The Knicks are down two star players, but luckily, they literally kicked this exact team’s ass without Brunson and OG (well, most of the game without OG, and they kicked ass without him in the game).
Landry likely won’t be a superstar in this one, but the Heat have no one that can guard KAT, so the Knicks should still win this one. And luckily, the Mavericks are next, and they suck. The Knicks will eventually play some teams where OG’s absence will matter more, but that’s a future Knick problem!
Let’s go, Knicks!
58 would still be great!
48 replies on “2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks @ Heat”
I am worried about this game, mainly because it’s hard to beat Spo twice in a row. In other words I’d be more impressed by a win than disappointed by a loss.
From the last thread:
I think a no-shooting/defense/rebounding lineup of Deuce/Clarkson/Diawara or Dadiet/Hart/Mitch would be interesting. Get all of the offensive rebounds, try to run some low scoring stretches.
Then play a Deuce(or Kolek when he needs a rest)/Mikal/Shamet/Yabu/KAT and go all-in on shooting.
CLLYYYYYYDDDDDEEEEE!!!!
Since I’m in SoFl I get to watch the Heat feed 🙁
I’m quite interested in seeing how Brown handles the shorthandedness.
Saw an article about Tyson Chandler. It opened with, “Tyson Chandler may be remembered most fondly for being the emotional and spiritual leader for the Dallas Mavericks during their 2011 championship run, but the true foundation of his legacy as a rugged, hard-nosed defensive big man was built during his time with the New York Knicks.”
Uh, what the fuck? No, dude, the thing he is best known for, which happened before his Knicks’ tenure, IS the correct answer to that question about the “true foundation of his legacy.” What the fuck kind of shitty writing is that?!
Deuce/Shamet/Mikal/KAT/Mitch should be pretty solid defensively for the 15min Mitch can play
KAT just ignored a wide open Shamet and forced a hook over a double-team
Towns is single-handedly killing us.
If KAT is gonna play like this just forfeit this game.
too many offensive rebounds by Heat, beating Knicks at their own game
Let’s see what are we made of on the road
Diawara sighting
Gimme some Mo’ D
1 minute for Diawara and that’s it?
The Heat are starting Pelle Larsson. The Knicks have to win this game.
A squirt of Diawara…
Deuce heat check…
Mitch 5:19 without an offensive rebound is probably a season low
Maybe this will help Brown to understand he needs to play Deuce more.
he’s in Brown’s arc of trust not circle
Brown took the previous thread’s recommendation of five minutes in the second quarter and said nah, one minute in the first.
20 point quarter no bueno…
6 turnovers in a quarter just won’t do.
Ugly on both ends
Need more Diawara
Josh Hart jumped into DJ Khaled’s lap. You see something new everyday!
Brunson was looking pretty good shooting around pregame maybe he can suit up for the 2nd half…
Fontecchio ain’t Pinochio when it comes to 3s
I had to check Fontecchio’s b-ref page to see if he’s shooting 75% from three because he never misses against us
Fontecchio is an all-Knicks Killer first team since Detroit, dude is a flamethrower against us.
The Knicks keep forgetting that the Heat always press out of timeouts.
Guess we jinxed him
I get why he’s not everyone’s cup of tea but Clarkson is currently one of my favorite minimum signings we’ve made in years. It’s a skill set we really were sorely lacking without him, warts and all.
The Knicks shout stop missing dunks.
Will be taking the loss on Clarkson all year, Noble. He’s really fun.
Mikal should spend some time with Jaquez in the offseason to learn how to attack the rim.
and also attack other players?
Hart going for the TO quadruple-double
KAT killing us…
If Towns is playing like this with Brunson and OG out, they won’t win many games.
Kat missing dunks and taking step back 3s while guarded by hobbits is pathetic
I can only imagine what Patrick Ewing would have done if repeatedly single-teamed by the likes of Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins….
The annoying part is we just watched KAT score 39 against these same scrubs last game.
For those who bet that Brown would play an 8-man rotation tonight, YOU LOST!
We need some ShamWow…
Miami isn’t a great matchup for him, but Yabu not seeing any minutes is a problem.
KAT read Knickerblogger at halftime
Watching games when multiple of your best players are out is just not fun.
So now we test Marechal’s thesis that no Yabu is a problem is accurate.
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