The Knicks host the original burn book himself, Kevin Durant, and the Houston Rockets, for an interesting matchup between the Knicks and one of the better teams in the Western Conference!
Let’s go, Knicks!
Just please let me feel great about 58!
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62 replies on “2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Kevin Durant’s Burner Phone (and the Rockets, I Guess)”
Okay, got the Valentine’s Day Knicks sweatshirt on this time, no way we lose.
Jose-Jose!
LFGK!
That’s nice, Raven! š
Let’s gooooo Knicks!! š§”š
OG!
Thompson is something
KAT scoring early? We got this!
Letās not miss bunnies
I havenāt forgotten about you Tari Eason. Still in lurve.
Lol Jalen. Love it.
We need to cut down on the dumb stuff
Speaking of lurve, I swear Ben Stiller is sitting next to Christy Turlington. Presume lucky seating arrangement…
Still seems to be married to Ed Burns. And it was probably someone else anyway…
So now the refs are so bad that we have to waste a challenge super early in the game
It looked like OG got away with a foul there
Liking scoring 13 points with 5 assists already…
Cyber, I mean yes, but they’ve really stopped calling the shoulder into the chest to knock the defender away. Unless you knock them down and/or into the stands it’s really not called anymore.
Looks like Cristy to me.
Like what the Knicks are showing, although they have thrown a few points away
I like better this Durant that misses all shots š
Seriously.
Thompson is absolutely incredible out there. Talk about livewire.
I had a crush on Christy in the 90s
KAT looking well past medium rare on that drive.
Maybe JB shouldn’t go to the rim when there’s a Thompson there š
Diawara is developing before our eyes
Sochan with the hideous Kobe assist.
Looking forward to the point in the season when Mike Brown stops experimenting with weird lineups…
That was a particularly ugly Sochan 3
I was going to say that OG looks much better today… and he throws an air ball š
Ok, we all knew the Durant that misses everything wouldn’t last long
Iāll take a six point lead but we should be up 9 at least.
Love OG on defense so far
Lamet huh? Ok
Yeah only being up 6 when Knicks outshot Houston 55% to 35% seems disappointing but gotta like Knicks effort and energy so far.
Good defensive first quarter, particularly the first six minutes. We matched up tight and made them feel us, contested most shots, and made them hurry and worry. Shengun was neutralized, and there were only few breakdowns. Durant got lose a few times, but not many. Thereās still a lot of game left but we started fine.
Nice to have the real OG back.
Great steal from Jose there
Alvarado doing Alvarado things š
Landry dong Landry things, apparenlty
OG putting on a show
Then immediately gets stripped
MITCH
the lead evaporated
Knicks playing like shit again…
I might hate this Knicks team even more than Macri does…
They can’t hit open 3s
Really feels like every terrible shooter hits everything against the Knicks of late.
You should stop watching the Nets, BBA. Knicks with 4 turnovers in the half, and 16 assists so far. We got cold there the last few minutes from three and they got hot. Welcome to the NBA.
I have a coworker who moved down here from BK a few years ago and is a huge Nets fan, all he does is complain Nets don’t lose enough.
Towns hitting a three? Whatās that?
Stupid offensive foul from KAT? Whatās new
I HATE when Brunson goes foul-hunting. That’s so two years ago.
From up 13 early in the 2nd quarter to trailing at halftime…
This team is beyond frustrating.
Brunson makes some of the dumbest turnovers. We are playing better when heās not on the floor. I think his floor game has been poor the last couple of games
we haven’t lost yet, but we are losing now…
Poor second quarter performance down the stretch. Silly fouls, open threes, holes in the paint, and bad offensive possessions leading to transition baskets. Defensive discipline went down the drain. 33 Rockets points is a lot. The team psychology has changed but they need to get it together. They canāt lose again!
There needs to be a conversation about removing Hart from the starting lineup.
We are committing a lot of unforced turnovers
This Knicks team is beyond fucking broken.
I mean they are playing the same starting lineup that people killed Thibs for and itās crickets now
When Josh Hart is this useless on both ends, you need to bench. Thibs played him too much because he brought āintangiblesā but as it was proven in the playoffs, too much Josh Hart is not good for this team
Oh, yes, they can! Down ten now. Good luck making a comeback against this Rockets team.
I’d love sooo much to be wrong, but this is not the Knicks I loved the past five years. Sigh.
We’re fighting
Does Towns have something mentally wrong with him? He does the same thing constantly and gets called for the offensive foul
Rebounding 38-21 Rockets right now. It was even after the first quarter. The Rockets are playing volleyball under the baskets.
Not much offense on the floor with Sochan, Shamet, Mitch Diawara and Brunson.
Somethingās up with the clutch. We aināt shifting.
Mike Brown rotations are awful. Canāt find the right mix. You are allowed to sub Brunson when he plays this bad. Idk when he has to play whole quarters.
Right now the coach and the Nova connection canāt seem to play against strong defensive teams. Itās a problem
Guys next to JR better know they have to pay attention to the shoelaces š
Very easy game to read
*Let Hart beat you
Itās very easy for a good defensive team when you play Josh Hart
In the past I’ve said it in jest and basically just to add to my negative game thread shtick but I’m honestly beginning to wonder if the only thing that could salvage this Knicks season is firing Mike Brown.
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