2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 1-0)

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Who wins and goes to the ECFs?

Poll ended at Thu May 8, 2025 2:36 am

Celtics in 4
27
10%
Celtics in 5
111
42%
Celtics in 6
58
22%
Celtics in 7
12
4%
Knicks in 4
9
3%
Knicks in 5
5
2%
Knicks in 6
15
6%
Knicks in 7
30
11%
 
Total votes: 267

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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1161 » by Optms » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

Brunson on Tatum to lock him up again
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1162 » by jokeboy86 » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

The Celtics went brain dead. Brown and Tatum were on cloud nine or something
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1163 » by Marvin Martian » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

No way BOS is pulling this off.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1164 » by Diop » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

accidental smart foul
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1165 » by floppymoose » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

I had forgotten KAT was in this series.
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Post#1166 » by CKB » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

Kat got lucky but it is the correct call by the ref. Tatum still have a final chance to redeem himself. Make the 3 to send this game to a 2nd OT!!
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1167 » by sp6r=underrated » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

Diop wrote:15/60 threes is just straight gross


The way the Celtics play is analytically correct but when they're missing shots it is just brutal to watch.
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Post#1168 » by Wolfgang630 » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

Don’t let Derrick white get the shot. Just fouls quickly for 2 shots
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1169 » by f4p » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

I know fouling up 3 is usually right, but Boston had nothing going. And it wasn't even a foul for free throws. Now Boston can regroup.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1170 » by Mk0 » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:KAT is so dumb. That was way too close

+1. it was the right call but jfc you can't leave that up to the refs.
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Post#1171 » by KyRo23 » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

Tatum missed 3 for the loss, calling it
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1172 » by JustBuzzin » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

Towns lol
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Post#1173 » by RHODEY » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

jokeboy86 wrote:The Celtics went brain dead. Brown and Tatum were on cloud nine or something

LOL
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1174 » by Sealab2024 » Tue May 6, 2025 1:48 am

At this point just foul them. 2 shots and no chance of rebounding setting and getting a shot.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1175 » by jokeboy86 » Tue May 6, 2025 1:49 am

This would be a colossal choke by the Celtics
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1176 » by duppyy » Tue May 6, 2025 1:49 am

Brunson hero ball almost cost them the game.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1177 » by sp6r=underrated » Tue May 6, 2025 1:49 am

They give NBA teams way too many timeouts. I
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1178 » by Diop » Tue May 6, 2025 1:49 am

this game has turned Houston Rockets ugly.
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Post#1179 » by Wolfgang630 » Tue May 6, 2025 1:49 am

Foul Boston quickly
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks 

Post#1180 » by JXL » Tue May 6, 2025 1:49 am

Up 3, and I would foul. But Thibs doesn't know he can do that.
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