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Mitch, I love you
https://x.com/legionhoops/status/2052914713227653487?s=46&t=0wqff4cNt-sCGcDs-uMExw
And this from Katz is priceless….
Mitchell Robinson, when asked if he would be making the picture of him dunking on Embiid his phone background, said he would not because “It don’t got no truck in it.”
Over the last four games Mikal Bridges is averaging 20/4/3 with a 76.5 eFG%. He even took 5 FTs last night! This is finally the guy we traded for.
And yeah, I’m adding this call to the heater:
That guy was at least 25% more nimble — certainly not hobbled by a hip injury. And the last minute nature of both announcements also point to gamesmanship, too.
So the perfect game since Easter continues… which is notable bc last night the Holy Spirit moved me to say this:
Definitely something happenin’ here.
We really should win the title this season while San Antonio is still figuring shit out because this Wemby guy… holy fuck.
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It’s just so weird with Mikal, at the beginning of the Hawks series he looked completely checked out and was rightfully getting a ton of heat for looking like he just didn’t give a shit.
And now he’s a total stud at both ends.
It almost makes me wonder if there was something going on in his personal life.
D-Mar-
I kind of think the same thing. Like we might hear about how a family member was sick or something.
Whatever, I will take it.
Mikal strikes me as a feel player. After he had that 3 pointer at the end of Game 4 (or was it 5?), he seemed to have gained confidence and is now on a groove.
His offensive game has been amazing, and yet his defense on Maxey has been even better.
I’m inclined to buy what Director’s been selling all year — that he and KAT are getting put in crucibles and coming out stronger. I did not think that would happen, but that was before Lent 🙂
Anyway — when’s Ephus getting here?
Watching the game after I already knew the result, I thought the refereeing was mostly ok? The Philly challenge that led to a foul on KAT when Embiid pulled him to the floor was BS and they didn’t call a few fouls on Embiid, but they did the same with KAT and Mitch. Embiid is such an idiot that he makes it very difficult for refs to have a rational game.
The KB hot takes after game 3 vs. Atlanta are amusing to read in retrospect!
I know I had some scorching hot takes, lol. But can you blame us? We looked dead in the water. Whatever was said in the locker room after that game needs to be recorded for posterity bc it lit a fire under these dudes.
It’s crazy how much the adjustment of KAT just focusing on passing, defense and rebounding has changed everything. He’s kind of been forgotten almost these last few games but KAT has been the catalyst to this whole damn thing.
Now we just need Cleveland to make it a series. If they can just take it to 6 games and we finish the sweep we’ll be in really good shape.
I really am starting to feel like this could be our year. I know OKC is a juggernaut but we’re playing on a different level right now.
Curious if anyone still thinks we should have faced Boston instead lol.
Also cannot be stated enough how much Shamet stepped up last night. He gave us exactly what we needed with OG being out.
So proud of these dudes right now.
Detroit will be a real matchup if we get there, versus us playing the junior varsity so far. At the same time, our guys are playing at SUCH a high level. And both they and the coaches have been incredibly good at adjusting when things aren’t working — not only from game to game, but quarter to quarter, and sometimes possession to possession. They’re as locked in as any Knicks team I’ve seen going back to the 99 squad, if not to the 94-97 teams, which didn’t have the level of firepower that this club does.
Shout to Deuce as well. He is in both of the top two two-man lineups in the playoffs aomfar. And has been great on Maxey.
https://x.com/esidery/status/2052795037004570795?s=46&t=0wqff4cNt-sCGcDs-uMExw
You don’t have to shoot well to play well!
I was just thinking about the damage he could do in the games Josh Hart doesn’t want to shoot (like last night).
Yeah I am trying to tamper my expectations. Atlanta was a nice story and has some nice young pieces but are clearly not ready for prime time. And I think we did get a little lucky, in hindsight, to get Philly over Boston. I think the Embiid situation with him being not 100 percent ever and going in and out of line ups probably makes it hard for them to find any continuity. He helped them beat Boston bc Boston has no bigs but against us they are no match.
Boston probably would have put up a better fight if for no other reason than they would have had home court, been hungry for revenge, and have that three point variance that can always win them games. And maybe they let the foot off the gas when they went up 3-1 against Philly, looking ahead to us. I still think we beat them but probably not a sweep like this is most likely going to be.
So the real test will be next round even if it’s Cleveland. Detroit did do a number on us in the regular season although they did not face this version of the Knicks.
And even if we do get past Detroit, spurs or OKC are also going to be harder than these first two rounds.
But I really like our chances. Especially if we can close out the sweep and Cleveland can win a game or two and give OG more time to heal up.
Some interesting tidbits from the B-R playoff page: Knicks are:
-1st in net rating (+19.2)
-2nd in ORtg (123.6)
-3rd in DRtg (104.4)
-1st in eFG% (.586)
-1st in average length of FGA (12.5 ft.)
-1st in FG% by a mile (.515)
-2nd in 3PT% (.383)
-3rd in dunks (7.5%, 50)
-1st in layups (28.8%, 134)
-3rd in opp. FG% (.438)
-3rd in opp. 3pt% (.322)
The fact that two 2nd round picks we drafted are such key parts of this team warms my heart. Mitch was a +16 last night even with the hacking stretch. He was moving laterally so well on some of those Maxey and VJ drives.
While we obviously should be hesitant to look ahead until the job is finished, I am anticipating a NYK-DET conference finals, and while I very much like our chances, I think that will be a very tough series for us. Their team speed, athleticism, length, and physicality is on another level from both ATL and PHI, and unlike those two teams, they have a very deep and very good bench.
It was hard to be rational in the moment but I noticed they let KAT get away with as much as Embiid. KAT really committed a lot of fouls last night.
I thought not T’ing up Embiid early was egregious, though, and set the stage for the whole thing. He intimidated them.
I don’t know, if we’re going to have a long layoff I kinda want them to have one, too, so the rust factor is equal. They’re young and athletic. 6 games against the soft Cavs probably isn’t going to wear them out.
Detroit will definitely be more of a challenge to score on than the Hawks or Sixers, but conversely, who do they have on offense that really scares you? After Cade their best scorer is Tobias Harris I guess?
And the way we’re playing defense these days I could see holding them under 100 points every game.
Still think it’s advantage Knicks, we have more firepower
What I am really enjoying about this team is how they can play multiple styles. It’s like to metal bats approach in 2024 combined with a modern offense that can score a ton of points. Even if they are missing shots, they can dominate the boards and still outscore you.
Detroit will be a different challenge. That said, this team is not the same one that was blown up by them three times this season.
The Knicks have been so laser focused on eviscerating the opponent’s weakness that I think they will play Duncan Robinson off the floor while completely ignoring Thompson on the other hand. They’ll have advantages.
Still too early to conclude this for sure, but there are starting to be clear reasons to believe that for as good a coach as he is and as good a job as he did, Thibs in fact did lower the ceiling here.
Let’s just enjoy this without bringing up Thibs.
and kudos to leon for recognizing it
We had my son’s graduation dinner last night so I had to leave early in the first quarter…i checked the score occasionally but watched the game when I got home…Brunson was spectacular last night…he’s obviously had a bunch of them but I thought his all around performance was one of his best playoff games…
The best part about winning last night is that now we don’t have to take any risks with OG. We can sit him out at least another game and make sure he’s 100%.
What a great day, people… and it’s raining! 😀
So I was thinking last night — I’m almost inured to the amazing things that Jalen Brunson does every damn night — it’s spectacular, but it’s now largely, “He’s doing it again.”
I wonder what it’s like for viewers who don’t follow the Knicks, or barely follow basketball, to show up and watch this stocky, slow-footed, square-headed character do magical things over and over again. It must be bizarre in the extreme.
Z-man, how’s your kid? With what i call a beautiful sleep hangover ? 😉 🧡💙
The 76ers starting lineup is good, but our much deeper and better bench gives us an advantage and then given the age and health of Embiid and George they sort of wear down late in the game.
Good thing, i wasn’t overreacting 😉
Isn’t Ephus in Israel? I hope everything is fine with him. And that he can enjoy this beautiful* Knicks run.
*but we must be aware of the Pistons, we don’t do well with physical teams.
Good morning, all!
I realized this morning that, although I’ve been dreading our likely matchup with the Pistons, it’s not the case anymore. I’ve been rationalizing it away (mostly unsuccessfully) with “Boston killed us last regular season, and then we beat them in the playoffs,” but now I have this:
We wanted Toronto, but got Atlanta. We eviscerated those guys.
We wanted Boston, but got Philly. We’re up 3-0 on them in pretty spectacular fashion. We need to get out of this series as quickly as possible, with no more injuries whether inflicted by Philly or not.
I didn’t want Detroit because of their physicality, but no way they’re as physical as Philly is. Seemed like there was a foul on every play, and bodies all over the floor on seemingly every play, especially in the first half. That won’t be happening with the Pistons.
So we got the two teams that we didn’t want, but we *needed* to get those two teams to prepare us for what is next. We really just have to defend Cade as well as we’re doing with Maxey, and Detroit’s bench isn’t *that* good. We have waves of guys that we can just keep running at them. And we’ll likely have OG back for most if not all of the next series.
We’ll probably want San Antonio since we beat them twice, but we’ll get OKC. And I think they have some flaws to be exposed, too.
It seems like I’m getting ahead of myself, but I’m really not. I’m enjoying very much where we are, and am excited to see what we can do with it.
And get them beat by inferior opponents.
They have a couple of excellent 3 point shooters, but neither Tatum or Brown is a high level 3 point shooter. They are certainly not elite. That makes Boston overly dependent on role players continuing to hit 3s at a high clip throughout the playoffs, all while having 2 of the most talented offensive players in the NBA also hoisting them up way more often and at lower qualities than they should be. The other thing that hurt is that White had a down year. That’s one team that needs to take a good look at how they run their offense and turn the clock BACK.
Part of the reason why Philly and Atlanta looked like poor opponents is because the Knicks are playing so well.
Honestly I wouldn’t argue that they are in any way worse than Orlando or the Cavs, especially given how weak the Cavs are.
“Still too early to conclude this for sure, but there are starting to be clear reasons to believe that for as good a coach as he is and as good a job as he did, Thibs in fact did lower the ceiling here.”
Larry Bird once said something to the effect that after a few years players tire of coaches. Thibs had clearly lost at least some of the locker room, a critical mass, and it was time for a change.
Could we have the same ceiling with Thibs if that were not the case (i.e. the locker room stuff)? Hard for me to say, I’ll leave that to others to debate.
What I will say is that it’s a long-held position by some old heads here at KB that it’s a players league and that very few coaches make a substantial difference. Pop and Spo are excellent examples. Maybe Carlisle, Kerr, Daignault, and some others.
I’ve long held that Thibs is a second-level coach, in the same class as guys like like D’Antoni, Malone, etc. And Mike Brown. I think the D’Antoni comparison is best because both guys are non-listeners and my way or highway type coaches, with thin skins and vindictive personalities. They don’t adapt, and expect the execs and players to adapt to them. In that sense, they are more likely to have a ceiling if the personnel doesn’t fit their mindset/system. Brown seems more adaptable to the players he has…but let’s not forget that he flamed out in Sacto by alienating the locker room there. Again, the 3-4 year rule. 2X CoTY Mazzulla might be getting to that point, we’ll see. Udoka too.
Look at some of the coaches that have recently won championships: Vogel, Budz, Malone, Doc, Nurse, Mazz. Are those guys better than Thibs? Or did they just get a great situation dropped into their laps, via personnel and luck?
I feel pretty confident that Thibs could have coached this team to 50+ wins and another conference finals appearance given our two playoff opponents thus far. The real test for whether their ceiling is higher with Brown will come then. But I really like what I see in terms of Brown’s flexibility and coaching to the potential of the personnel up and down the roster, rather than “here’s what we’re doing, if you can fit that, you’ll play, if you can’t, you won’t.” He’s going with double-big and no-big lineups without it seeming like it’s a last resort. In that sense, he may indeed have raised the ceiling. But it may all come down to decision-making in a tight game vs. DET, and that is yet to see.
Continuing the Detroit vs NY comparison:
Our top 3 are Brunson, OG and KAT
Their top 3 are Cade, Harris and Duren
Seems pretty apparent we should be favored, home court be damned.
Funny you should ask, she just called me to debrief. She’s staying in a hostel in the Gothic Q area and having the time of her life. Definitely a chip off the ol’ block when it comes to partying!
I think what Brown did that Thibs probably would have never done is unleash KAT as Jokic. It immediately solved so many problems at once — made KAT happy as the fulcrum, kept Brunson from over-dribbling, gave Wingstop the opportunity for touches going to the basket, kept OG from trying to initiate offense and turning it over, brought Bridges back from the dead… It immediately solved all the problems that had me gnawing my own arm off in frustration.
Just for that one move he gets my thumbs up as Best Knicks Coach in Forever. Although we’ll see how the rest of the playoffs go…
Cade’s the best of the six, Duren was an all-star, Tobias is playing out of his mind.
In fairness, it took 6 months of struggle that nearly destroyed the team, and at times it looked like a suicide mission. KAT really, really didn’t want to do this. I give him (KAT) a lot of credit for surrendering, and Brown deserves credit, as well, for whatever he likely did that we didn’t see to enable KAT’s acquiescence.
Nah.
As Al said last night: “Everybody is better than Jalen Brunson until its time to be better than Jalen Brunson…”
The Thunder actually have someone better than Jalen Brunson. But not Detroit.
Brown has gotten these guys to play defense in a way I didn’t think was possible given the personnel. They’ve been one of the best defensive teams in the league for over half a season now, and this has carried over into the playoffs.
Whatever he’s doing has these guys locked in on that end, and it keeps them in every game.
I agree, Hubert, at least partially. Painful, rocky season right up into the Atlanta series. What I’m not sure of is whether Brown was trying to get KAT to do this earlier and KAT was not willing, as you suggest, or if this was a late wrinkle they tried that just worked like a charm.
My thinking is it was the latter, as I don’t remember any real evidence of failing to implement this earlier — or anyone bitching about it in particular (lots of bitching, but not about this that I can remember).
And yeah on Cade. He LOOKS more like a basketball player, and is very good, but I did love that Brunson quote.
KAT’s quotes (“I don’t know my role” before the season, and “I’m the one being asked to make sacrifices here” in January) make me think it was the former. That said, there were probably some concessions Brown made to meet him in the middle.
The key adjustment the team made after game 3 had little to do with KAT at all. It was Jalen Brunson’s turn to surrender, and he did. I don’t think we changed KAT’s role in the Hawks series, I think we made space for it.
You know what’s really hard, Doogie? Changing the avatar next to your name.
The final four teams in the playoffs are very likely to be OKC, San Antonio, Detroit, and the Knicks.
OKC, SAS, and DET were the top three teams in the league this season in defensive rating. The Knicks ranked seventh but soared up the rankings in the second half of the season and were #2 in the league since January 20.
So it seems pretty likely that the actual four best defensive teams in the league will be the last four standing.
If anyone is going to a playoff game in the near future, would you do me the great favor of doing whatever you can to get this chant going:
“He’s here, he’s there, he’s every-fucking-where!
Josh Hart! Josh Hart!”
KAT’s playoff per-36 averages this year are interesting compared to his career averages. He’s averaging 21.3 points which is pretty stock for him. However, he’s doing it at a much higher efficiency…his TS% is .728!!! And while his usage is down just a bit, it’s really due more to shot selection and decision-making. His average shot is 2ft closer to the basket, so his 2pt% is at .627, by far the best of his playoff career and 90 points above his career average. He’s being assisted on only 40% of his shots but 90% of his 3’s.
But what jumps off the page most is his passing. He has almost tripled his career AST% number (30% vs. 6% under Thibs and 12% for career). Because of the efficiency and passing, along with the always great rebounding, his OBPM is 6.5. Only the uptick in turnovers (1 above career average) is keeping that from being higher (and a bunch of those are screen-setting blunders.)
But the really exciting change is on the defensive end. His DBPM is a ridiculous 6.9, compared to a career 0.9 in the playoffs and -0.2 last year, never over 0.5). His BPM is at a mind-boggling 13.4!!!
To put that into perspective, Jokic’s career average BPM in the playoffs is 10.6 and his career high is 12.8.
There are caveats, of course. KAT was in unforced foul trouble in both of the last two games, limiting him to 27 and 26 minutes, and it’s not just because of Embiid. But this version of KAT is a supermax player, no doubt about it.
That alone is reason to believe that Brown has raised this team’s ceiling.
What I’m saying in a roundabout way is that if KAT can just clean up the dumb shit against the best defenses, he’s a guy that can make all the difference in a championship run. This is first-team all-NBA/MVP candidate stuff. I know BPM isn’t the end-all and he does lots of detrimental stuff out there, but for me, this is the 99th-percentile version of KAT I hoped for when we traded for him, and never thought we would get.
Hope the Cavs don’t play like idiots today.
Maybe Mobley can get more than one (1) rebound?
That’s crazy given he’s shooting 14% on 2pt FGs.
“You know what’s really hard, Doogie? Changing the avatar next to your name.”
I wouldn’t know. I’ve personally never tried, nor even thought about trying. I could care less what the avatar looks like.
You mean you couldn’t care less. Come on Doogie, don’t forget your roots!
Z-man: his name is Nikarl-Anthony Townsic
“You mean you couldn’t care less.”
You are correct; I was incorrect.
being honest doogie, kudos to you for not sounding like such an old guy…
was surprised to hear your age, sound full of life, not too tired or worn down at all…
bigger kudos for being able to do a handstand, that’s outstanding…
since i was a kid, my thing has always been walking/wandering…much less though these days, a lot of it depends where i’m at geographically and if it’s conducive to stepping outside and sort of disappearing…don’t really like cars and a lot of eyes like that…
have been getting more consistent with the isometric exercises and stretching…day by day…
kinda figured out the weirded out vibe i have…family member recently found out about a health challenge…and, i’m scared…
odd, during the anxiety episodes which go on for weeks, i’m filled with anxiousness and anger…lots of anger, energy, an electric feeling…
now it’s just some freaky hollowness surrounded by worry and dread…
god i used to kid myself about fear…nothing could touch me…now i’m overwhelmed by it…
sorry to burden you doogie, thanks for listening…
They’ve been working on this all year. Brown was brought in to get KAT to play this way. Maybe they needed to add some wrinkles to tailor the offense to KAT and maybe they focused on some other actions early on, but revamping a player’s offensive game doesn’t happen overnight.
Embiid is getting a lot of national ridicule for how much time he spent on the floor last night.
mitch’s poster is pretty viral now…
don’t make up for all the rotten stuff he’s done while playing against him, but mikal’s elbows and mitch’s pits in his face are a start…
Rose deserves a ton of credit. He took LolKnicks and turned them into this version, which plays the most beautiful basketball I’ve ever seen from them, and is the best Knicks team since the 90’s. Spectacular job.
Perfect.
Nice factoid from The Athletic:
“Towns has 56 assists in nine playoff games; he had 24 in 18 last year.”
Even when KAT was frustrating, I appreciated that he seemed like a decent human being. He continues to show that….which is all the easier to appreciate now that he’s playing so well, particularly on D.
Edit: credit to Begley for this quote
I was on a plane and missed the game but I’ve watched that Mitch dunk over Embiid like 50 times. So, so satisfying…even if every time I see Joel pre-flopping and get PTSD about Mitch’s ankles. What a dirty player. Deserves the opprobrium.
Cavs would be better off with Strus in the place of Harden.
I’ll love KAT even more if he re-works his contract so he isn’t making 60 mil plus next season…or any season he plays for the knicks…
good luck getting in national commercials playing for the bucks, grizzlies, kings or most other teams…
new york or nowhere…
tell me if you can rama, what is the most unique and beautiful thing you see there…
This Detroit team is so full of fake tough guys (and a crazy one in Stewart).
I would hate that series even if I’d love to beat them. How it’s refereed would have such a huge impact on the outcome.
Those days are long gone.
The funny thing about Mitch’s dunk is it only happened because Nick Nurse challenged that foul on Embiid and it got ridiculously reversed to a foul on KAT. It was KAT’s 3rd, and that’s why Mitch was in the game so early.
Side note — I hope Brown is less averse to double big against Detroit. I think KAT on Duren and Mitch sagging off Thompson would be an overwhelming advantage.
no it is not, pretty sure i seen it just recently on some t-shirt…
oh yeah, not all the way crazy about what i see…mike and ike lover himself doing some puff puff passing…
think it was sochan on the receiving end to complete the play…
The Cavs defensive rebounding is atrocious thus far.
I’ve been subjecting TNFH-GF to a lot of Knicks games lately so I happily acceded to The Devil Wears Prada 2 today. Thought it was great! More ambitious than the first one—much to say about the state of journalism.
KAT nailed his line too.
evan mobley just committed some kind of assault against isaiah stewart while dunking all over him…
12 OREBs for Detroit in 20 min. Same old Cavs.
“KAT nailed his line too.”
Was he as good as Ice Man in Marty Supreme?
Small pet peeve: the entire national coverage about the Knicks series is about how the Sixers are failing. It’s pretty annoying.
The Extender is doing some of his finest extending work today.
Just got here and slept off the unenjoyable flight…two large guys on either side, one who “accidentally” kept brushing my leg. Got no rest at all. Goal is to get even more sleep in a few hours and then enjoy the city to its fullest domani and Lunedi (hey Max!) before heading to the island where I’ll be the rest of the month.
Genuinely concerned I may miss the most important series of the last couple decades…will have to figure something out…. Though even if I stay awake, actually figuring out how/where to watch will be something. Who ever thought there would be something to miss about the old “3 networks and a dream” days?
KG in Uncut Gems is the GOAT of the genre.
Marechal, try The Athletic. Nice piece about how they are playing championship level basketball right now.
Noble, also saw Prada 2 a few days ago and was very tortured about it. Felt it was one of those “Things are going to hell” but “Let’s completely revel in what’s destroying things” movies. Some fun bits, though. Lady Raven really didn’t like it.
Best part, however, was the brief KAT cameo.
Cavs are waking up, nice to see. Pistons getting a lil dirty.
Another place they are positive about the Knicks is NBA.com. From that piece:
I knew he was playing well, but man.
12 offensive boards for Detroit but only a 9-5 edge in second chance points because they can’t convert a bunny to save their lives
Everyone’s talking about KAT in Prada 2 but no mention of OG in Apple’s show “Your Friends and Neighbors.”
You don’t get these opportunities playing for OKC, iHart’s wife!
They can’t hit anything: 14% from three.
We might lose once we get there, but we are getting to the 2026 Finals. I’m not scared of either of these teams.
In fact, I’m calling it now: We are gonna take the Spurs to 7 games in the Finals.
This is Detroit, I was saying it before, they are a good team but they’re very prone to having those nights where they are bricking everything.
Cavs will blow this
They will totally blow it.
they fell apart when donovan left the court and it was harden running the offense…
Hi geo, I see you.
We should be able to bother Cade enough to goad him into his turnover-prone player persona. We’ve got the horses to do it, and if OG is back (G-d willing), they’re kind of screwed. Handling the rest of their guys, while “not nothing,” is also not a very tall order or something that we couldn’t handle.
Hahaha the Cavs are such crap
They farted that whole lead away in ten minutes
Rooting for the Cavs even situationally like this is painful
I know the Pistons kicked our ass all regular season and the burden of proof is on us, but this is a lot more “Tobias Harris shot creation” than I bargained for and it makes me cautiously optimistic.
The Cavs just farted away this lead. So bad.
The Pistons are having so many possessions go their way simply because they work harder and play more aggressively. Cleveland has some talented players but they just play with no agency or aggressiveness.
Atkins is so mid. How is he not pushing Mitchell more in this game. He did the same thing last time too.
Cade 7-22 with 5 turnovers
Standard stuff
Shroeder auditioned for Devil Wears Prada 2 but overacted in the audition
edit Scott Foster concurs
77 FGAs for Detroit vs 59 for Cleveland. It’s almost impossible to win games this way.
Some good minutes from Basketball Paul.
Paul Reed was a helluva pickup for the Pistons.
Schroeder has played for 11 NBA teams. 2 more and he can tie Ish the Swish for most ever
Pathetic franchise.
Tobias Harris’s game has aged better than Harden’s
Ausar Thompson makes Josh Hart look like Klay Thompson. I know his defense is great but how are they going to keep him on the court if we don’t have to guard him?
Cade 2 turnovers away from a quadruple double
Cade going for the quadruple double with TOs
Edir: lol dmar
Harden often has these dead cat bounce games in the playoffs that give his team some hope, before choking it away again
I’ll be curious to see if Detroit’s good enough to win game 4 on the road.
Detroit not a playoff savvy team. Lack of experience showed today.
Good. Cleveland hangs on. They need to do that one more time. At least make it a 6 game series.
Well, glad to see Cleveland steal one here.
JB should’ve left Reed in.
Neither coach is all that good.
There’s a reason the Cavs moved on from JB, they just didn’t really upgrade with his replacement.
Pressures on the Pistons to close out sooner than later
Maybe the Cavs can win on Monday and make it a series. Their guards are so bad defensively that Brunson would have a field day.
This is a really nice story about KAT: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7262266/2026/05/08/karl-anthony-towns-biggest-fan-mother-fallen-marine/
Lakers stink.
Is Joel Embiid too dumb to know that MSG is directly Northeast from Xfinity Arena?
MSG East would be in the Hamptons somewhere?
I’ll take my answer off the air.
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