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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Total votes: 64

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

Post#361 » by azcatz11 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:45 pm

Bust his ass big Al
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Post#362 » by Iwasawitness » Sat May 10, 2025 9:47 pm

Tim_Hardawayy wrote:
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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Post#363 » by LethalRangee » Sat May 10, 2025 9:47 pm

scrabbarista wrote:Celtics about to sweep, though, fr.


"CeLTiCs iN 5!"

You're still going to lose this series regardless of the outcome of this game, funny how you come out of the woodwork when you're winning but nowhere to be found when you lose :lol:
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Post#364 » by Iwasawitness » Sat May 10, 2025 9:49 pm

LethalRangee wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:Celtics about to sweep, though, fr.


"CeLTiCs iN 5!"

You're still going to lose this series regardless of the outcome of this game, funny how you come out of the woodwork when you're winning but nowhere to be found when you lose :lol:


Why are you so confident the Knicks will win this series?
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Post#365 » by nbafan38 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:49 pm

AussieCeltic wrote:
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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They seem inconsistently clutch. Sometimes they come through in big spots and sometimes they don't.
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Post#366 » by Marvin Martian » Sat May 10, 2025 9:52 pm

This was supposed to be a legacy game for Tatum, but everyone else but him is stepping up
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Post#367 » by Chuck Everett » Sat May 10, 2025 9:53 pm

Why does no one want to get to downhill except for Pritchard?
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Post#368 » by FreeBird23 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:53 pm

So this is the golden era of basketball ? Sad...
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Post#369 » by azcatz11 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:53 pm

Iwasawitness wrote:
LethalRangee wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:Celtics about to sweep, though, fr.


"CeLTiCs iN 5!"

You're still going to lose this series regardless of the outcome of this game, funny how you come out of the woodwork when you're winning but nowhere to be found when you lose :lol:


Why are you so confident the Knicks will win this series?


I’m not at all
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Post#370 » by jaymo123 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:54 pm

Chuck Everett wrote:Why does no one want to get to downhill except for Pritchard?


Also, why does no one cut down the lane other than Holliday? The middle is wide open.
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Post#371 » by AussieCeltic » Sat May 10, 2025 9:54 pm

nbafan38 wrote:
AussieCeltic wrote:
FarBeyondDriven wrote:
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.

Read on Twitter
?s=46


They seem inconsistently clutch. Sometimes they come through in big spots and sometimes they don't.


They come through more often than not which is why Tatum has more wins than anyone since he’s been in the league. It’s also the reason they were one of the best road teams in NBA history this year.

Oh and they’re the current NBA champions… it’s sounds incredibly dumb when people say they’re not clutch because of 2 games.

I mean look at Jokic. Been saved by Gordon 3 times these playoffs, is he not clutch? He’s missed 2 game winners
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Post#372 » by Ice Trae » Sat May 10, 2025 9:55 pm

Celtics downfall greatly exaggerated per usual
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Post#373 » by jaymo123 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:55 pm

PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE Stop the "Tatum at the top of the key" one on one. He is forcing some terrible shots and possessions.
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Post#375 » by sp6r=underrated » Sat May 10, 2025 9:55 pm

Rest the starters this thing is long ove
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Post#376 » by SweetTouch » Sat May 10, 2025 9:55 pm

17 points on 17 shots for Taytum

Is he trolling
Stop being so disrespectful.
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Post#377 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:56 pm

Thibs excellent game plan got them where they want to be

20 down in the 4th quarter :lol: :lol:
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Post#378 » by Tim_Hardawayy » Sat May 10, 2025 9:56 pm

Jayson Tatum is the most robotic looking star player I've ever seen. I mean he's super athletic, but damn the way his moves are so telegraphed, he pushes off on everything, its just.. ew.
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Post#379 » by tmorgan » Sat May 10, 2025 9:57 pm

Might sound glib, may seem glitchy, but MSG is not going well for the Knickerbockers.

Now 5-0 on the road and 1-3 at home this postseason.
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Post#380 » by RB34 » Sat May 10, 2025 9:58 pm

NY getting carried by the refs here.

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