 pts
Bridges in the 4th is shooting 6-12 for 14 pts

Tatum is 2-7 shooting vs Mitch

Knicks have only had the starting 5 + Mitch & McBride play in the 4th quarters

[ArksNetsSince99]

This has to be a joke at this point rite? Mikal playing lockdown defense and scoring almost as many points as the entire Celtics in the 4th and 2 INSANE defensive plays to end both games....

Why this would be a joke ?

Celtics still gonna get this series , well it’s gonna be in 6 instead of 5 , and when they do nobody’s gonna remember what Mikal did

Do you feel like Nets should’ve held off on trading Bridgrs to get more for him? Panicked and traded him away for 5 first rd picks that are all gonna be in the 20s? Not to mention yall traded him to an inner city rival that you helped turn into a contender with that trade by giving them the most durable player in modern basketball history who’s also a complete menace defensively every time he’s on the court.

I think a team like Houston may have traded away a top 10 pick in this upcoming draft in addition to just as many picks Knicks traded for him…if yall had just waited.

That’s the craziest take I read on this forums

Mikal isn’t worth 5 FRP even in their 20s

How do you know picks in 2029 and 2031 , respectively 4 and 6 years from now will end up in their 20s ? ?

Nets did amazing deal as it is , and you overvalued Mikal by a lot , not by a little , by a lot

[ArksNetsSince99]

Btw... it's quite painful when I have to type stuff like "NYK leads 1-0." But I do it for you guys.

Bisme let someone else to do the game 3 thread please

I’m afraid you don’t have enough keyboard keys to type NYK ?__0

[bronxknicksfan1]

Why this would be a joke ?

Celtics still gonna get this series , well it’s gonna be in 6 instead of 5 , and when they do nobody’s gonna remember what Mikal did

Do you feel like Nets should’ve held off on trading Bridgrs to get more for him? Panicked and traded him away for 5 first rd picks that are all gonna be in the 20s? Not to mention yall traded him to an inner city rival that you helped turn into a contender with that trade by giving them the most durable player in modern basketball history who’s also a complete menace defensively every time he’s on the court.

I think a team like Houston may have traded away a top 10 pick in this upcoming draft in addition to just as many picks Knicks traded for him…if yall had just waited.

That’s the craziest take I read on this forums

Mikal isn’t worth 5 FRP even in their 20s

How do you know picks in 2029 and 2031 , respectively 4 and 6 years from now will end up in their 20s ? ?

Nets did amazing deal as it is , and you overvalued Mikal by a lot , not by a little , by a lot

None of those picks in the 20s will be better than Mikal

[ArksNetsSince99]

Do you feel like Nets should’ve held off on trading Bridgrs to get more for him? Panicked and traded him away for 5 first rd picks that are all gonna be in the 20s? Not to mention yall traded him to an inner city rival that you helped turn into a contender with that trade by giving them the most durable player in modern basketball history who’s also a complete menace defensively every time he’s on the court.

I think a team like Houston may have traded away a top 10 pick in this upcoming draft in addition to just as many picks Knicks traded for him…if yall had just waited.

That’s the craziest take I read on this forums

Mikal isn’t worth 5 FRP even in their 20s

How do you know picks in 2029 and 2031 , respectively 4 and 6 years from now will end up in their 20s ? ?

Nets did amazing deal as it is , and you overvalued Mikal by a lot , not by a little , by a lot

None of those picks in the 20s will be better than Mikal

We select Jokic 2 with pick 41

[HMFFL]

It's diffiuclt to be positive when the Celtics are in need of depth at the 5. Expecting Al Horford to be productive is a joke.

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[Woodsanity]

Why this would be a joke ?

Celtics still gonna get this series , well it’s gonna be in 6 instead of 5 , and when they do nobody’s gonna remember what Mikal did

Do you feel like Nets should’ve held off on trading Bridgrs to get more for him? Panicked and traded him away for 5 first rd picks that are all gonna be in the 20s? Not to mention yall traded him to an inner city rival that you helped turn into a contender with that trade by giving them the most durable player in modern basketball history who’s also a complete menace defensively every time he’s on the court.

I think a team like Houston may have traded away a top 10 pick in this upcoming draft in addition to just as many picks Knicks traded for him…if yall had just waited.

That’s the craziest take I read on this forums

Mikal isn’t worth 5 FRP even in their 20s

How do you know picks in 2029 and 2031 , respectively 4 and 6 years from now will end up in their 20s ? ?

Nets did amazing deal as it is , and you overvalued Mikal by a lot , not by a little , by a lot

It was an overpay for sure maybe by 2 picks or so but if it results in an ECF, Finals or ring then no one will care.
Hell the last time we made an ECF was 25 years ago.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Do you feel like Nets should’ve held off on trading Bridgrs to get more for him? Panicked and traded him away for 5 first rd picks that are all gonna be in the 20s? Not to mention yall traded him to an inner city rival that you helped turn into a contender with that trade by giving them the most durable player in modern basketball history who’s also a complete menace defensively every time he’s on the court.

I think a team like Houston may have traded away a top 10 pick in this upcoming draft in addition to just as many picks Knicks traded for him…if yall had just waited.

That’s the craziest take I read on this forums

Mikal isn’t worth 5 FRP even in their 20s

How do you know picks in 2029 and 2031 , respectively 4 and 6 years from now will end up in their 20s ? ?

Nets did amazing deal as it is , and you overvalued Mikal by a lot , not by a little , by a lot

It was an overpay for sure maybe by 2 picks or so but if it results in an ECF, Finals or ring then no one will care.
Hell the last time we made an ECF was 25 years ago.

Any move resulting winning a championship it’s a great move , hard to disagree with you on that and if you do I will come here and say , YES Mikal was a great move for the Knicks no matter amount of picks you paid , bar none

But making conference finals or even finals that’s not a success Knicks should brag about , second best it’s always a biggest loser in my opinion

[The Corey's]

I mean they did win a playoff game on the road
I hear you though that the Cs had a lot go bad and blew a 20 point lead at home and it’s not likely that they miss that many open 3s again, but still, Knicks played good D and overcame a bunch of missed free throws to win on the road. They have every right to be excited. It’s going to be a tough series, Will see what Brown and Tatum are made of. Knicks came through in the clutch. Celtics didn’t.

They won by a basket.

Am I supposed to bend the knee and capitulate my entire take because they win by a single basket in game 1?

I don't think so.

Celtics in 5.

Your incessant trolling is all the more laughable now.

I expected better from a mod. Or maybe I didn't.

[LFGK]

Why this would be a joke ?

Celtics still gonna get this series , well it’s gonna be in 6 instead of 5 , and when they do nobody’s gonna remember what Mikal did

Do you feel like Nets should’ve held off on trading Bridgrs to get more for him? Panicked and traded him away for 5 first rd picks that are all gonna be in the 20s? Not to mention yall traded him to an inner city rival that you helped turn into a contender with that trade by giving them the most durable player in modern basketball history who’s also a complete menace defensively every time he’s on the court.

I think a team like Houston may have traded away a top 10 pick in this upcoming draft in addition to just as many picks Knicks traded for him…if yall had just waited.

That’s the craziest take I read on this forums

Mikal isn’t worth 5 FRP even in their 20s

How do you know picks in 2029 and 2031 , respectively 4 and 6 years from now will end up in their 20s ? ?

Nets did amazing deal as it is , and you overvalued Mikal by a lot , not by a little , by a lot

man had the 2 biggest defensive plays in game 1 and 2 and 2 games away from an ECF which they will prob be favored to beat indiana(assuming they close out clev. which they should) What in gods name are you still rambling on about?

[Patches Perry]

Does getting knocked out in rd 2 put the fraud label on this Celtics team? Felt like all year long the Celtics were talked about as the favorite to win it all

Generally the defending champions who keep their team intact will be favorite just because that's what feels familiar. Same thing happens most years.

I don't think they are frauds at all. It just shows that the margin between champion and other contenders is pretty slim in recent years.

[levon]

I'm a Lakers fan so I hope the Cs get swept, but I think they still pull this series out. They're not repeating though.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Do you feel like Nets should’ve held off on trading Bridgrs to get more for him? Panicked and traded him away for 5 first rd picks that are all gonna be in the 20s? Not to mention yall traded him to an inner city rival that you helped turn into a contender with that trade by giving them the most durable player in modern basketball history who’s also a complete menace defensively every time he’s on the court.

I think a team like Houston may have traded away a top 10 pick in this upcoming draft in addition to just as many picks Knicks traded for him…if yall had just waited.

That’s the craziest take I read on this forums

Mikal isn’t worth 5 FRP even in their 20s

How do you know picks in 2029 and 2031 , respectively 4 and 6 years from now will end up in their 20s ? ?

Nets did amazing deal as it is , and you overvalued Mikal by a lot , not by a little , by a lot

man had the 2 biggest defensive plays in game 1 and 2 and 2 games away from an ECF which they will prob be favored to beat indiana(assuming they close out clev. which they should) What in gods name are you still rambling on about?

He was a black hole besides that , worst Knick including P.J. Tucker easily

Besides Knicks lead the series , it could end for you 2-4 then who’s gonna remember this plays ? Like nobody ?

[bronxknicksfan1]

That’s the craziest take I read on this forums

Mikal isn’t worth 5 FRP even in their 20s

How do you know picks in 2029 and 2031 , respectively 4 and 6 years from now will end up in their 20s ? ?

Nets did amazing deal as it is , and you overvalued Mikal by a lot , not by a little , by a lot

man had the 2 biggest defensive plays in game 1 and 2 and 2 games away from an ECF which they will prob be favored to beat indiana(assuming they close out clev. which they should) What in gods name are you still rambling on about?

He was a black hole besides that , worst Knick including P.J. Tucker easily

Besides Knicks lead the series , it could end for you 2-4 then who’s gonna remember this plays ? Like nobody ?

First it was 4-0, guaranteed. Then it was 4-1, for sure. Now it’s “it could end 2-4”

If Mikal is the worst Knick, it’s even more embarrassing that he cooked the Celtics in the 4th and outscored supposed to be best player in the series, Tatum

[Wolfgang630]

The Knicks don’t need to win this game. People putting pressure on them that they have to win game 3.

[Lemmie_live]

The Knicks don’t need to win this game. People putting pressure on them that they have to win game 3.

They don’t have to win game 3, but if they do ALL of the pressure will solely be on Boston so it should be treated as a must win. As long as they split the series the Knicks should be able to finish in Boston

[ArksNetsSince99]

man had the 2 biggest defensive plays in game 1 and 2 and 2 games away from an ECF which they will prob be favored to beat indiana(assuming they close out clev. which they should) What in gods name are you still rambling on about?

He was a black hole besides that , worst Knick including P.J. Tucker easily

Besides Knicks lead the series , it could end for you 2-4 then who’s gonna remember this plays ? Like nobody ?

First it was 4-0, guaranteed. Then it was 4-1, for sure. Now it’s “it could end 2-4”

If Mikal is the worst Knick, it’s even more embarrassing that he cooked the Celtics in the 4th and outscored supposed to be best player in the series, Tatum

I wouldn’t necessarily blame any single Celtic player for their defeats, but if Mazzula doesn’t see his faults on how this two games played out he gotta be the dumbest HC in the league

He pissed away two very comfortable 20 points leads exactly the same way , no game plan , no timely time ousts , if he sees his mistakes Boston wins this series

This would’ve never happened under Udoka , 1 game maybe , 2 in a row , no way

[Capn'O]

Oh good. All of our good luck charms are back.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Oh good. All of our good luck charms are back.

Let me guess , you missed Arky ?