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2024-25 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Magic – Time to Win This Stupid Cup!

Time to make the second round of this dumb tournament!

Let’s go, Knicks!

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The way the Magic closes out on 3’s might be the night for Mikal to take it to the cup.

KAT with zero offensive touches in the first 4 minutes is weird… 🤔

Edit: now I know why 🤣

I wonder if anyone will ever really care about “the cup.” I personally have not been able to gin up any additional excitement about these games, though who knows, maybe I’ll become a big cup guy if we make a run.

Every time Orlando has taken a shot inside the 3pt line it’s looked embarrassing but they’ve mostly just jacked up 3s so they’re winning right now.

Yeah, not even thinking about the tournament. Love that Clyde and Breen are on given that TNT is carrying the game.

Players on winning team get 500k right?

If they compete hard and want to win that’s feels like a selling point for me

This is a game I’d be genuinely shocked to win. Fully expect us to be down double digits after Q1 and never catch up.

Haven’t checked the score yet but from the comments it looks like that’s exactly what is happening. Sigh.

Never thought I’d choose not to listen to the Breen/Clyde option but that’s how bad the Gotham Sports App is.

Big Wagner pushed Sims over so Smaller Wagner could go in for the layup.

That’s a play, I guess.

JB’s working really hard on his quest to find the balance between shooting and passing and in the last few games the progress is tangible…

I didn’t even started drinking and i’m already seeing double… i’m seeing 2 Wagners! 😀

Which other 6MOY contenders do we need to conduct oppo research on for the Deuce campaign?

i thought we had our first mikal take it to the hoop but he passed out for a shitty shot from hart..

Our defense sucks at times. We aren’t going to continue shooting like this. We better tighten up the defense.

Nice quarter,
Deuce’s developing into an elite scorer from the bench makes me happy.

Cam’s energy is definitively a plus for this team.

Which other 6MOY contenders do we need to conduct oppo research on for the Deuce campaign?

The Cavs have some guy named Ty Jerome leading the team with 5.6 BPM, 71% TS, 23 pts and 7 ast per-36…

Which other 6MOY contenders do we need to conduct oppo research on for the Deuce campaign?

Cam Payne?

I was going to write that it seemed a poor decision to bring in the second unit with 5 minutes left and the starters bringing us back.

I was sooo wrong.

“I didn’t even started drinking and i’m already seeing double… i’m seeing 2 Wagners! 😀”

Yeah but Franz is Mo better…

I respect the way Orlando plays and give props to Wagner and Banchero but the Knicks are so much more talented than the Magic it’s not even close.

They was a terrible call there. Deuce got that clean.

Refs seem interested in calling a ton of ticky tack bullshit

Probably helps us I guess

I loved Payne’s signing because he always had one or two random games where he would shoot the lights out, but I guess it’s better when that happens pretty much every game with us.

I must say it’s a pleasant surprise how much offensive punch we’ve consistently gotten from the 1-2 spots off the bench with Deuce & Cam.

We do need another wing but those two plus Precious and Mitch could be a very solid second unit.

Still miss Donte tho.

Cam reminding me why I used to hate him when he was on the other team

Yeah, we seem to play a ton of them, but who was our last “pesky” guy to hate like that?

EDIT: Haha. Deuce, maybe. Donte for one year?

Orlando’s best offense is having the Knicks block or deflect passes that lead to lucky baskets for the Magic.

Cam Payne has won me over,
my ulcer had to learn how to live with his not-always-sound choices, but I respect the hell out of his energy and effort.
Great signing.

I’m the sicko already trying to figure out how we can keep Cam Payne after this season

Deuce’s contract is a MAJOR STEAL

His giving what, 80% of IQ’s production at 20% of the price? 😄

His giving what, 80% of IQ’s production at 20% of the price?

Technically it’s more like 500% of IQ’s production as IQ has played 68 minutes this season

It’s amazing how much contact Towns takes and gets no call when other bigs who will not be named flop their way to 10+ fta per game

Let’s beat them by 40!

Let’s not do that, but only because that means Boston makes the tournament and I don’t want to play Boston.

Edit: Then again, the East sucks, we should make the playoffs anyway, and we could use the practice.

I’m just hoping Milwaukee finishes with a better point differential than the Knicks so we host Atlanta while Milwaukee hosts Boston or Orlando in the quarterfinals.

The Bucks (on a 6-games W streak) shot 15-21 from 3 in the first half tonight, I think Bill Pidto will talk about it…

Retire Josh Hart’s number!

There needs to be a Fifth Man of the Year award so Hart can win it.

So was the KAT “soft” stuff just because he makes funny faces or something? It is a very poor description of how he plays basketball.

That Towns pass would have brought the house down of we would have hit the shot. 🤣🤣🤣

what a fun half, please retire as a Knick Josh Hart, don’t ever leave us.

This. And they should hire him as a coach the minute he retires.

“So was the KAT “soft” stuff just because he makes funny faces or something? It is a very poor description of how he plays basketball.”

Jimmy Butler really created that narrative and everyone just ran with it, it really seems ridiculous.

Has the best two point percentage in a season ever belonged to someone below 6’8? What Hart is doing is nuts.

KAT would have 3 assists if it weren’t for a hold, a blown Payne layup, and the widest open, missed corner 3.

KAT literally stopping playing basketball and then absolutely cooking Mo on a fadeaway was highlight reel material

I love this shit I want to beat the shit out of all of them

It’s funny how they don’t call a foul on punches and then call technicals on clapping.

We need KAT to be just a little worse and a little less cool so the NBA doesn’t undo the trade in the interests of justice

Barkley led the league in 2pt% 5 years in a row and he’s generously listed at 6’6″

I guess when you are the worse brother, and the ugly brother, you gotta find your niche by being super annoying.

Love you OG. Block then a three. That was great

That was a bullshit call. Ball don’t lie!

if we play the magic in the playoffs we should chant jake and logan when mo checks in

I love these 70-point halves we put up sometimes now.

lmao we have more assists than rebounds, and we’re outrebounding them

We need KAT to be just a little worse and a little less cool so the NBA doesn’t undo the trade in the interests of justice

🤣🤣🤣

@DRed

I always forget the Barkley is “6’6” and not “6’8”. Anyone other than Sir Charles?

We gotta get KAT the platinum Timbs after this game

That was a great first half, but no gas off the pedal. Come out and stomp on their heads!

Thibs saw that KAT played only 25ish minutes in the last game and decided he should play basically the whole first half tonight.

Bridges totally redeemed himself

Now they can show the miss and the make highlights together to feature KAT’s WTF passing 😉

BTW — Shaq just said, “Orlando Magic gonna win this game.”

While wearing a calfskin bucket hat.

There are 6 games on right now and they are all blowouts. Emirates cup is letting me down.

Kind of crazy that on a night where the offense is totally humming Brunson is 3-9 for 8 points.

What a game! A half to play, but it’s gone far better than I imagined, gotta admit. And we’re getting the shit kicked out of us – respect KAT for not flopping, but it’s just crazy how few calls he gets. And Jalen is getting mugged by Other Jalen too. The Dangerfield Knicks …

For someone who got the fuck away from Orlando as fast as he could, Shaq loves to try to pander to them.

Who would predict we score 70+ at the half with no 3pters from KAT, Brunson, Hart, and Bridges ( and Sims 😉 )

Not even saying that the Knicks are being harmed – it affects both teams – but the inconsistency in the refereeing is so annoying. One minute its tick tack calls, the other minute they allow WWE. It’s so hard to understand.

I need OG to miss his next 15 shots or I’m gonna have nothing to talk about tomorrow.

The Knicks seem so mad at Orlando that they might try to run up the score to kick them out of the cup.

Brunson is taking it upon himself to show everyone on Orlando who is the best player on the court

Lmao we are knocking their asses out of the cup

Bring on the Celts!!

We are beating them so bad we get the Celtics?

I mean if Bridges is going to hit threes above the break I am ok with it

I hope Reggie gets a massive fine for going on about the Knicks gaming the cup system.

When Mikal’s shot goes in, it’s generally so pretty. I think he rotates the ball more than average, so it sticks to the net for a split second. It’s so smooth.

Bucks have a small PD lead on us right now. I assume the leader gets the wildcard team.

Alright the Magic having to sweat out losing by 37+ is hilarious, maybe I’m cup pilled

Sims did everything in his power to eliminate Brunson having space. Lol

There’s nothing wrong with Towns. He probably had to go to the bathroom. He was walking fine.

Magic playing a bit chippy IMO, and the refs not really paying attention, so I’d rather rest the horses.

I love Suggs, he’s one of my favorite dudes to watch. But, man, his cold spells are a real detriment to those around him.

Sims shoots foul shots like Cam Payne shoots threes. And both work!

Are the Magic tanking to avoid the tournament?

Yeah, they’d have to play us again

Orlando has given up more points already than their season average of 102 per game, and there’s 2:45 left in the third quarter.

Bucks won by 21 giving them a PD of +50, so if we win by 37 we’ll have a +52 PD and get the Celtics at home next Tuesday.

I say fuck it. This was our best performance of the year. Bring it on.

These Orlando players brick so many shots. They are not even close most of the time.

I think Breen mentioned that Suggs was a phenomenal football player who had like 26 touchdown passes and 4 pick-6’s. I wonder if he picked the wrong sport.

Suggs will probably make more money and play longer as all Defense NBA player than he would in the NFL so I think he’s doing alright.

Thibs. What the F are you doing putting OG back in? Pull the plug on this shit and give these guys a rest. The only risk is injuries!

We are going to be coming off our best win of the season and tomorrow’s thread is going to be all about RJ having another great boxscore night.

Fuck the Adam Silver Cup, I don’t want to worry because the starters are in with a 30 points lead…

Mo Wagner is the only guy currently in MSG that I want to punch in the face harder than Thibs

The Adam Silver Cup is a desperate attempt to get more people to watch and gamble on NBA games at a time when ratings are lower than ever before in the modern game. Its pretty sad how modern sports encourages gambling.

Did this 4th quarter start an hour ago?

It doesn’t help that our guys are running no time off the clock when we have the ball. I mean … maybe coach them?

Max, he just said “little girl rules” about some changes in the NBA.

Barely sexist, but I just want him to be badly fined. He’s hateful.

Sims with the Butterstump play. I don’t miss Noel.

Gravedigger’s in, apparently. Maybe not…

So strange for it to be essentially over by the fourth quarter – just a dominant performance

Didn’t realize we went 20/20 from the line

At least there is an interesting matchup going on in Phoenix between Jeremy Sochan’s hair and the Footprint Center’s court.

Nice win, the Magic are missing Paolo who’s the center of their offense, but they were on a nice streak and we played very well.

The offensive potential of this Knicks team is outstanding.

Edge of Tomorrow was surprisingly decent. Guess the Knicks are pretty ok too.

They can fine Reggie but nothing they can do to Reggie can ever outshine the blazing belly tattoo he did to his self.

Can someone elaborate on what Reggie said about gaming the system and also the sexist comment? Maybe that was one comment. 🙂

That was an impressive performance, but it doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. Other than we are a very good team.

Not that the IST is all that, but all of a sudden the ATL home game vs. our old friend Trae Young has outsized importance. Which is good, I guess! We need more info!

Did anyone watch the entire game on TNT? I know Shaq mumbled out a stupid halftime prediction, but was there any praise for the Knicks?

Did anyone watch the entire game on TNT?

I watched bc “It’s not TV, it’s HBO,” but I drifted in and out once we got the lead.

As we were running it up, Reggie said things like, “Every single one of these Knicks can shoot, so the Magic need to tighten up their D” and “Brunson is one of the trickiest guys to cover in the NBA. He can beat you all kinds of ways, has great control of his body, and can stop/start with the best of them.”

Once we had the big lead, the commentary was almost all about the point differential. It was boring.

At some point the Other Guy looked at celebrity row and suggested Alec Baldwin, David Zaslav and two other guys there looked like a nice golf foursome. Then he and Reggie went off debating whether they could or could not talk about the LIV golf tour.

Reggie also subtly questioned the Other Guy’s manhood when he ducked from a loose ball that went over their table.

In a word, they were mostly: embarrassing.

Thanks KBA. The one quibble I had with my idol Mike Breen was the repetitive gushing about Franz Wagner every time he scored. But that’s like criticizing a paint chip in the Sagrada Familia.

Not a good night for the “Knicks aren’t on the Magic/Rockets/Grizz tier” folk.

But a good night for the “RJ can be a good piece on a good team” folk.

Barkley did say the Knicks are the 2nd best team in the East which I completely agree with.

Our offense is as good as anyone’s in the league. The defense is beginning to trend in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go to feel like we have a top 10 defense.

Precious will give us a bit more depth, but I’m not sure how much he’s going to help.

I’m really looking forward to Mitch coming back to see if he can return to top form after two foot surgeries and then how Thibs is going to use him.

Why did the Pelicans release Elfrid Payton? I thought he played well enough to have an NBA job.

The most positive thing about the Knicks right now is that they aren’t depending on either young, inexperienced players or old, fragile hangers-on. It’s a core of mid-prime hungry vets who have some playoff experience and aren’t going to get all caught up in the early season hype.

They haven’t really proven much yet, other than they are a team to be reckoned with. Which is fine! Just stay healthy, roll with the punches, and be ready for the playoffs.

“Lol Memphis gagged”

We’re not quite good enough yet to be laughing at other team’s misfortunes. Plus, the basketball gods won’t like it and will strike us down. Let’s be better basketball fans than that.

That said, ’bout time iHart had a bad night. 🙂

“Precious will give us a bit more depth, but I’m not sure how much he’s going to help.

I’m really looking forward to Mitch coming back to see if he can return to top form after two foot surgeries and then how Thibs is going to use him.”

These guys are valuable trade chips at worst, and impactful defensive contributors at best. I am really looking forward to seeing what kind of impact Precious has, especially as a solid minutes eater. It would be nice if we can get all of the starters down below 36mpg.

All of that said, we could really use an impactful scoring wing off the bench. Shamet, Warren, anyone. Just not Matt Ryan or Pacome Dadiet. Meaning, someone Thibs might actually consider playing.

And let’s hope that we react the same way as South Korea did when Yoon Suk Yeol tried to declare martial law when Trump inevitably tries the same thing, and with the same result.

As to Mitch, it’s hard to figure whether his slow recovery is a bad or a good thing. Hopefully it’s the latter…they are fine with our record and don’t want to rush him back like they did during the playoffs. But did he have a setback? Is he just stalling another inevitable surgery?

I guess with these guys, we’ll never know until we know.

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