Comments on: 2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Kevin Durant’s Burner Phone (and the Rockets, I Guess) https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/ Knicks, Stats, Humor, Analysis. Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Brian Cronin https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000332 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:22:44 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000332 Udoka and Mazzulla seem very similar (obviously, Mazzulla was Udoka’s assistant coach, so that makes sense) in that they game plan the SHIT out of games, and, really, it’s amazing the way that they are able to coach up certain players.

However, once the game actually starts, if shit goes wrong, they don’t seem to know how to adjust. The craziest thing to me is that Mazzulla typically CALLS COOL PLAYS OUT OF TIMEOUTS. Yet he just doesn’t use them like a loser.

That’s why Spo rules over everyone. He gameplans like crazy, but he also knows how to manage the game itself when shit goes wrong. It doesn’t mean he will pull rabbits out of a hat with a shitty team, but he at least doesn’t crumble under pressure.

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]]> By: Director NYC https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000331 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:49:47 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000331 In the last 5 minutes, JB went 4 for 4 from field + two charges drawn. Captain closed better than KD tonight. Udoka not calling time outs while his team was unravelling and struggled to get into offensive sets is moronic. This new data driven strategies of not calling TOs and letting players figure it out with a tied one posession game is fucking stupid.

What a comeback win….Lets Go!

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]]> By: Z-man https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000330 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:32:44 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000330 After the Lez Zeppelin thing we got back to the car just in time for the last 5 minutes of the game, made the 1:15 drive back home a lot more enjoyable!

PS the concert was lots of fun, all 4 ladies were very, very talented, although too many extended jams for my liking. The lead singer sounded a lot like the Heart lead singer. At 67 I felt right at home in the crowd, maybe on the younger side!

]]> By: Brian Cronin https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000329 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:05:33 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000329 Was it more of a Rocket choke job? Sure, but come the fuck on, that was fucking AWESOME! What an amazing win!

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]]> By: Owen https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000328 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:38:51 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000328 Watched it. Jose was incredible. Shamet hit a couple big shots. Jalen drew two charges and obviously had some huge buckets.

Great team win

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]]> By: Rough https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000327 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:37:21 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000327 πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚]]>

I will give kudos to Brown

Sure. Give also kudos to Udoka and the Rockets for their lovely performance the last six-eight minutes, will you? πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

]]> By: Rough https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000326 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:26:39 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000326 Nine (!) Rockets turnovers in the fourth. Buffoons! Love it!

]]> By: Raven is a Big Black Bird https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000325 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:23:45 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000325 Jose had five steals in under 20 minutes.

]]> By: BigBlueAL https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000324 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:15:22 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000324 I hate this Knicks team slightly less right now.

]]> By: SoNiceWeShowItTwice https://knickerblogger.net/2026/02/2025-26-game-thread-knicks-vs-kevin-durants-burner-phone-and-the-rockets-i-guess/#comment-1000323 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:14:52 +0000 https://knickerblogger.net/?p=77126#comment-1000323 Jose Alvarado changed the entire game. I will give kudos to Brown benching Hart and eventually Bridges in the 4th. I guess that’s an adjustment?

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