Jimmy Butler with a performance for the ages.
Miami up 3-1.
Wow.

Jimmy Buckets! That shit was legendary!

Randall goes down w/ injury in the 2nd.
Knicks stiffle Cavs for first series win in 10 years!
 


--the crazy thing is  i was just hoping for a 1st round series win, but now the Bucks down 3-1... either way Knicks have a shot.
Mil wins in 7 with Giannis beat up, or Mia wins and we get home court (and don't have to play Mil).
Sorta hoping it goes 6 or 7 for rest. Hopefully Randall didn't completely re injure his ankle.

Holy Shit that Miami Mil game
.
Jimmy with the crazy bucket to go to OT.

Quote from: VA $l!m on April 27, 2023, 12:36:22 AMHoly Shit that Miami Mil game
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Jimmy with the crazy bucket to go to OT.

Freal! That shit was off the hook. Has to be one of the biggest upsets of all time, especially since the Heat lost Herro and Oladipo and still won in 5!

Knicks/Heat should be a great series, and you have to be happy with that match up over the Bucks.

Quote from: Hicks on April 27, 2023, 10:13:10 AM

Quote from: VA $l!m on April 27, 2023, 12:36:22 AMHoly Shit that Miami Mil game
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Jimmy with the crazy bucket to go to OT.

Freal! That shit was off the hook. Has to be one of the biggest upsets of all time, especially since the Heat lost Herro and Oladipo and still won in 5!

Knicks/Heat should be a great series, and you have to be happy with that match up over the Bucks.

yeah 100%.
it'll be nice to start the series in NY as long as Randall is available..
Early reports suggesting it isn't as bad as the previous injury which took 2 weeks.

I personally do not think Randle is as important as people make him out to be, we can win without him

Quote from: GBL on April 27, 2023, 07:31:47 PMI personally do not think Randle is as important as people make him out to be, we can win without him

yeah i can't really agree with that personally.
His size and physicality alone are something that goes very noticed when he's gone.
But, moreso he's really the only person on the team besides Brunson that can consistently create for himself and others.
Without Randle its pretty easy to hone in on Brunson and shutdown the entire offense.
Can the Knicks win without him? OFC anything is possible.
Are we better with him? absolutely.
I mean there's a reason he's our leading scorer and an all star.

...Also, wtf is Boston doing?
They need to shutdown ATL already.
can't believe they let 2 games slip and are in a tight game 6 atm.

Boston giving up so many easy buckets in the paint.

Even if they can beat the Hawks, Embiid gonna eat them alive. 

Quote from: VA $l!m on April 27, 2023, 09:18:21 PM

Quote from: GBL on April 27, 2023, 07:31:47 PMI personally do not think Randle is as important as people make him out to be, we can win without him

yeah i can't really agree with that personally.
His size and physicality alone are something that goes very noticed when he's gone.
But, moreso he's really the only person on the team besides Brunson that can consistently create for himself and others.
Without Randle its pretty easy to hone in on Brunson and shutdown the entire offense.
Can the Knicks win without him? OFC anything is possible.
Are we better with him? absolutely.
I mean there's a reason he's our leading scorer and an all star.

...Also, wtf is Boston doing?
They need to shutdown ATL already.
can't believe they let 2 games slip and are in a tight game 6 atm.

There is a small sample size, but how have things looked like this year without Randle?  Pretty good, imo

https://heavy.com/sports/new-york-knicks/knicks-without-julius-randle-2/

Randle will be the person who loses us games in this year's playoffs, not saying he won't have an impact on winning, but he makes terrible decisions too often (especially when double or triple teamed) and is prone to freak outs

Quote from: Hicks on April 27, 2023, 10:23:54 PMBoston giving up so many easy buckets in the paint.

Even if they can beat the Hawks, Embiid gonna eat them alive. 

Atlanta was a tough matchup for the Celtics, and we gave away game 5 by grinding our own offense to a standstill.  Closing out on the road against a team that shot lights out in the series is pretty impressive, though.

Embiid, if healthy, will get his against the Celtics, as he has always done.  That historically has meant nothing, as the matchups overall favor the Celtics.  I think Celtics in 5, assuming we play with consistent pace and don't go into prevent offense mode in the 4th quarter.

Regardless of predictions i think this second round is looking epic as far as rivalry goes.
Should be some intense series.

Boston- Philly definitely has some recent history.
MIA- NY always gets the old fans hyped.
Den- Phx basically the 2 teams in the west people are betting on to make the finals.
then
GSW/Sac -Mem/LAL whichever it comes down to has some great storylines.

mark me excited.

Really hoping Sac pulls it off tomorrow, would love to see Sac/Lakers rematch from the old early 2000s rivalry.

Every time i watch Denver lately i come away thinking they are the best team in the league.

They are really clicking right now.

So wild working the suns rn. 
Going to the game Monday.