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2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)

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Who wins game 3?

Poll ended at Sun May 11, 2025 4:02 pm

Celtics
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75%
@ Knicks
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25%
 
Total votes: 64

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Post#341 » by jaymo123 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:39 pm

I still don't trust the Celtics.
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Post#342 » by ReggiesKnicks » Sat May 10, 2025 9:39 pm

Don't call it a comeback
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Post#343 » by SlimShady83 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:39 pm

Here comes the comeback

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Post#344 » by Castle Black » Sat May 10, 2025 9:40 pm

Brunson's flopping and foul-baiting are tiring.
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Post#345 » by AussieCeltic » Sat May 10, 2025 9:40 pm

Lalouie wrote:this game is abhorrent....up by almost 30 and they STILL want to shoot 3s

their D better hold because they're going to shoot themselves in the foot again....unless nyk has already decided to pack it in


Yeh crazy the team that is hot from 3 should shoot open 3’s. wild
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Post#346 » by Tim_Hardawayy » Sat May 10, 2025 9:40 pm

I love that the Knicks are down 20 and you can still feel the Celtics sphincters tightening.
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Post#348 » by sunsbg » Sat May 10, 2025 9:40 pm

Oops 20pt lead. Celtics in trouble.
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Post#349 » by ChumboChappati » Sat May 10, 2025 9:41 pm

Put Brown back in to stop Knicks run
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Post#350 » by LethalRangee » Sat May 10, 2025 9:41 pm

Will the refs ever call these blatant moving screens on the C's? Absolutely inexplicable.
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Post#351 » by BigDan245 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:41 pm

Well if Knicks fans want something to hang their hat on it's that Boston had an extra day off between games. Games 4, 5, and 6 are every other day. More of a chance of fatigue and less accurate shooting.

That's about all I got.
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Post#352 » by itrsteve » Sat May 10, 2025 9:41 pm

Ugh the dreaded 20pt lead
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Post#353 » by AussieCeltic » Sat May 10, 2025 9:41 pm

Tim_Hardawayy wrote:I love that the Knicks are down 20 and you can still feel the Celtics sphincters tightening.


They look pretty relaxed out there
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Post#354 » by scrabbarista » Sat May 10, 2025 9:42 pm

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Post#355 » by jaymo123 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:42 pm

Run a different play please. I don't trust Tatum from the top of the key to make the right play.
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Post#356 » by knicksfan974 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:42 pm

It's not like a Knicks sweep was likely, so I'll take this loss after how the Celtics shot tonight.

Still up 2-1!
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Post#357 » by FarBeyondDriven » Sat May 10, 2025 9:43 pm

Tim_Hardawayy wrote:I love that the Knicks are down 20 and you can still feel the Celtics sphincters tightening.


it's the Jays. Dumb fouls, forced awful shots, turnovers, etc. Mental midgets. Nothing any coach can do when his star players aren't clutch. Just have to hope others around them hit their wide open threes this game unlike the previous two. If they blow a third 20 point lead their reputations will take a hit they'll never recover from.
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Post#358 » by scrabbarista » Sat May 10, 2025 9:44 pm

Celtics about to sweep, though, fr.
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Post#359 » by AussieCeltic » Sat May 10, 2025 9:44 pm

FarBeyondDriven wrote:
Tim_Hardawayy wrote:I love that the Knicks are down 20 and you can still feel the Celtics sphincters tightening.


it's the Jays. Dumb fouls, forced awful shots, turnovers, etc. Mental midgets. Nothing any coach can do when his star players aren't clutch. Just have to hope others around them hit their wide open threes this game unlike the previous two. If they blow a third 20 point lead their reputations will take a hit they'll never recover from.


Not clutch… right. Don’t let 2 bad games ruin your narrative.

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Post#360 » by Tim_Hardawayy » Sat May 10, 2025 9:44 pm

FarBeyondDriven wrote:
Tim_Hardawayy wrote:I love that the Knicks are down 20 and you can still feel the Celtics sphincters tightening.


it's the Jays. Dumb fouls, forced awful shots, turnovers, etc. Mental midgets. Nothing any coach can do when his star players aren't clutch. Just have to hope others around them hit their wide open threes this game unlike the previous two. If they blow a third 20 point lead their reputations will take a hit they'll never recover from.

Well they wouldn't be blowing a 20 point lead this time, it would be 30.

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