The Knicks head to Miami to take on the new look Miami Heat (by “new look,” I, of course, mean the “Totally jumbled up mess of a lineup Miami Heat”).
This is the Knicks’ first road game, so it’s a test in that regard, but otherwise, this Heat team is a mess (although they did just drop 146 points in their previous game, a win over Memphis, but that seems to be more of a shot at Memphis than a feather in Miami’s cap), so the Knicks should win this one.
Let’s go, Knicks!
I can’t wait for 58!
125 replies on “2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks @ Heat: Road Opener”
Do the Huklebuck!
Fuck. I have to use the Gotham Sports App for the first time tonight. Great, can’t wait to spend half the night trying to sign into my account.
At the arena in Miami for the game tonight. Let’s go Knicks!
Sad news about Nick Mangold. RIP. At least the Jets honored him with a win today.
Let’s Do (H)eat!
Let’s gooooo Knicks! 🧡💙
Have no fear, Cyber is here! 😀
Good god. You can’t actually press the sign in button on the gotham sports app when you have it on your TV. It’s just an endless loop of entering your email address. Why??????
Just tried to log in using VPN, no dice. Will have to follow via the comments….
Cool, all I had to do was delete the gotham sports app, unplug my samsung tv, wait 60 seconds, plug my tv back in, reinstall the gotham sports app, reset my password, sign in to my TV provider, and now I’m good to go. EASY PEASY!
Damn. I can’t believe this game is blacked out in NY! Thank God for League Pass. It’s easier for
Me to watch Knick games
Here in Florida!
Arena is 1/3 Knick fans for the Heat home opener.
So good to hear Clyde’s voice again 🧡💙
Mikal with the “and 1”
Looks like Heat fans actually showed up for the start of the game.
Must be a promotion or something , show up before 6 pm and get a coupon for a free hot dog.
Pat Riley must have been holding a gun when he traded Kevin Love & Kyle Anderson for Norm Powell.
Great block by KAT.
Hart in.
Heat defense is pretty stifling.
I’m all for shooting more 3s because I know its important to do so but I fucking hate watching this type of offense when the 3s are just bricks left and right…
It’s the Heat home opener.
And nice drive by KAT. He seems to be finding his role…
Anyone else see the Jaylen Brown hair dye video?
BBA, agree with you, but the Knicks are driving and driving and the Heat are completely sealing things off. The three is about all that’s left.
My son showed it to me “Dad, dad, you have to come and see this” 😉 😀
I have to admit, Clyde’s wardrobe is already in playoff form.
I blame that Powell basket on Yabu’s butt.
Losing this game would be super annoying cause the Heat roster is mostly hot garbage especially without Herro.
Bench looks like ass rn.
I’m waiting for Kolek-sanity to start
Dogfight vibes early on
Might have that 50-pt game by Brunson today…
Clyde with the classic understatement – “Brunson on the threshold of greatness”
Brunson’s like a hot knife through butter
Who knew the Knicks hired Mike Brown to actually improve the defense!
That was a dumb challenge
Kolek looking very good on both ends…
When is Clyde gonna break out “Cool, calm, Kolek-ted”?
Not KAT’s finest hour…
Very sloppy…OG seems determined to fire at will
OG with the Toppin-like UFO from 3.
See? That’s a good timeout.
When the old players talk about how much they hate today’s NBA these past few mins is a perfect example why…
Is this the first time we’ve had Clyde and Breen this season?
OG is everywhere on defense and his shot is going everywhere on offense
I don’t think you have to be an old player to call this basketball at it’s ugliest
I’m starting to think that Yabusele is unplayable at this point.
Get Brunson back in PLEASE.
And get Manboobsele out of there.
I was so starved for non-Brunson dribble penetration last year it makes me irrationally willing to look past a lot of Clarkson’s foolishness
We’ve had some stagnancy, but I mostly don’t mind our offensive process. Keep getting them up.
Our defense has actually been really solid, we just can’t hit shots
Decent process or not this is fucking terrible offense.
Another game where if we were shooting even within a standard deviation of the league average we’d be blowing them out. Thats actually a good thing, despite how horrible it is to watch in real time.
Clyde is still in his prime.
“Pat Riley and I came into the league the same year. He tried to guard me and that’s how he ended up as a coach.”
I’d like to see KAT’s number in the alternate universe where he actually takes all his top of the key pump fakes
Kat does some dumb shit
If Thibs was coaching we’d be up by 20…
Alright, I mean, frustrating half, but that block is going on OG’s career highlight reel
Bridges finishing is my favorite offseason acquisition
GOAT level line. 😉
Nice little 4 point swing from OG to Hart to Bridges.
Defense has been fantastic. We’re getting good shots just not hitting them. We got time to get it right. I’m still not “worried.”
Bridges needs to be shooting more.
KAT gets baited but my god the lack of calls is egregious. If he had half of the Embiid whistle he’d be a 30 ppg on an off night.
Also every year i forget how much I hate the Heat until we play them and my blood boils, Fuck you Bam.
I freaking love Hart cause his hustling plus rebounding is still incredible but if this is how he’s gonna be shooting all season long with that finger…
We wanted more 3Ps, but maybe KAT should stop with the deep 3s unless he’s feeling it. He shot twice of those in the same play.
We’re 13-19 from 2…but sure, keep right on chuckin’ those 3’s!
Yeah, the deep threes aren’t great (OG took one that was almost from the logo, with predictable results). I say no, unless you’re Wemby, in which case it’s like a foul shot.
Herro channeling Angus Young
Oh wait, we’re getting back in the game with Brunson running Thibsian iso? Shocker…
The bench being 1-11 from 3 (with only four 2PAs) might not be good process. Need some diversity from that group.
OG & KAT being 2-12 is just unlucky. Those are mostly good shots.
Norman Powell gets the superstar whistle? I mean come on this is getting a little absurd
WTFH?
Huk-a-suck
It’s a statement against interest as someone who identifies as Hukcurious, but he’s been invisible tonight.
But, keep getting ‘em up.
Ok Huk’s offense needs a little work
Fluidity is back
OG: 11 points on 10 shots
KAT: 7 points on 9 shots
Huk: 0 points on 2 shots
Yabu: 0 points on 1 shot
Clarkson: 4 points on 5 shots
Shamet: 0 points on 1 shot
Kolek: 5 points on 5 shots
Feels like if KAT is standing anywhere near an opposing 3pt attempt it’s guaranteed to go in.
The whistle in this game sucks
Everything about this game sucks.
KAT has committed 4 fouls in the last 6 minutes.
I think we need more dribbling and ISO…and maybe more Bridges. 😉
Well Yabu’s fat ass can definitely set a meat grinder of a screen
Except Brunson and Bridges!
That’s an awful flagrant call. Glad it’s against them and not us.
Yabusele is an effective screener because it literally takes two seconds for the defender to run around his gigantic ass
Yabu is doo-doo
Yabu-Dabu-Don’t
If Hart isn’t getting an offensive reb he’s a huge liability on offense right now.
Its painful watching hart on offense
Gotta keep this close and hope Brunson can bail us out in the 4th…
Yabu just doesn’t want to drive at all.
Remind me again what Yabu does well?
This is a pretty awful lineup.
Did the Sixers somehow let Yabu play with the FIBA line last year?
If they’re going to run this fugly lineup out there they at least gotta try and run something organized, get the ball into Kolek’s hands and let him try to create something.
Love the pull-up 3 but why foul there? Come on, OG…
Sets screens with his planet-sized ass
Why are we running the offense through OG “Manos de Piedra” Anunoby
This might be the worst Knicks lineup since Fizdale was coaching.
Our bench is stench…
This looks like a Captain has to bail Knicks out on his own game….
If 4 finger Josh is going to shoot like this, Brown has a dilemna
Needs more Deuce
If I never see that lineup again it’ll be too soon
Yabu does NOT do layups well, however…
Bench mob 5 for 23
Knicks cannot make a
Shot. Hart’s finger is obviously bothering him. Shamet is 0-fer.
And this arena is so f’n loud.
Somewhere Thibs is watching this game laughing his ass off…
Yabu not going after boards either. This lineup should be shelved.
I woke up very earlier than I wanted but it meant I could watch this whole game but what a disaster. Our defense is ok, but everything else is losing this game.
Games like this are where you could use Clarkson’s shot creation. That whole extended period in the third we were trying to do some “ball movement” based offense but the guys trying to do the ball movement were OG, Hart, Dammit Shamet, and Guerschon Kardashian.
ISO-Clarkson probably would have gotten better results to whatever the eff that was.
Might have to play Brunson the whole 4th quarter
This is fucking embarrassing.
Yeah, but least we shot 44 threes so far!
Plus the bench scrubs are playing alot of mins!
How soon can we waive yabusooolay?
I’m guessing that Brunson is coming back in and is going to take a lot of shots…
Let’s see if we can comeback
Okay maybe ISO-Clarkson isn’t any better
Ant Edwards left game today after playing just 3 mins and Luka is out at least 1 week.
Brown is subbing Yabu in for Towns? Is he throwing in the towel?
If we get this W we can be a Dynasty Team
The way we’re shooting, i’m not seeing a comeback.
Yabu is like a one man tragicomedy out there
Smells …humiliation
Yabu may not playing great but he’s amusing af!
It’s rare that a Knick plays so badly that it actually makes me laugh
All 3 games so far this season Knicks have been garbage in the 2nd half.
Yabu & Clarkson are 3-16 tonight, -15 & -17, respectively.
Brunson & Bridges were all alone on offense tonight.
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