Comments on: 2025-26 Game Thread: Knicks @ Thunder – Hopefully an NBA Finals Preview

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:58:37 +0000

Half the players in the NBA probably have a negative BPM. I’m just not shocked that a bench player who is not the first guy off the bench either is below NBA average on offense. That’s probably the case for most team’s ninth or tenth man.

By: BrunsonPeroneusLongus

BrunsonPeroneusLongus — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:35:05 +0000

Alvarado is pressing a little, but he’s fine.

Fine, my ass. He is what his record of almost 5800 minutes says he is. A way below average NBA short player with a career ts% of .529, 3pt% of 34.8% and a negative BPM. Being from NYC doesn’t make him suck any less.

By: Director NYC

Director NYC — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:03:44 +0000

Always knew that tonight was going to be a loss but the Hornets game gave away the 2nd seed.

Now, they have to finish 6-1 and beat Boston on April 9th. Odds of this is happening is now likely less than 10%.

Deuce re-injury gave Boston another odds boost tonight. None of Clarkson, Shamet, GTA or Hart can slow down Payton Pritchard.

By: Rough

Rough — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:01:37 +0000

I am not sure we’d have beaten the Hornets. OKC went 10-28 from outside with the majority of their attempts being wide open. I am not sure the Hornets would have been so forgiving. Plus, they are an excellent rebounding team.

I see us probably winning 3 or 4 more games the rest of the way and ending with 51 or 52 wins. I’d say we have more than 50% chance to go through the first playoffs round, depending on the match-up, and less than 25% to go through the second round, no matter the match-up. My view is that this team still lacks the grit, aggressiveness, determination, and attention to detail it had the previous five years, and I have seen enough to predict it won’t find it in the playoffs. Time will tell.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:44:02 +0000

In “reaching” for positives to takeaway from these last two games, I would say that we are probing for how well we have to play to be successful in the playoffs. We played hard enough tonight to have beaten the Hornets, but not the Thunder. The Rockets will present another formidable test.

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:36:49 +0000

Caruana baby! Let’s go!!!

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:36:01 +0000

Alvarado is pressing a little, but he’s fine.

By: Underground_Kings

Underground_Kings — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:35:51 +0000

When the league doesn’t require you to make shots and you can just sit at the free throw line alll night thats not basketball

By: geo

geo — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:34:46 +0000

missed the game, read through the game thread, got an idea about the game, then checked the box score – too many turnovers, not enough assists, but wow, they crushed us from the free throw line…the free throw discrepancy looks way suspect…

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:34:36 +0000

Hopefully Deuce is OK and will work his way back into condition for the playoffs. Then we can take Clarkson out of the rotation. We need a healthy in condition Deuce to make any noise.