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

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Poll ended at Fri May 9, 2025 4:14 pm

Celtics in 5
12
12%
Celtics in 6
8
8%
Celtics in 7
18
18%
Knicks in 4
22
22%
Knicks in 5
8
8%
Knicks in 6
29
28%
Knicks in 7
5
5%
 
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS East Semifinals: #2 Boston Celtics vs #3 New York Knicks (NYK leads 2-0) 

Post#1221 » by KnicksGadfly » Thu May 8, 2025 1:11 pm

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He's been great in the 4th quarter.


Listen, I love the guy, and I'm rooting for the Knicks, but JB did not play well in either game. He was clutch in the end, thankfully.


He wasn't bad in game 1, but yeah, shooting wise, he wasn't great in game 2.


He’s not there yet. Sometimes Brunson takes some time to ramp up during a playoff series.

It’s also been super physical though. I was surprised at the amount of free throws being doled out in OKC-Denver yesterday.
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Post#1222 » by cgf » Thu May 8, 2025 1:14 pm

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Listen, I love the guy, and I'm rooting for the Knicks, but JB did not play well in either game. He was clutch in the end, thankfully.


He wasn't bad in game 1, but yeah, shooting wise, he wasn't great in game 2.


He’s not there yet. Sometimes Brunson takes some time to ramp up during a playoff series.

It’s also been super physical though. I was surprised at the amount of free throws being doled out in OKC-Denver yesterday.


Think that had a lot to do with keeping the emotions from getting out of hand. They’ve generally let OKC & GSW get away with murder without calling a thing.
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Post#1223 » by life_saver » Thu May 8, 2025 1:31 pm

The weird thing is I haven't even been impressed with Knicks offense so far...I don't like how they often barely involve KAT in offense...they don't run many plays where they can get KAT an open look from 3. Knicks offense has so much more potential if used rightly but the way Celtics have choked, it offensive shortcomings haven't really mattered so far for Knicks
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Post#1224 » by TravisScott55 » Thu May 8, 2025 1:39 pm

Knicks could touch finals
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Post#1225 » by Froob » Thu May 8, 2025 1:40 pm

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Froob wrote:We're winning game 3. 3 days to hear all the noise. They better be ready


Weren’t you supposed to give us your best punch in game two? I felt like we had you when it got to halftime without you burying us with your season on the line.

With the home cooking going our way in the next two, not sure how you guys stop Karl :dontknow:

weren’t knicks up 3-1 on pistons and blew it at home and then almost ended up in a game 7?
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Post#1226 » by cgf » Thu May 8, 2025 1:49 pm

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cgf wrote:
Froob wrote:We're winning game 3. 3 days to hear all the noise. They better be ready


Weren’t you supposed to give us your best punch in game two? I felt like we had you when it got to halftime without you burying us with your season on the line.

With the home cooking going our way in the next two, not sure how you guys stop Karl :dontknow:

weren’t knicks up 3-1 on pistons and blew it at home and then almost ended up in a game 7?


Well we’re still a win away from these being elimination games, so shouldn’t be hyping your chances in game 4 instead of this next one? :wink:

But also those Pistons are more physical and tough than either of our teams…they’re like Orlando if the Magic had any shooters or Houston if the Rockets had a go to guy…so they were able to consistently outhustle us, despite the way we dominated the 4th quarter.

In this series it’s the Knicks who are the tougher & more physical team, and you who is the finesse team. Plus they had Cade to give them structure in crunch time, he failed to deliver for them the way Brunson did for us, but in crunch time their offense had a plan beyond “hope we’re hot” :dontknow:
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Post#1227 » by Froob » Thu May 8, 2025 1:57 pm

I have a hard time believing the knicks d is causing all of this

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Post#1228 » by Pachinko_ » Thu May 8, 2025 2:03 pm

I think the Celtics will come back in this series, they're just too good not to. The question is if they given themselves too much to do.
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Post#1229 » by KnicksGadfly » Thu May 8, 2025 2:07 pm

Froob wrote:
cgf wrote:
Froob wrote:We're winning game 3. 3 days to hear all the noise. They better be ready


Weren’t you supposed to give us your best punch in game two? I felt like we had you when it got to halftime without you burying us with your season on the line.

With the home cooking going our way in the next two, not sure how you guys stop Karl :dontknow:

weren’t knicks up 3-1 on pistons and blew it at home and then almost ended up in a game 7?


Yep. We're actually 5-0 on the road so far, which meant the Pistons took 2 from us at home. We gotta protect home court. I also think we haven't closed out a playoff series at home forever...

Still, I'd rather be where we are at this point.
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Post#1230 » by Effigy » Thu May 8, 2025 2:10 pm

This is shades of the Miami/Boston series from the year Miami went to the Finals.
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Post#1231 » by Clyde Frazier » Thu May 8, 2025 2:14 pm

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The Corey's wrote:I could engage all day with these knick bandwagoners but what's the point. They won't come crawling back with the flowers.

They needed everything to go right just to win by 3.

Imagine having that kind of confidence after escaping with a win vs a team playing their worst possible game hahahhahahqhahha

I mean they did win a playoff game on the road
I hear you though that the Cs had a lot go bad and blew a 20 point lead at home and it’s not likely that they miss that many open 3s again, but still, Knicks played good D and overcame a bunch of missed free throws to win on the road. They have every right to be excited. It’s going to be a tough series, Will see what Brown and Tatum are made of. Knicks came through in the clutch. Celtics didn’t.


They won by a basket.

Am I supposed to bend the knee and capitulate my entire take because they win by a single basket in game 1?

I don't think so.

Celtics in 5.


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

Post#1232 » by Froob » Thu May 8, 2025 2:18 pm

KnicksGadfly wrote:
Froob wrote:
cgf wrote:
Weren’t you supposed to give us your best punch in game two? I felt like we had you when it got to halftime without you burying us with your season on the line.

With the home cooking going our way in the next two, not sure how you guys stop Karl :dontknow:

weren’t knicks up 3-1 on pistons and blew it at home and then almost ended up in a game 7?


Yep. We're actually 5-0 on the road so far, which meant the Pistons took 2 from us at home. We gotta protect home court. I also think we haven't closed out a playoff series at home forever...

Still, I'd rather be where we are at this point.

nervous crowd monday if we win game 3…
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Post#1233 » by chrisab123 » Thu May 8, 2025 2:19 pm

Froob wrote:I have a hard time believing the knicks d is causing all of this

Read on Twitter


knicks d has fought hard but this has been lot of self inflicted stuff


Correct. The stats back this up. The real question is can the Celtics stop shooting themselves in the foot. We’ll find out.
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Post#1234 » by fansse » Thu May 8, 2025 2:20 pm

Crazy how Celtics can get to the rim at will - but settles for 3s all game lol except when down late in the game
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Post#1235 » by CKB » Thu May 8, 2025 2:30 pm

The Celtics are feeling the pressure. They are not converting point blank shots and wide open 3s. The Knicks are in their heads even when they are leading by 20 points at any given time. They need Porzingis back in full strength to have a chance to win this series. If not, I fear they don't have the advantage to win 4 out of the 5 remaining games.
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Post#1236 » by Jadoogar » Thu May 8, 2025 2:31 pm

Tatum has obviously been terrible but Celtics' coaching decisions have been pretty weird.
They did hack-a-mitch but didn't actually put him on the line, just got the Knicks into the bonus and then Thibs took him off. What a weird strategy.
They had a timeout for the last play. The team is clearly struggling, why not take a time out and settle them down? You had just gotten a dunk out of the last time out.
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Post#1237 » by Jadoogar » Thu May 8, 2025 2:32 pm

Froob wrote:
KnicksGadfly wrote:
Froob wrote:weren’t knicks up 3-1 on pistons and blew it at home and then almost ended up in a game 7?


Yep. We're actually 5-0 on the road so far, which meant the Pistons took 2 from us at home. We gotta protect home court. I also think we haven't closed out a playoff series at home forever...

Still, I'd rather be where we are at this point.

nervous crowd monday if we win game 3…


Is it? the celtics were heavily favoured in this series. Very few people thought the knicks would even get 2 wins. I don't think the knicks should be feeling any pressure.
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Post#1238 » by chrisab123 » Thu May 8, 2025 2:35 pm

Jadoogar wrote:
Froob wrote:
KnicksGadfly wrote:
Yep. We're actually 5-0 on the road so far, which meant the Pistons took 2 from us at home. We gotta protect home court. I also think we haven't closed out a playoff series at home forever...

Still, I'd rather be where we are at this point.

nervous crowd monday if we win game 3…


Is it? the celtics were heavily favoured in this series. Very few people thought the knicks would even get 2 wins. I don't think the knicks should be feeling any pressure.


Knicks are playing with house money. Even if they drop the next 4, they still performed better than people thought they would.
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Post#1239 » by omerome » Thu May 8, 2025 2:40 pm

fansse wrote:Crazy how Celtics can get to the rim at will - but settles for 3s all game lol except when down late in the game

If they are able to get past OG or Bridges on the perimeter, they then have to deal with Mitchell Robinson lurking in the post. If anything, that's a reason why they are thinking twice.

Those jumpshots feel different when an option is taken away.
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Post#1240 » by Froob » Thu May 8, 2025 2:41 pm

Jadoogar wrote:
Froob wrote:
KnicksGadfly wrote:
Yep. We're actually 5-0 on the road so far, which meant the Pistons took 2 from us at home. We gotta protect home court. I also think we haven't closed out a playoff series at home forever...

Still, I'd rather be where we are at this point.

nervous crowd monday if we win game 3…


Is it? the celtics were heavily favoured in this series. Very few people thought the knicks would even get 2 wins. I don't think the knicks should be feeling any pressure.

you don’t think you start getting nervous about 2-2 down 8 game 4 if you’re down 2-1?
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