The Knicks head back to San Antonio, the same place where they sucked the souls out of the Spurs by beating them in Games 1 AND 2 (only, like, the third time that that has ever happened in NBA history) to complete the soul-devouring by finishing this series in five games, which is how many games I predicted the Knicks would win the series in, so I am very much hoping that I am right, and not because it is fun to be right, but, because, well, come on, you know, I want the Knick to be NBA champions.
I went to a family reunion-type get together today, and my Uncle Rich and Aunt Sue were there. They got married in September 1973 (they can’t believe that I remember their anniversary), and therefore, despite being married for nearly 53 years, the Knicks have not won a title in their entire marriage. Amazing.
That will end tonight.
I hope.
The Spurs are just too young and dumb. The Knicks are not. The Knicks will take this down.
I don’t like that Wemby is going to get a lot of rest the rest of the way if the Spurs win this one. But hopefully it doesn’t matter.
The Spurs can be good LATER, the Knicks are going to be champions TODAY.
Let’s go, Knicks!
ONE win away!
Feelin’ alive for the Knicks in five!
169 replies on “2026 NBA Playoffs NBA Finals: Knicks @ Spurs Game 5 – Time to Win a Goddamn NBA Championship”
Let’s go Knicks! Make me happy!
Fuck it. We’re going to run these assholes out of their own gym.
“Mister I ain’t a boy, no I’m a man
And I believe in a promised land”
LET’S
GO
KNICKS!
LET’S
GO
KNICKS!
100%.
It’s 8pm and my morning confidence has not waned. In fact, it has grown.
This has been one of the sunniest, most glorious days New York has ever seen. The city is alive. The air feels charged. The streets know.
Tonight will not end in disappointment.
There are nights that pass like any other, and there are nights that become part of who we are. Nights we remember by where we stood, who we were with, and what we believed before the rest of the world caught up.
This is one of those nights.
And if the basketball gods demand belief, then let them find no shortage of it here. Let us all be Brian tonight.
We few, we lucky few. We band of bloggers. We will remember this night when the softer souls ask where we stood.
We stood here.
Knicks in 5.
Here we go. Let’s do this. Tonight. Go Knicks
please god…i don’t ask for much…just a W tonight..thx
oh…and fuck wemby
I took a Xanax
Pass the bottle.
I was 14 yo the last time Knicks played a game with a chance to win the NBA championship, 32 years later the dream will finally come true!
i got a color tv
so i can see
the knicks play basketball
and, win a flipping championship, yeah, let’s do that tonight…
go knicks, now and forever…
Let’s end this tonight. I won’t be able to handle the stress of a game 6 with game 7 in San Antonio.
i want to get loaded but i talked myself into waiting till half time …my wife just asked me why i look weird…she has no clue what basketball is…
Think they’ll double down with the goofy and incredibly disrespectful intro music?
Hope so — worked so well the first two times…
Just one more analytic win for the opposition tonight and the trophy is ours.
Lets go Knicks. Get off to a good start! Limit the fouls and turnovers.
I took a Xanax
It’s 8pm and my morning confidence has not waned. In fact, it has grown.
okay jk went xanax and hubert went viagra anyone else?
Apparently now Sydney Sweeney is a Knicks fan she’s at the game tonight.
Just popped a 2013 nebbiolo….fuck waiting till halftime
Savor it all, every bit of it, we’re ending this, and them, tonight!!!
(Klonopin and iced coffee)
Starting to like the silly music.
Knicks deserve this for changing the paradigm. If JB isn’t a tent pole star he’s a winner at every level after tonite. LFG Knicks
Streaming the knicks radio broadcast and sound off on tv….not sure how bad the lag is gonna be
Show Me the ring!
For those who have been rooting for this team for decades,
For those who joined Knicks Nation in the last few weeks, and
Most importantly, for those who departed from us before seeing a Knicks team take it at all (RIP Ari & Raj),
Let’s do this tonight!
How much stress eating is the right amount?
Let’s go!!! Make it no games left.
Skatteboo in da house
Sydney’s magic boobs Do Your Miracle!
Come on Knicks, let’s go!!!
Let’s do this.
Win the tip, win the chip
Let’s just not go down by double digits and collect 10 fouls in this first quarter.
All ten guys look TIGHT.
Wemby’s first foul!
I’m here, let’s win this! 🧡💙
Man, Wemby changes the arc of every shot…
I think I’m going to need a Xanax too. Ugh
Yes, leave JALEN BRUNSON wide open! Too, too funny!
Oh captain my captain
What do the Spurs think this is, the end of the fourth quarter?
Hart might have to have his minutes limited tonight.
Towns has to step up if wemby is on og
De’Aaron Fox is in fourth quarter mode to start.
We’re not immediately losing by 20, so that’s an improvement. Easily out best start this series.
Nice. Get Wemby nice and tired.
Let them play the 1st qrt and then we decide who’s playing good or not
I miss the KAT from first 2 games…
Exactly what i’m thinking
OG IS AUTOMATIC!
OG has to shoot those corner threes…
There you go!
Keep Wemby out of the paint wo fouling and it ll be easy
wemby has stepped it up on d
Why do I put myself through this?
I could be watching Residential Alien and laughing at the stupidity of it instead of stressing out.
Need to match their aggression…our offense is timid
Let him get tired as the game goes on and we’ll see
Adderall on top of my normal off-label antidepressants
Luckily, the Spurs still can’t shoot for shit.
I truly think it’s that extra day of rest. We saw it in Game 3, too.
It would be nice if we could shoot. We haven’t had one crazy shooting game yet. Only 1 quarter really maybe 2.
Knicks gotta let first good look from 3pt fly instead of constantly hesitating and looking for better shots.
Not bad considering how bad we are playing but also can we start a game well please
Keldon Johnson is SO FUCKING BAD.
come on mikal jesus
It’s totally true that the Knicks need to just fucking SHOOT.
We are over passing. Someone just shoot the fn ball
Maybe Landry Shamet shouldn’t be dribbling the ball that long.
Can we play any worse?
They don’t give us much, but when we have something we are afraid to shoot.
This is like brain damage level basketball.
Mitch Johnson is annoyingly using Harper to handle the point over Fox. He’s not supposed to make intelligent adjustments.
The offense is awful. Yuck.
Alright, figured out how to watch finally and215is how it’s goink
Cmon guys
This is more embarrassing than last game 1st half
This is some horrible looking offense
This is difficult to watch right now…
Spurs are gonna burn themselves out by the 2Q
Harper moves both feet, RJ “Great use of the pivot”
Fox is the dumbest motherfucker around.
As destined, the Spurs are up ten in the first quarter.
I feel like Deuce is gonna explode this game.
Not even Brunson shooting well is not a good sign, but maybe we need to be back by double digits to wake up everytime
Is shooting 11.1% from the field good?
Thank god they can’t hit wide open threes.
That’s better, JB! 🙂
I surrender. This is painful to watch.
It’s just Brunson & OG vs the Spurs right now.
But the Spurs can’t capitalize, and we’ll send the cavalry in the 2Q
Spurs look impregnable
Twitter seems to think it’s impossible for the Knicks to shoot with the Brunson T-Shirt Sydney Sweeney is wearing
We extend it by ourselves tonight…
I never thought Mitch shooting FTs might be considered good offense… but here we are
Not one of our guys can beat his defender off the dribble, and yet that’s all they are trying to do. Move. Pass. Cut. Score.
Ugly basketball, my guts are knotting.
Stay close, defend, believe.
And then Brunson.
The director is trying hard to not feature Knicks fans in the stands, it’s funny! Not an easy task! 😀
Time for deuce to hit shots
Josh is not helping.
no excuse for not getting decent shots in the non wemby minutes. waiting way too long to set screens and start the action. every swing swing is a little off target.
My solution is get OG open and let him shoot.
Oh, come on, Mitch.
YOU CAN’T GIVE HIM ANY DAYLIGHT!
That three was so dumb by Wemby.
B-R-U-N-S-O-N
Brown’s plan can’t be to just play Brunson the entire game, can it?
I took my bp meds earlier. So just a jack n coke for me rn.
Jose, buddy, that CAN’T be your shot.
Run five out
I saw something where when Hart is off the floor in these playoffs and the other starting four are on the Knicks offense surges . No shock
Logo 3s ain’t a strategy
4 of 22. Ugly. A lot of it was the Spurs.
Great 1Q defense for the spurs but we’ll solve it.
Mikal & KAT & Josh couldn’t have played any worse
Considering the circumstances that has to be the most disappointing quarter of the postseason by the Knicks.
Can we please remove the grease under our sneakers?
This is ridiculous.
I’m here now! Got out of that party and now at a bar. Let’s fuck the entire world up!!!
Not worried about being down 10 when SAn only has 23.
Ok, the 1st quarter is over, now the game begins for our team.
Why am I even watching this?
Spurs opening punch didn’t involve much scoring this time. We move
strat is our third leading scorer
First quarters are not kind to Bockers.
Just gotta keep it close and spurs will get tired and tight
Yeah, absolutely brutal offense. Not the pattern I would have chosen but we have been here before.
On pace for 52 pts making the 90s look like an offensive era
David Robinson is looking good. I like him.
Shamet needs to hit a three again
Mikal needs to participate in the offense
KAT passing out of the double team looked good to me but not enough of it.
Hey ABC, how ‘bout some replays of the multiple “slips” by Knicks ball handlers? Either our guys are extremely uncoordinated for the first time in this season OR they are getting tripped & pushed.
Give Allan Houston a jersey and put him on the court.
I am once again calling for Tyler Kolek
Hopefully him and Deuce hit their 3Ps at the usual clip
Fox is SO dumb.
We are playing stand around and not shoot again. Come on fellas.
OG, man of words… 😀
Deuce could have shot himself
Dog house , but seems like a game with a series lead you get him in
Too afraid to shoot
Ok, don’t let the game get out of hand
Are they trying to give Wemby confidence??
This lineup is…something.
Jeezes, Wemby is swatting everything under the sun…
never had less hope than went shamet went up there
KAT + Mikal + Hart = 0
And KAT seems to be getting guarded by Fox & Champagnie, so he might want to wake up soon
Jesus this is a bloodbath
Mikal, please, show up for the game!!!
2 days between every game from now on is gonna be a huge fucking problem with Wemby looking this fresh.
That was AMAZING defense! Multiple blocks by the Knicks!
Nice job returning the favor on those rejections
It’s crazy how different he looks!
If there are no fouls let’s push their players too
This is brutal
We need 3s
Lots of em
They can’t keep starting like this every game.
We’ll be lucky to score 50 in this game
For the love of God get Alvarado out of there.
KAT has to look for his shot.
If Deuce passes up another three I’m flying to San Antonio and slapping him silly.
I can’t believe KAT hit that shot!
Wow KAT
What a tough shot
There you go.
Real Handsy D by Spurs. Effective with no whistle
Haven’t y’all learned anything from last game? 35 points 1st half, 80 2nd half, book it.
TWO FOULS ON WEMBY! HUGE!
My viagara’s not working
I don’t get it, did Mitch Johnson see the replay before challenging? Otherwise, I don’t know how you challenge that.
If that’s not a foul before the hook I don’t know.
KAT loves to hook people. Done it all year.
Please bail him out whichever Greek god is on duty tonight
Basically when they let them play like this, the Knicks can’t to anything on offense.
Exactly. Thank you. One team plays according the rules, the other don’t.
We are playing find D but we can’t get anything on O.
Spurs pace unsustainable yet again
Thankfully they’re shooting like shit too
I’m not sure Hart is playable right now. If he’s not rebounding and making plays at a plus level and he’s afraid to shoot, he can’t be on the court against this defense.
Too many of the guys playing passive. Brunson burner time needed
Seems a little bit of a reach but he was clutch in the cup game and we just need someone to handle the ball and play with pace, take some pressure off Brunson.
Obvs that was Jose in the last game but I’m not sure we’re getting the repeat.
I also don’t understand how KAT continuously does this anyway. It’s just stupid.
If you thought Spurs were cocky and arrogant I can’t imagine their quotes after this game if this ass whooping continues.
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