PG: Saved By The KAT

[The KnicksFix]

This means absolutely nothing if we dont tie it on Tuesday. And tbf felt more like anomaly than the norm. In the first two games we were clearly the better team, not so much today. But I guess we take those.

Tit for tat, they had an anomaly game 1

[HarthorneWingo]

Deuce taking it hard to the hole at 2:51 was a man’s move.

[HarthorneWingo]

If the refs give us a fair shot and Brunson has a decent game, we can win Game 4.

[The KnicksFix]

Shamet comes in with 2 mins to go in the 3rd and immediately brings energy

[HarthorneWingo]

The Hart rebound at 19.6 seconds left in the game where he was thrown to the ground was one of the most clutch and impressive rebounds I’ve ever witnessed in playoff basketball.

[HarthorneWingo]

Of course Josh Hart secures the final rebound at 2.6 seconds left.

[HarthorneWingo]

This means absolutely nothing if we dont tie it on Tuesday. And tbf felt more like anomaly than the norm. In the first two games we were clearly the better team, not so much today. But I guess we take those.

Felt like a win to me.

[Chanel Bomber]

Hot take time towns has been our best player in this series

Towns +6 highest in starting lineup. In game 1 he was a +9 and every other starter was negative. Thibs screwed him in game 2. Our best 4th quarter stretches came with Brunson benched in games 1 and 3 and when they tried benching towns in the 4th in game 2 we didn’t do shittu. Change my mind

He's not an All-Star and All-NBA by accident.

He was arguably our best player in game 1. He was arguably our best player in game 3.

I didn't watch game 2 so it didn't happen.

So basically, 2 great games, and 0 bad games.

Ergo the accusations against KAT are false.

[HarthorneWingo]

Hot take time towns has been our best player in this series

Towns +6 highest in starting lineup. In game 1 he was a +9 and every other starter was negative. Thibs screwed him in game 2. Our best 4th quarter stretches came with Brunson benched in games 1 and 3 and when they tried benching towns in the 4th in game 2 we didn’t do shittu. Change my mind

He's not an All-Star and All-NBA by accident.

He was arguably our best player in game 1. He was arguably our best player in game 3.

I didn't watch game 2 so it didn't happen.

So basically, 2 great games, and 0 bad games.

Ergo the accusations against KAT are false.

Well, you have to agree that he’s tough to watch playing center.

[HarthorneWingo]

Landry Shamet +12 in 11 minutes

[Chanel Bomber]

Hot take time towns has been our best player in this series

Towns +6 highest in starting lineup. In game 1 he was a +9 and every other starter was negative. Thibs screwed him in game 2. Our best 4th quarter stretches came with Brunson benched in games 1 and 3 and when they tried benching towns in the 4th in game 2 we didn’t do shittu. Change my mind

He's not an All-Star and All-NBA by accident.

He was arguably our best player in game 1. He was arguably our best player in game 3.

I didn't watch game 2 so it didn't happen.

So basically, 2 great games, and 0 bad games.

Ergo the accusations against KAT are false.

Well, you have to agree that he’s tough to watch playing center.

It's not what I see.

What I see is a team struggling on defense when both Brunson and KAT are on the floor. That's when the defense becomes really porous and hard to manage.

[HarthorneWingo]

He's not an All-Star and All-NBA by accident.

He was arguably our best player in game 1. He was arguably our best player in game 3.

I didn't watch game 2 so it didn't happen.

So basically, 2 great games, and 0 bad games.

Ergo the accusations against KAT are false.

Well, you have to agree that he’s tough to watch playing center.

It's not what I see.

What I see is a team struggling on defense when both Brunson and KAT are on the floor. That's when the defense becomes really porous and hard to manage.

That is a problem and yet they are our two best offensive players.

[Chanel Bomber]

Indy is just a tough matchup for JB. He was wonderful the first two series. Very bothered in this one.

I should say so far. We've seen him adjust before.

Pacers have length throughout the roster, and they're also a team that likes to moves the ball. Brunson's lack of size shows more on defense when he can't fully rotate and contest, or when passes literally fly over him, than when he has to guard a player mano a mano. He's a willing and a feisty one-on-one defender, but he's a non-entity when guarding in space.

Offensively, he's facing stupid length but that's what the best teams in the NBA have at this level in 2025. So he'll have to overcome that.

I expect a big game 4 for him. He's a fighter.

[HarthorneWingo]

We held the Pacers to 42 points in the second half and beat them 36 to 20 in the 4th quarter.

[HarthorneWingo]

Indy is just a tough matchup for JB. He was wonderful the first two series. Very bothered in this one.

I should say so far. We've seen him adjust before.

Pacers have length throughout the roster, and they're also a team that likes to moves the ball. Brunson's lack of size shows more on defense when he can't fully rotate and contest, or when passes literally fly over him, than when he has to guard a player mano a mano. He's a willing and a feisty one-on-one defender, but he's a non-entity when guarding in space.

Offensively, he's facing stupid length but that's what the best teams in the NBA have at this level in 2025. So he'll have to overcome that.

I expect a big game 4 for him. He's a fighter.

They’re picking on our boy Brunson both literally and figuratively. They PnR until they get the matchup they want. And they’re very good at running their offense.

[Chanel Bomber]

Well, you have to agree that he’s tough to watch playing center.

It's not what I see.

What I see is a team struggling on defense when both Brunson and KAT are on the floor. That's when the defense becomes really porous and hard to manage.

That is a problem and yet they are our two best offensive players.

Yep.

We're also getting elite offense from the two so it's a difficult balancing act between offense and defense.

There should always be either one of them on the floor - this enables us to have an All-Star on the court for 48 minutes and to reduce the minutes overlap between the two. But the minutes will largely overlap so we'll have to make due.

[HarthorneWingo]

We got a little bit of momentum back going into Game 4. A reason to smile.

[Adelheid]

Hot take time towns has been our best player in this series

Towns +6 highest in starting lineup. In game 1 he was a +9 and every other starter was negative. Thibs screwed him in game 2. Our best 4th quarter stretches came with Brunson benched in games 1 and 3 and when they tried benching towns in the 4th in game 2 we didn’t do shittu. Change my mind

He's not an All-Star and All-NBA by accident.

He was arguably our best player in game 1. He was arguably our best player in game 3.

I didn't watch game 2 so it didn't happen.

So basically, 2 great games, and 0 bad games.

Ergo the accusations against KAT are false.

Well, you have to agree that he’s tough to watch playing center.

he is not a center; at the very least, he cant play the role of a center defensively, but he can be a center offensively

[Chanel Bomber]

Beat them and Scott foster. Feels good.

It's literally the first time in my life the team I root for beats Scott Foster.

[aq_ua]

So does this game finally resolve the most controversial trade debate on the board?

Spoiler:

Who won the Sims / Wright trade