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2026 NBA Playoffs Round 1: Knicks @ Hawks Game 3 – Time to Nip This in the Bud

Okay, time for the Knicks to stop giving the Hawks any hope in this series.

Let’s go, Knicks!

103 replies on “2026 NBA Playoffs Round 1: Knicks @ Hawks Game 3 – Time to Nip This in the Bud”

The Great Clown Pagliacci is not silenced!

This is a loss though. They can just throw up a 4th quarter 11-0 run whenever they want so we’re pretty much cooked unless we’re blowing them out.

Wow, that may have been the weakest shit I’ve seen from Mikal. He literally just rolled over, out of bounds.

Wow, that may have been the weakest shit I’ve seen from Mikal.

And that’s saying a lot

If brown insists on going small on cj and not doubling he’s dumber than any of us have thought.

Also the hawks are shooting 80000% from 3

Double big, put og on cj, send Mikal to Siberia.

mutherfreaking god dang son of a gun…

has anyone else noticed that atlanta is totally taking it to us now and sort of imposing their will…

if we can win this one, all will be forgiven in the end…

Well that wasn’t my favorite quarter.

Maybe Golden State gave up on Kuminga too soon?

I’d definitely do that, Somewhat Bearable. Mikal is useless, nobody is getting any rebounds.

Mikal is one of the most fugazy Knicks ever. Softer than baby thighs. The guy is a myth.

You can tell the team is trying to overcompensate for the shitty 4th quarter from game 2. So tentative. I can’t understand how this team is so underprepared after having three days off. And immediately terrible rotations by Brown. He’s hoping KAT takes over the 2nd quarter and if he doesn’t, I’d fire him at halftime

All I’ll say is big first quarter leads rarely mean anything

(he says with zero confidence)

I honestly didn’t think this one would be over this quickly. Once again I make my classic mistake of being too optimistic about the Knicks.

If this Clarkson-Alvarado-Shamet-OG-KAT lineup doesn’t get blown off the floor, well I will honestly be surprised.

nice to see one of jalen/KAT on the court to start the second quarter…

not so nice to see deuce, jose and clarkson all on the court at the same time…

STOP PUTTING SMALL GUYS IN SINGLE COVERAGE ON CJ THIS IS SO FUCKING SIMPLE

Well with Pags back I’m definitely leaving Knickerblogger. Good luck with the game, everyone.

And Pags — drink bleach, you fuck.

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Well with Pags back I’m definitely leaving Knickerblogger. Good luck with the game, everyone.

And Pags — drink bleach, you fuck.

Farewell, Raven, and no hard feelings. Sorry I predicted exactly what would happen in this game.

You can’t be so afraid of NAW that you live with McCollum killing you every game.

Farewell, Raven, and no hard feelings. Sorry I predicted exactly what would happen in this game.

The game isn’t over you little crybaby cunt

It’s really annoying to have to watch the Knicks losing and then see a “fan” prematurely dancing on the Knicks grave in the game chat actually.

If they regress in shooting we’ll win.

You can tell the team is trying to overcompensate for the shitty 4th quarter from game 2. So tentative. I can’t understand how this team is so underprepared after having three days off. And immediately terrible rotations by Brown. He’s hoping KAT takes over the 2nd quarter and if he doesn’t, I’d fire him at halftime

In other words, they are so mentally beaten by their complete pathetic choke job that they lost not just the game, but the series. Just like happened in G1 vs. Indy last year, and just like I said after G2 in this series.

People have said we’re a team without an identity, but they’re wrong. This is our identity. Has been since 1994.

Knicks only down 10. shooting 14% on 3’s. KAT with 3 frickin shots. Not over………..

just re-watched the boys season 4 to catch up…

line of the series delivered by one billy butcher…

I’d call you a cunt, but you don’t have the depth or warmth

that’s some brilliant stuff there…

Somehow the lineup with Mikal and Brunson in it did far worse than the Alvarado-Shamet-Clarkson lineup

The game isn’t over you little crybaby cunt

1. Yes it is. McCollum > Brunson, Kuminga > Towns, NAW/JJ > Wingstop, and Snyder > Brown. Like the Pistons, they’ve passed us because they cultivated actual young talent and we aimed for the mezzanine.

2. C’mon dude, you’re better than this. I’m not the one crashing out calling people obscenities here.

Well the worst case scenario means we don’t have to see Mikail/Brown next year so that’s what’s getting me through this absolutely dog shit performance

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Why do you think Brown is gone? Can’t keep cutting coaches after 1 year.

Problem with Brown is his press conferences are hot air., but optics say can’t fire the coach without roster change first

Fuck off dipshit. Everybody here to a man hates your fucking bitch ass.

Ok man. I’m not making this happen though, all I did was know that it would.

Give me Clarkson over Mikal any day of the week. He wants it.

Doesn’t look good on Leon. Leon is a bigger issue over Brown who I’m no fan of. Can’t bench this guy because of the picks and Dolan will can him

Only being down eight after that is a miracle. Let’s build on it.

I can’t believe this Knicks roster is outplayed by the Hawks roster. It’s not that the Knicks are not trying.

Good thing we closed the half well and we are still in it. Roster experience and quality sometimes matter by themselves. I am saying this because Snyder had us handcuffed the entire time.

Non-Wingstop lineup last three minutes or so played well. OG’s playing well, so it’s not him. That leaves one WS member and, well, he sucks.

Would’ve been nice to get a quality shot and maybe be down only 6. They blitz Brunson and we don’t make them pay with crisp cuts to open space.

If you’re Brown you can’t start Mikal to begin the third. Playing time needs to go with who is helping you, but it won’t happen.

@TommyBeer

Mikal Bridges in the last 4 quarters.

O points
O-for-7 FGs
1 rebound
2 assists
3 turnovers
-26 in
35 minutes

The opportunity cost involved in acquiring Mikal really does just break your heart. You can find guys like him in the draft. He’s a completely generic player.

If Mikal had Hart’s character, we wouldn’t be having this discussion. The guy is a zombie. Its not that he doesn’t have physical talent.

Bridges needs to come off the bench. This is sunk cost fallacy to keep starting him. Also, great to only be down 8, but will we start the 3q well, or will lead balloon to 16 in the first 5 mins? I have ~0% trust in the starting unit unless Brunson is going off, and he’s cold

Nickel Alexander hasn’t made a shot in this game

Knicks getting a ton of help from him

Pretty confident that the data saying the Knicks starting lineup is ass is correct

will lead balloon to 16 in the first 5 mins

Sometimes in life you do get answers

The opportunity cost involved in acquiring Mikal really does just break your heart. You can find guys like him in the draft. He’s a completely generic player.

It really does. Imagine having a bunch of assets to trade and an actual competent guy in his place.

At least brown took a timeout after an 8-0 run not a 11-0 run

PROGRESS!

So out of sync. And Josh Hart is having a bad game.
KAT needs to be demanding the ball.

If we’re looking at Brunson . If you take away quarter 1 in game 1 he’s been bad

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