50 replies on “2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Magic”
Ugly first quarter. Let’s hope the floodgates open posthaste
Thanks Brian! Let’s go Knicks!
Yabu game?
Take that you Yabu haters!
Orlando is picking off passes we were making against other teams
They have their hands in every passing lane. Pretty impressive.
This is worse offense than anything under Thibs.
Orlando shoots the most most free throws per game of any team in the NBA and they are getting fouled again this game
The reffing has been atrocious
I said rock fight. Maybe I’ll raise that to a fight fight.
If they don’t start calling fouls, this could get ugly.
29.4 percent chance to win this game
make that 26.7 percent
a loss would still have us on a 52-win pace
clarkson will come in and fix everything
up to an 11.07-assist pace
It feels like when we score a basket it’s some kind of blessing.
This does not look like our night.
That was some awful D
Contrary to what Novack just said, Knicks are not getting good looks
I don’t know, Bo, I was just thinking these are mostly good looking 3PAs.
We’re going to come back in the second half but this one has been so bad that it left me pining for Landry fucking Shamet
Knicks had more pts. in the first quarter last night than they might have at the half tonight.
Is this even the same team that played in these jerseys last night? wtf?
Just a horrible game. Brunson over-dribbling, everyone else just standing around, passes getting picked off, no rebounding.
And yeah, Orlando playing smothering defense. While we’re playing turnstile defense.
We’re on pace for 40+ 3’s, so there’s that!
This is like watching a caveman beat an astronaut.
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But have we had even one catch-and-shoot three?
Both teams are playing physical, but it looks and sound like they’re smacking us alot harder than we are smacking them. It feels like Bad Boys vs 90’s Knicks..and we know which team was being more dirty
Brunson going hero mode in the very first possession was not a good sign.
Say what you want about Thibs, he wouldn’t be grinning like a clown at something one of the Magic said to him with the game going like this.
Just wondering what the game thread would look like if Thibs were on the sidelines instead of Brown…
I think Brunson was playing a lot of hero ball because Orlando was single teaming him and covering other Knicks well.
People would be wondering why all five starters have played 24 minutes this half…
Back to backs are a bitch
Hubie, it appeared to me that most attempts were contested( especially in 2nd qtr)-way more than in previous games. In any event, the 2nd half will be a test of mettle. How do they respond to the physical thrashing the Magic doled out.
Maybe the back to back is bothering them a little, but being home both nights should mitigate that a bit.
Brunson’s defense has been noticeably bad tonight.
Giving up 62 points at halftime against a team that’s been struggling on offense, not shooting well from 3 tonight and blowing possessions with TOs is not impressive defense.
The Knicks +/- for players with positive +/-:
minus 10
Magic getting more shots( and shooting better) due to more offensive rebounds and more Knick turnovers. In a sense beating Knicks at their own game.
Back to backs are a bitch
I imagine it’s 5x worse against the Magic when they’ve decided to punch you in the mouth and the refs are going to allow it.
My guess (hope) is the Knicks realized this is going to take a lot of effort and saved it for the second half.
Suggs is a cocky little fucker
That play where Bridges had to choose between Bane in the corner or Suggs at the elbow and chose Suggs hurt me.
I like the way we’re hanging around, and not with a 3pt barrage.
Franz Wagner just flat-out cooked OG on that drive.
With Banchero out, no excuse not to make a serious run here
Well that was a very ugly five-point swing.
Well there goes that comeback
Mike Brown chose a weird night to shorten the rotation.
Watching an exhausted Brunson miss a bunny followed by an exuberant Suggs skip up the court kinda says it all.
I wonder how many times Mike Brown is going to mention in the postgame that they didn’t spray the ball…
Can you imagine what folks would be saying if Clarkson had a quarter like Brunson is having?
Well we shaved 2 points off their halftime lead
Deuce not in Brown’s circle of trust
lol I was thinking the same thing, d-mar. All that work to cut it to 18.
KAT: 8 points on 10 shots
Mikal: 6 points on 7 shots
Hart: 5 points on 8 shots
50 replies on “2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Magic”
Ugly first quarter. Let’s hope the floodgates open posthaste
Thanks Brian! Let’s go Knicks!
Yabu game?
Take that you Yabu haters!
Orlando is picking off passes we were making against other teams
They have their hands in every passing lane. Pretty impressive.
This is worse offense than anything under Thibs.
Orlando shoots the most most free throws per game of any team in the NBA and they are getting fouled again this game
The reffing has been atrocious
I said rock fight. Maybe I’ll raise that to a fight fight.
If they don’t start calling fouls, this could get ugly.
29.4 percent chance to win this game
make that 26.7 percent
a loss would still have us on a 52-win pace
clarkson will come in and fix everything
up to an 11.07-assist pace
It feels like when we score a basket it’s some kind of blessing.
This does not look like our night.
That was some awful D
Contrary to what Novack just said, Knicks are not getting good looks
I don’t know, Bo, I was just thinking these are mostly good looking 3PAs.
We’re going to come back in the second half but this one has been so bad that it left me pining for Landry fucking Shamet
Knicks had more pts. in the first quarter last night than they might have at the half tonight.
Is this even the same team that played in these jerseys last night? wtf?
Just a horrible game. Brunson over-dribbling, everyone else just standing around, passes getting picked off, no rebounding.
And yeah, Orlando playing smothering defense. While we’re playing turnstile defense.
We’re on pace for 40+ 3’s, so there’s that!
This is like watching a caveman beat an astronaut.
But have we had even one catch-and-shoot three?
Both teams are playing physical, but it looks and sound like they’re smacking us alot harder than we are smacking them. It feels like Bad Boys vs 90’s Knicks..and we know which team was being more dirty
Brunson going hero mode in the very first possession was not a good sign.
Say what you want about Thibs, he wouldn’t be grinning like a clown at something one of the Magic said to him with the game going like this.
Just wondering what the game thread would look like if Thibs were on the sidelines instead of Brown…
I think Brunson was playing a lot of hero ball because Orlando was single teaming him and covering other Knicks well.
People would be wondering why all five starters have played 24 minutes this half…
Back to backs are a bitch
Hubie, it appeared to me that most attempts were contested( especially in 2nd qtr)-way more than in previous games. In any event, the 2nd half will be a test of mettle. How do they respond to the physical thrashing the Magic doled out.
Maybe the back to back is bothering them a little, but being home both nights should mitigate that a bit.
Brunson’s defense has been noticeably bad tonight.
Giving up 62 points at halftime against a team that’s been struggling on offense, not shooting well from 3 tonight and blowing possessions with TOs is not impressive defense.
The Knicks +/- for players with positive +/-:
minus 10
Magic getting more shots( and shooting better) due to more offensive rebounds and more Knick turnovers. In a sense beating Knicks at their own game.
I imagine it’s 5x worse against the Magic when they’ve decided to punch you in the mouth and the refs are going to allow it.
My guess (hope) is the Knicks realized this is going to take a lot of effort and saved it for the second half.
Suggs is a cocky little fucker
That play where Bridges had to choose between Bane in the corner or Suggs at the elbow and chose Suggs hurt me.
I like the way we’re hanging around, and not with a 3pt barrage.
Franz Wagner just flat-out cooked OG on that drive.
With Banchero out, no excuse not to make a serious run here
Well that was a very ugly five-point swing.
Well there goes that comeback
Mike Brown chose a weird night to shorten the rotation.
Watching an exhausted Brunson miss a bunny followed by an exuberant Suggs skip up the court kinda says it all.
I wonder how many times Mike Brown is going to mention in the postgame that they didn’t spray the ball…
Can you imagine what folks would be saying if Clarkson had a quarter like Brunson is having?
Well we shaved 2 points off their halftime lead
Deuce not in Brown’s circle of trust
lol I was thinking the same thing, d-mar. All that work to cut it to 18.
KAT: 8 points on 10 shots
Mikal: 6 points on 7 shots
Hart: 5 points on 8 shots
That’s better!
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