After the Knicks tore the heart of the Pistons at the end of Game 4 in Detroit, it’s now really a question of when and not whether the Knicks take these upstarts down, and I hope the answer to that question is, “Tonight,” and I imagine that it will be tonight.
Let’s go, Knicks!
Just 13 wins to go!
The Dylan tune is “Let Me Die in My Footsteps,” an “unreleased” song that was officially released on the first volume of The Bootleg Series (technically, the first Bootleg Series collection is Volumes 1-3, which seems kind of dumb to me. You can’t release a triple-album and say it’s three albums, dude).
162 replies on “2025 Playoff Thread: Knicks vs. Pistons, Game 5 – The End is Close”
Fuck Donnie Close Game Fan and win this one by 30.
LET’S CLOSE KNICKS! 🗽🏀🧡💙🧡🏀🗽
ΛΕΤΣ ΝΤΟΥ ΙΤ!!!!
I’m getting really tired of this “it should be 2-2” bullshit.
Thankfully MSG’s broadcast is available (at least outside the US) on League Pass, hooray…
It feels GOOD to have Talent, Luck and even Reffs on your side!
I was never even slightly guilty about the BS call on Hubert Davis back in 1994, and I won’t care about this. It was the wrong result, but I don’t give a shit that it wasn’t made. Shit happens, no Knicks fans should feel any guilt about it at all.
Sorry, I just had to repost what I said at the end of the last thread:
giannis just missed 2 more fts pacers up now
RIP Barnett. Never saw him play but respect to all Knicks Legends.
This game is going to come down tonight to “the others” I think. I expect healthy doubling of Towns and more trapping of Brunson. Bridges and OG need to have efficient 20+ scoring nights tonight to pull this one out
I want a blowout PERIOD!
Strat — for the Knicks right 🙂
The Over/Under on JB Bickerstaff losing his challenge is 2 mins into the 2Q
Man, I would be depressed if I was a Bucks fan.
They are terrible and have to get rid of both Lillard and Kuzma to even begin thinking about what’s going to happen with Giannis. Epic mismanagement.
First possession Brunson held it way too long and then they couldn’t get off a shot. MOVE THE BALL!
They look half asleep
What do we need to do to get a KAT-JB pick and roll?
Clunky start on offense, we’re not moving the ball enough
Brunson’s already forcing it.
They should hypnotize the Knicks players before the game and convince them this is a road game
Meh, they saw a title recently. Now if they do a terrible Giannis trade they risk the building being a ghost town
It’s almost like they need to get Duren to move his feet…
Good dunk KAT
Feel like we are going to lose but at least it will be with Clyde and Breen
Lol at that call.
Get Kat the ball, why do we keep forgetting him??!
Thibs should lose his job if he can’t get a convincing win in this series against this team
The answer will always be the Point Guard mixed in with the coach
Pacers Cleveland has some potential
potential for what
Potential to be a good series?
Well anything is better than Cavs vs Heat
7 points in 7 minutes
catch the damn rebound mitch
OG’s playing defense like a man possessed.
He can’t dribble but boy can he defend
Potential to produce a good team that won’t play the Knicks
At least OG playing great D
Let’s go baby
OG playing great D, but no one producing on O. And Thibs takes out Towns while that’s happening … Adjust!
Opulent Gyration Anunoby
the offense looks insanely discombobulated. what are we even running.
Mitch has lost the ball twice already
Hold on to the damn ball!!!!
There’s a schoolyard quality to this game and the refs don’t know how to whistle it
Why no towns and Mitch together here
Robinson classic playing hard but not smart
This was the 2nd best offense in the NBA at one point.
Can someone please post “Brunson has been awful” so we can guarantee he’ll dominate the 4th quarter?
OG is kicking ass
Mitch should wake up and fuck Reed
That was some Jedi shit from OG
Just give Boston a pass into the Conference Finals.
I do love when OG steals someone’s soul and then reacts like he’s on the silent floor of the library
Hart also has some Jedi mind powers apparently
That’s a new one, Josh
Everyone happy we got OG?
Hart is a treasure
Still time to put a new coach in place. Mike Malone is ready
Hart got close to the play of the year with that touch pass, he’s playing like a demon
rip that rock jalen
That was some manly work right there, ripping the ball away.
I was just glad to get rid of RJ
I miss IQ, he would do wonders for the bench
If Thibs takes Hart out of this game he should be fired.
Educate I was just being sarcastic now that the Knicks are up fuck Boston!
That was some ugly basketball (and I even missed some of it).
Ugly 1stQ. 1p Lead.
I’ll take it!
Feels like the early nineties….
Some fun stuff in that quarter even though it was a bit of a mess
Yankees might score more runs tonight than either of these teams score points.
One team playing like it’s win or go home and one guy on our team playing like it.
Mitch has hands like nerlens noel
Maybe all these games should be on NBATV
Cam Payne we know and love
The Mitchening!!
Cam Payne spurt would be really nice right about now.
Feel the Payne!
Mitch is Mitching.
Well the Mets and Yanks are up by a combined 19-0 so there’s that!
Deuce has to start hitting some 3s though he’s wide ass open and still not coming close.
Mitch is still a force guys
Feed the fkn twin towers guard bitches!!!
Make it 20-0
Knicks 2 best players having miserable games and we’re up 2.
I guess that’s good?
If Harris would’ve played like this last year Philly would’ve won the series.
I’d never thought I’d say that but Harris Can Play!
We may need Mikal to outplay Tobias to win this game, which feels like a big ask currently
KaT needs to post up closer to the basket. McBride offering very little on either end. Let’s run some brunson/towns pnr. We need more player and ball movement just way too stagnant
Don’t poke the bear, I guess?
This has been a really disappointing effort by the Knicks so far.
These stretches where they don’t run an offense are mind boggling.
mitch should wake up and fuck reed nah
This is fucking embarrassing.
mikal bridges make a layup challenge
jalen and kat have been terrible so far
That was goaltending
Pretty sure he did there, the goaltend was not called.
That was a goaltend
Terrible defense, JB
Have we run a single pick and roll with Tobias on KAT? Wtf is wrong with these guys?
that sounds nice max…
it feels like 90% of the “ex-player” person on the game call have played against the knicks…the other 10% are the ladies announcing…
we need more ladies (not named doris) on the mic…
not fun listening to Detroit Pistons’ grant hill call the game…hope he leaves new york disappointed…
JB and KAT being matched in terribleness by Cade and Duran
Our offense is terrible but no complaints at all about the defense
oh-gee
Halliburton just walked through the lane and dunked it to tie the game with 10 secs left. Bucks are making it easy for the refs!
maybe no one gets to 100, again…
Now the Knicks can’t get a defensive stop to save their lives.
Every ref in the league is hoping it goes back to Milwaukee and they get to work it
Josh should get the Roy Kent cheer
Edit: that’s another save leading to points
Kevin Porter Jr calling his number in the clutch is something
This is one ugly half.
Donnie Pacers Fan feels his team should be able to close this series out at home against the depleted Bucks without overtime, but he’s not overly concerned yet.
Bridges is fucking weak
Pistons go small and they’re still dominating the offensive glass.
I’m still mad about the missed goaltending call, it’s something I find not acceptable in 2025 with all the reviews, they should manage it like they do with three pointers 🤬
The KAT is finally awake, let’s hope JB will follow.
Give Hart a lifetime contract.
crazy block by ausar
Did Brunson smoke a splief before the game or something?
Hit foul shots please
Trent stole Tyrese’s superpowers
Halliburton with 3 missed 3pters in one possession, oof
Brunson needs some smelling salts
Not a great final possession
I think a case can be made that Schoeder has been their most valuable player
That might’ve been the worst half of Brunson’s playoff career.
man that was a horrendous jalen half and it wasn’t just great defense. luckily cade was also bad.
At least we’re still up and never in a big hole
That’s something
Brunson playing like the 12th man …. Ugghhh. Feed KaT!
1-7 FG, 3 missed FTs and 3 TOs. Not Jalen’s best half but very promising for the second half.
(and no, I don’t care how bad Cunningham was 😉 )
OG’s defense was outstanding.
Halftime in NY means you can all now watch the Tyrese Halliburton malfunction show. (It’s on NBATV, fyi)
Brunson has been bad and they’re ahead at the half. Chill, everyone, they’ve got this shit.
And you know Brunson always comes to play in the fourth.
I guess Gary Trent Jr is the new Dame
Ok I’ll stop with the Cade vs Brunson stuff
They both suck! (-:
Gary Trent JR is somehow on a vet min contract
Doc looks concerned
Why would you foul..jeez
Gary Trent JR just lost the game for Milwaukee.
Hahaha.
Goofy game, but fun! Thanks, NBATV!
Holy shit what a collapse
wow gary trent jr crazy heel turn
That is a choke job of the highest order
brutal ending for the bucks…
That was a mercy killing of the Bucks.
Gary just lost all the Bucks fans he gained
Gianis with some consideration to considerate.
Wow, the Pacers just STOLE the closeout game from the Bucks and are moving on to Cleveland.
Gary Trent Jr had a GREAT game and then let the ball go out of bounds with ten seconds left. Halliburton scored on it.
Playoffs are HARSH.
😊
Now they are fighting, woohoo
If they trade Giannis this could go in the books as “The night Gary Trent destroyed basketball in Milwaukee”.
Can’t really Blame Doc that’s on the players
The Bucks weren’t winning that series no matter what, so the result tonight was immaterial.
Now we just have to figure out a trade to get Giannis here that somehow doesn’t involve any draft picks…
Bucks …. Ouch
Letting Haliburton score a layup buzzer beater on an elimination game means:
FREAK GTFOOThere & come to NY
Great first possession, take forever to run a play
Knicks are a – 29 in the 3rd qtr this series
Let’s see how this goes
This game does not feel like a playoff game at all. Crowd is dead. Team is dead.
Ugh, the boring game is back on
Bucks were leading by 7 points in OT with 40 second left but made two key turnovers and lost the game nj one point. I could see Doc getting fired.
Haliburton walked to the rim to tie it in regulation too
This is really fucking difficult to watch right now.
The players need to fuel the crowd,this is G league level ball
Breen calling out the refs on OG’s ghost foul.
But really, what do they drink in the locker room at halftime?
The refs and Brunson were sharing drugs before the game
Even though Doc didn’t miss any shots, drop any balls out of bounds, or let Haliburton personally walk to the rim?
If Boston didn’t have a game right now they’d be watching this bullshit laughing their asses off.
Here come the Refs!
certainly not Doc’s fault and with the current state of the Bucks roster not much a new coach can do
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