Remember when matchups against the Spurs, Suns, and Rockets back in the mid-1990s truly felt like they were possible NBA Finals matchups, and thus they took on so much extra meaning?
I like that the Knicks are kind of sort of getting back to that point, where every game against a good Western team really feels like it could be an NBA Finals matchup. Or even matchups with good Eastern teams feels like it is a second round playoff matchup, etc.
So, well, with that in mind, please defeat the Thunder, Knicks!
Let’s go, Knicks!
56 wins can still be true, and that’s pretty cool!
44 replies on “2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks @ Thunder – Hopefully an NBA Finals Preview”
Deuce Deuce!
That Magic/Toronto score 😀
Holy UCONN
Raptors went on a 31-0 run..
It’s a Braylon Mullins kind of day—I hope his great defensive play to steal the ball won’t be forgotten.
Hopefully it will also be an OG Anunoby kind of day.
Dan Hurley …..
I hadn’t watched a half of college basketball in, like, 30 years. That half I just saw was still pretty freakin’ boring, but at least had a bang moment at the end.
Uconn has a guy named Solo Ball, which makes me think his parents may have been Carmelo Anthony fans.
Melo fans wouldn’t let their son go to UConn.
Git it
I mean Dort sucks but of course his first 3pter he buries like he’s Steph Curry.
Reggie – “through the lens of my Knicks hating glasses, that looked like a good clean block to me”
OG giving up the open three for a drive and classic wild lame-ass layup attempt was just such a bad idea…
Not replaying alleged fouls on SGA has me thinking NBC is in the pocket of Big Canada
OKC plays some real tough defense. We’re giving it a go out there. They really don’t let you get decent looks.
The Knicks should get an additional first-round draft pick every time I have to listen to Reggie calling a national game.
He’s been playing great lately but that was way too much Clarkson in the 1st quarter.
Let’s get physical.
OK, ONJ.
Jesus that’s repeated embarrassing defense. Looking at you, KAT.
Alvarado’s shots always look like they have about a zero % chance of going in
Jose is way too short to not be able to shoot….. Deuce pls
Alvarado disaster, Clarkson disaster
Bridges isn’t invisible tonight.
Deuce is rusty, understandably
I like Jose. I do. I really do. But this is starting to feel like what it would’ve actually looked like if the Ntilikina people got their way and Frank started taking a lot of shots.
Id take kolek over Alvarado right now. Is his defense even that good? What does Alvarado do better?
Jose – the bad the good the bad the good
Blood in the ground baby
JOSE!!!
(Let’s catch him being good)
Ok I said the Ntilikina thing before the two 3s. I caused it.
Alvarado’s defense is a thousand times better than Kolek’s.
Jose haters.
Shooting 34% overall and down by 1. Sad to say, I’ll take that.
Although our three backup guards are shooting 15% (2-13, those being two Jose threes…).
Not KAT’s finest defensive hour…
Refs stepping it up for OKC…
Kat back to clueless D.
One note Reggie – that last shot by J-Dub had nothing to do with KAT’s defense
Exciting.
We’re scrappin’ out there.
Hell of an end to the quarter but I’m sick of moral victories against these guys. Go get it.
I still can’t believe how confident I’m starting to feel when Josh shoots a 3…
Villanova trio with an amazing 1st half.
We have to overcome the OKC whistle because every time we made a run they got a call or refs held the whistle when they were on D.
We’re competing though
Winning pedigree is winning pedigree. The Nova guys are bringing it. I wish KAT would step up as well. He was being attacked defensively and has only one shot attempt and two free throws to show on offense.
I’m not gonna blame KAT too much for only one shot attempt, they’re double teaming him every time he touches the ball
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