2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 3-1)
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
We sure the Knicks just wanna pray the Celtics don't find their shot for 2.5 more games? lol
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
Those 3s were gonna start falling eventually
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This game has all the makings of a Celtic meltdown. I can feel it in my bones. Tatum running his mouth in the 1st quarter, Celtics hitting every garbage contested 3.
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This is why they shoot so many 3's. When they're falling there's nothing you can do.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
BigDan245 wrote:Again, Boston controls these outcomes. There's nothing the Knicks can do, but hope the shots don't fall.
Yeah, pretty much.
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bluejerseyjinx wrote:Celtics with a 12-0 run to end the quarter. Put that in your pipe and smoke it New York.![]()




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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
I guess the good news is that New York doesn’t need to win at MSG to win the series?
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It's just RIDICULOUS when they hit 3s like that.

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Just flat out gross crackhead basketball
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Mamba81p wrote:Upperclass wrote:Celts gonna shoot 40 Free throws.. they wont let the knicks go up 3-1
How the hell can anyone who knows anyone about basketball can look at that replay where Brunson clearly hit white’s elbow and say that is not a foul. I hate home crowds when they boo obvious calls like that.
That being said msg is the best arena/crowd
NBA should play the nba cup final 4 in msg
Look, I won’t back Knick fans but real fans have been priced out this series. Those are rich yuppies filling the seats, not the typical annoying Knick fan that still understands basketball.
[quote=“dkb964”]156-1 Celtics are frauds when pressure is put on them. They would have been toast if Luka was not stupid enough to foul himself out. Enjoy this ONE finals win. There will never be another with the Js and the Celtics cant afford stacked team.[/quote]
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
Celtics are a spurt team. They have very dominant spurts.
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DimesandKnicks wrote:What’s the point of hunting mismatches if your just going to shoot threes
Because the defenders can affect that 3 point shot?
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Welp
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Knicks' defence doesn't look that good when the Celtics shoot their 3 as they are well capable of, who'd have thought. They were pretty lucky in Games 1 and 2 that the Celtics missed a lot of great looks.
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Celtics have not committed a foul on defense. Incredible!
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Uh oh, OG is grabbing his hammy. Not good.

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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
Bergmaniac wrote:Knicks' defence doesn't look that good when the Celtics shoot their 3 as they are well capable of, who'd have thought. They were pretty lucky in Games 1 and 2 that the Celtics missed a lot of great looks.
We give up a lot of threes by design. Bold strategy vs Boston.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
That's the worst alley oop pass I've seen in a while
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
I think it's time for the question to finally be asked - has Jayson Tatum surpassed Jayson Tatum?
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-1)
DimesandKnicks wrote:What’s the point of hunting mismatches if your just going to shoot threes
Puts the defense in scramble mode and when they start leaning in and hedging it creates open lanes for cutters and for guys to reposition themselves behind the arc for the pass. That’s why BOS generates open 3s at insane rates. The only “chucking” they do is end of shot clock and 2 for 1 type situations.