2021 Eastern Conference Round 1: (4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks

[ArbitraryWater]

Game 1: Hawks 107, Knicks 105
Game 2: Knicks 101, Hawks 92
Game 3: Hawks 105, Knicks 94
Game 4: Hawks 113, Knicks 96
Game 5: Hawks 103, Knicks 89
Hawks win series, 4-1

[RRR3]

Atlanta is 27-11 since Nate McMillan took over as coach. They’ve been a legitimately great team with him at the helm. Worth noting.

[ArbitraryWater]

Atlanta is 27-11 since Nate McMillan took over as coach. They’ve been a legitimately great team with him at the helm. Worth noting.

Hideously weak path though.

Even good names either rested or fell apart with injuries.

They got destroyed by 20+ by the Sixers both times (once by 40+).

[Spurs m8]

Happy to see these 2 teams here tbh

Something different

[Axe]

Happy to see these 2 teams here tbh

Something different
Makes sense considering they both didn't make the ps last year.

[Spurs m8]

Makes sense considering they both didn't make the ps last year.

Just seeing the Knicks do well kind of pleases me.

Would be good for the league if they could be somewhat successful for a bit

Especially with Brooklyn up there too...

[DoctorP]

Happy to see these 2 teams here tbh

Something different

This

Good matchup of offense vs defense to gauge where the league is at

[Axe]

Just seeing the Knicks do well kind of pleases me.

Would be good for the league if they could be somewhat successful for a bit

Especially with Brooklyn up there too...
Right. I can see PA jerking off once rose and the knicks win in this series.

[HylianNightmare]

Gross

[ArbitraryWater]

Gross


ultra gross.

One of the most disgusting series' in recent memory.

[DoctorP]

If Hawks sweep then Thibodou-ball is in the past...and with it 90s basketball bwahahah

[dbugz]

zzzZZZzzzZZZZZZzzzz

[jayfan]

Dudes are tripping in here. Shallow, headline fans. This is going to be a very good series.


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[ImKobe]

Should be a close series. Hawks SHOULD win it on paper, but the Knicks have matched up well against them (3 - 0 in the RS) and they have the best defense in the league, with an experienced vet in Rose, who I trust more in crunch time than anyone on the Hawks tbh. Thibs is also the better coach. Nate McMillan doesn't have a great track record in the POs, hasn't made it out of the 2nd round and has been swept 3 out of the last runs. Hasn't won a Playoff series in 16 years.

[ShawkFactory]

Hideously weak path though.

Even good names either rested or fell apart with injuries.

They got destroyed by 20+ by the Sixers both times (once by 40+).

The Hawks have also dealt with a lot of injuries. Deandre Hunter looks like he's going to be healthy.

That 40 point loss to the Sixers was on the road in a back-to-back without Trae.

In the same timeframe they've beaten the Heat, Bucks, Blazers, and Suns. All were healthy.

[tpols]

Sixers Path will probably be Celtics -> Hawks -> Nets -> Clippers. That's not a bad lineup. Lakers first two teams will likely be easy as well with the small suns and one man band nuggets. They could win those series in 5 or less.

[Real14]

Sixers Path will probably be Celtics -> Hawks -> Nets -> Clippers. That's not a bad lineup. Lakers first two teams will likely be easy as well with the small suns and one man band nuggets. They could win those series in 5 or less.

Hawks are not beating the Knicks man, cut it out.

[Real14]

Should be a close series. Hawks SHOULD win it on paper, but the Knicks have matched up well against them (3 - 0 in the RS) and they have the best defense in the league, with an experienced vet in Rose, who I trust more in crunch time than anyone on the Hawks tbh. Thibs is also the better coach. Nate McMillan doesn't have a great track record in the POs, hasn't made it out of the 2nd round and has been swept 3 out of the last runs. Hasn't won a Playoff series in 16 years.

On paper? Come on man lol They haven't beat us yet this season

[Real14]

What a yuck series. Disgusting really.

Free path for Philly.

Knicks will beat sixers in 2nd round

[Real14]

Knicks will win in 5 or 6 .

[ShawkFactory]

On paper? Come on man lol They haven't beat us yet this season

On paper they are a better team. Unless you can count on Randle to score 40 a game as he's done during the season, this series will be closer than you think. All of those games were close, and 2 of them were a long time ago before Pierce was even fired. The other was an OT game in the second game of a back to back for the Hawks, and on the road no less.

Denadre Hunter is back. The team is playing well. Don't set yourself up to be extremely disappointed.

[Real14]

On paper they are a better team. Unless you can count on Randle to score 40 a game as he's done during the season, this series will be closer than you think. All of those games were close, and 2 of them were a long time ago before Pierce was even fired. The other was an OT game in the second game of a back to back for the Hawks, and on the road no less.

Denadre Hunter is back. The team is playing well. Don't set yourself up to be extremely disappointed.

Don't sleep on us, especially with our high rated defense that will definitely pick up in the playoffs. Randle, Rose, Barrett, Quickley, Burks and company is too much for y'all.

[8Ball]

Wassup Real14.

Good to see you back and kicking and promoting Knicks basketball.

[ShawkFactory]

Don't sleep on us, especially with our high rated defense that will definitely pick up in the playoffs. Randle, Rose, Barrett, Quickley, Burks and company is too much for y'all.

Not sleeping on anything. The Hawks are offensively superior, Knicks defensively. It's an interesting matchup.

[insight]

Op has no clue what his talking about Hawks vs Knicks should be a very good series. Hawks were the 3rd most injured team in the league and still grabbed the 5th seed. Knicks lack top end talent and experience but play hard nosed basketball. Hawks players with playoff experience are bench players outside of Capella. I don't trust the 76rs wouldn't be surprised if they were upset.

[fsvr54]

People who don't love the Atlanta Hawks don't like basketball.

We've got a super exciting, talented team.

[8Ball]

I like the Hawks but Trae Young be foul baiting too many times. He's approaching Harden level of foul baiting.

[insight]

Hawks are not beating the Knicks man, cut it out.

Knicks have been one of the healthiest teams all seasons and play their starters more minutes than any other team. They are tied with a hawks team record
wise and the Hawks had the 3rd most injuries behind Houston and Orlando. You are crazy if you think the Knicks are a better team when both teams are healthy.

[insight]

I like the Hawks but Trae Young be foul baiting too many times. He's approaching Harden level of foul baiting.
Steph does it just as much but its a smart play when he draws fouls. They stopped calling continuation in January nobody is getting getting free throws from shooting through defenders arms.

[imdaman99]

Hawks are not a fun team to watch because Trae is a blatant flopper. Knicks have the defense to lock him up though, so let's do this :pimp:

[insight]

Hawks are not a fun team to watch because Trae is a blatant flopper. Knicks have the defense to lock him up though, so let's do this :pimp:

Did Trae take your girlfriend Steph, Dame, Harden all do the same thing.
Is this the same D that locked up the Celtics 3rd stringers on Sunday? Did

[jayfan]

Don't sleep on us, especially with our high rated defense that will definitely pick up in the playoffs. Randle, Rose, Barrett, Quickley, Burks and company is too much for y'all.


I think Atl is the team people are sleeping on.


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[aj1987]

Should be a close series. Hawks SHOULD win it on paper, but the Knicks have matched up well against them (3 - 0 in the RS) and they have the best defense in the league, with an experienced vet in Rose, who I trust more in crunch time than anyone on the Hawks tbh. Thibs is also the better coach. Nate McMillan doesn't have a great track record in the POs, hasn't made it out of the 2nd round and has been swept 3 out of the last runs. Hasn't won a Playoff series in 16 years.

Except for the FACT that they don't. You're pathological, aren't you?

[Mauzah]

Hideously weak path though.

Even good names either rested or fell apart with injuries.

They got destroyed by 20+ by the Sixers both times (once by 40+).

It's the same ridiculously easy path that LeKong has benefited from for the majority of his career and now it's a problem eh?

:facepalm

[insight]

I think Atl is the team people are sleeping on.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkU95Lu3WHs

[Duderonomy]

When was the last time two non-playoff teams from the previous season met in the playoffs?

[imdaman99]

Did Trae take your girlfriend Steph, Dame, Harden all do the same thing.
Is this the same D that locked up the Celtics 3rd stringers on Sunday? Did

Please, those other 3 are skilled and can score in a million ways. Trae is unwatchable at this point. I was actually rooting for Trae when he was drafted, was hoping he would be better than Luka. But nope. I've already watched too many games where Trae has taken over the game via foul drawing flopping techniques. It's just not respectable anymore, even Harden gave up on it for the most part. Trae has crazy numbers, but didn't make the all-star game. Pretty sure it has a lot to do with his flopping techniques.

I hope my boy Frank locks his azz up.

[insight]

Please, those other 3 are skilled and can score in a million ways. Trae is unwatchable at this point. I was actually rooting for Trae when he was drafted, was hoping he would be better than Luka. But nope. I've already watched too many games where Trae has taken over the game via foul drawing flopping techniques. It's just not respectable anymore, even Harden gave up on it for the most part. Trae has crazy numbers, but didn't make the all-star game. Pretty sure it has a lot to do with his flopping techniques.

I hope my boy Frank locks his azz up.

Frank will get served just like the rest of them boyz. When is the last time he was in the Knicks regular rotation.
Trae is one of the most skilled players in the league.
2nd in the league in assist for 2 straight years, 2nd most points in the paint of any guard but he can't score in multiple ways. If he was on the Knicks scoring 25 pg, he would be called the next Walt Frazier or Mark Jackson.

Funny how the goal post always moves when you are talking about Trae Young.
First it was he is too small, then it was he was the worse defender in the league, then it's he doesn't lead his team to wins, now it's he's just flopping and drawing fouls.

If you don't like the dude cool, but stop pretending he is not elite, people were hating on Steph, Dame and Harden the same a few years ago, now you are giving them props and hating on Trae for playing a similar style.

[ShawkFactory]

Please, those other 3 are skilled and can score in a million ways. Trae is unwatchable at this point. I was actually rooting for Trae when he was drafted, was hoping he would be better than Luka. But nope. I've already watched too many games where Trae has taken over the game via foul drawing flopping techniques. It's just not respectable anymore, even Harden gave up on it for the most part. Trae has crazy numbers, but didn't make the all-star game. Pretty sure it has a lot to do with his flopping techniques.

I hope my boy Frank locks his azz up.

He's been a different player the last couple months. Namely, since the AS break the FT attempts have been at 7 a game. It was 10 before.

[ralph_i_el]

I don't see the Hawks as favorites in this series. They have no answer for Randle.

[ralph_i_el]

Please, those other 3 are skilled and can score in a million ways. Trae is unwatchable at this point. I was actually rooting for Trae when he was drafted, was hoping he would be better than Luka. But nope. I've already watched too many games where Trae has taken over the game via foul drawing flopping techniques. It's just not respectable anymore, even Harden gave up on it for the most part. Trae has crazy numbers, but didn't make the all-star game. Pretty sure it has a lot to do with his flopping techniques.

I hope my boy Frank locks his azz up.

McMillan has him playing much differently. He's getting more penetration and setting up others, less chucking and flopping.

[Airupthere]

Is it possible for the knicks to repeat their 1999 success, beat the Nets and reach the finals?

[ImKobe]

Except for the FACT that they don't. You're pathological, aren't you?

They do with Thibs at the helm. They slid a little in DRTG at the end of the season, but I don't think there's a better overall defense in the league. They're #1 in opponent FG and 3PT%, #1 in points allowed because of their ability to slow down the pace and are top 3 in DRTG, and they did it consistently all year, even against the best offenses in the league.

[insight]

I don't see the Hawks as favorites in this series. They have no answer for Randle.

The Hawks had the 3rd most injuries of any team in the league, only Orlando and Houston players out more than the Hawks. The Knicks and Hawks record is tied even though NY has been one of the healthiest teams all year. Randle is a problem, but the Hawks have more offensive weapons and one of the best distributors to get them the ball. Randle has been a one year wonder, but if you check the stats, Trae Young averages more points than Randal and has been that guys since he came in the league.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1nJV7XXoAUQoeU?format=png&name=small

[GrayGoat]

Hawks will and should sweep. Knicks had trouble beating the Celtics dleague bench the other night

[Nike D'Antoni]

I predict Knick's defense to come out on top.

[fsvr54]

Hawks have too many weapons.

If you stop Trae, any number of Bogi, Hunter, Gallo, Lou, Huerter could go off. Plus we have the rebound leader and the TRUE DPOY in Capela.

[Nike D'Antoni]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E16jHwVXoAUuk_T?format=jpg&name=small

[Manny98]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E16jHwVXoAUuk_T?format=jpg&name=small
COTY :applause:

[Nike D'Antoni]

$300 on a Nets Game 1 playoff ticket can get you a pretty darned good seat in the lower bowl at Barclays.

$300 on a Knicks Game 1 playoff ticket can barely get you into Madison Square Garden at all

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1396139164819668996

[insidehoops]

Game 1 is Sunday, May 23 at 7PM ET on TNT.

[NBAGOAT]

might be the best series of the playoffs

[TheCorporation]

Over/under on Trae Young dropping 29?

[TheCorporation]

$300 on a Nets Game 1 playoff ticket can get you a pretty darned good seat in the lower bowl at Barclays.

$300 on a Knicks Game 1 playoff ticket can barely get you into Madison Square Garden at all

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1396139164819668996

Same thing as Clippers vs Lakers playoff tickets. Ask me how I know. I might go this series vs the Suns or the next if the Lakers advance.

[RRR3]

Hawks are legit.

[k0kakw0rld]

Hawks have too much fire power its scary.
They got Gallo, Lou Will off the bench added to Young and bogdanovic.

[fsvr54]

Love Nate, but he can't be playing too many bench players like that. This is the playoffs. Trae or Bogi should be on the court at all times.

[BigShotBob]

Have family in Atlanta. Lots of excitement.

[ArbitraryWater]

they got Lou Will too lmao

crazy depth

[k0kakw0rld]

Capela should be DPOY candidate. He is ridiculous.

[fsvr54]

Capela should be DPOY candidate. He is ridiculous.

He is DPOY. Straight highway robbery

[k0kakw0rld]

What a game !!!

[ShawkFactory]

Anyone who said this series is boring is a boring basketball fan. Just go watch lebron and KD

[fsvr54]

Why is this the most dead game thread?

[BigShotBob]

Anyone who said this series is boring is a boring basketball fan. Just go watch lebron and KD

Only series I probably won't watch is the Utah and Memphis series.

[ShawkFactory]

Only series I probably won't watch is the Utah and Memphis series.

Why? Ja and JJJ are fun to watch.

But I legit feel like this will be the most fun 1st round series. Dallas winning game 1 MIGHT change things but idk

[RRR3]

Hawks should win this they’re just a well put together team and pretty deep. But the Knicks defense will give them a chance.

[BigShotBob]

Why? Ja and JJJ are fun to watch.

But I legit feel like this will be the most fun 1st round series. Dallas winning game 1 MIGHT change things but idk

Only because Donovan Mitchell is questionable really. I like watching him play

[PeroAntic]

Payton is such ass, but Rose can't be expected to carry the team on offense and run around all those screens to contain Trae for 40 minutes. Randle gotta get his shit together.

[RRR3]

Payton shouldn’t play. Start Rose, Quickley off the bench. Or vice versa. Either way is way better.

[k0kakw0rld]

My LORD RJ :bowdown:

[PeroAntic]

Payton shouldn’t play. Start Rose, Quickley off the bench. Or vice versa. Either way is way better.

Quickley is not really a pg.

Knicks need to play with 110% intensity to win this series. i don't know how they can keep it up.

[k0kakw0rld]

Lou Williams I thought you were going to retire if the clippers were to trade you?

I guess you happy you home right? Lol

[PeroAntic]

Rose getting hacked all over the place, no call. These refs are terrible

[k0kakw0rld]

Rose getting hacked all over the place, no call. These refs are terrible
They going straight up. Stop capping !!

[RRR3]

Rose getting hacked all over the place, no call. These refs are terrible
Hawks have taken 3 FTs lmao

[PeroAntic]

Hawks have taken 3 FTs lmao

Theyre mostly a jumpshooting team and Trae's tricks won't work in the playoffs.

Atlanta are a better 3point team so they probably have advantage here.

[kentatm]

We have a massive review that could swing the game and TNT goes straight to commercial :facepalm:facepalm:facepalm

[ShawkFactory]

Bogdanovic in by far the most underrated player in the league.

[kentatm]

He's great. I was really sad when Dallas didn't get him in the offseason. He would be amazing next to Luka.

[tpols]

Man trae young gets the softest calls.

[Bronbron23]

Not a foul. Don't reward flopping

[PeroAntic]

These refs are a joke.

[StrongLurk]

Calls like that have ruined the modern NBA.

Trae initiated the contact, then flopped, and the ref calls a foul on the defender...

Free throws are way too valuable in basketball to be given out so softly like that.

[Bronbron23]

That's gross

[kentatm]

I wouldn't really call it a flop. There was light contact and he still attempted a legitimate shot. It was nothing like what Harden does.

Lame that they called such a light hit when they've let them play all game though.

[Indian guy]

Beat the trap like it was nothing. Ridiculous speed.

[BigShotBob]

Trae Young said "be quiet" what a cold blooded floater

[kentatm]

Damn. That can't be what they drew up for their final play. Big oof.

[Derka]

Ouch. That fan looked like he was about to cry.

[TheCorporation]

Damn. That can't be what they drew up for their final play. Big oof.

Terrible inbound pass :lol

[kentatm]

Ouch. That fan looked like he was about to cry.

I could see Spike's emotions

https://img.gifglobe.com/grabs/peepshow/S06E02/gif/fkpFfQfEDGwY.gif

[ShawkFactory]

These refs are a joke.

Lol what motivation would the refs have to dick the Knicks over on their home court in game one in the first playoff game they’ve had in almost a decade.

Quit crying

[elementally morale]

This was good.

I'm actually happy LeBron made the Lakers unwatchable for me... now I can enjoy other teams as I've been doing so for years now. Less Lakers less drama... more Jokic, Embiid and some exciting basketball like this game. Thanks a lot Bron. Would not have been possible w/o you.

[BigShotBob]

Lol what motivation would the refs have to dick the Knicks over on their home court in game one in the first playoff game they’ve had in almost a decade.

Quit crying

I was joking with a friend that the refs said "there's no stars here so it's going to be an easy night" cause they weren't calling anything.

[TheCorporation]

This was good.

I'm actually happy LeBron made the Lakers unwatchable for me... now I can enjoy other teams as I've been doing so for years now. Less Lakers less drama... more Jokic, Embiid and some exciting basketball like this game. Thanks a lot Bron. Would not have been possible w/o you.

Where's your pink shirt picture?

[PeroAntic]

Thibs threw the game. Should have kept Rose in the game, he had a clutch block on Trae soon before that. Ntilikina was in no rhythm to guard Trae. And that final play was retarded.

Then of course Trae is a little cheating bitch, so the interior defense is scared to touch him because the refs are still falling for his bullshit. I thought its the playoffs ffs.

[PeroAntic]

Lol what motivation would the refs have to dick the Knicks over on their home court in game one in the first playoff game they’ve had in almost a decade.

Quit crying

They don't need motivation. Theyre just incompetent.

[DoctorP]

A lot of good games so far. This was another

[insight]

Thibs threw the game. Should have kept Rose in the game, he had a clutch block on Trae soon before that. Ntilikina was in no rhythm to guard Trae. And that final play was retarded.

Then of course Trae is a little cheating bitch, so the interior defense is scared to touch him because the refs are still falling for his bullshit. I thought its the playoffs ffs.

Sounds like you b**tching because Trae Young was the best player on the court and it wasn't even close. The Hawks weren't whining when Julius pushed Galo out of bounds with no call. This game was about who made more plays, the refs had nothing to do with the outcome!

[elementally morale]

This one is more recent. Haven' posted here for like a year. (Read on occasion.)
I thought it was time for a change as far as my avatar is concerned. (Same pic as on my FB profile.)

[Axe]

This was good.

I'm actually happy LeBron made the Lakers unwatchable for me... now I can enjoy other teams as I've been doing so for years now. Less Lakers less drama... more Jokic, Embiid and some exciting basketball like this game. Thanks a lot Bron. Would not have been possible w/o you.
Yea ratings would be so low without kong playing at all

[tontoz]

Nice clutch plays by Trae and Bojan.

:lol @ Gallo's mohawk.

[elementally morale]

Don' give a shit about ratings. More and more people stream. I have League Pass. Business model is constantly changing but the NBA will stay. All I care about is good entertainment. Don't even have a team now. Kinda like the Nuggets and the 76ers... but anything goes as long as it's worth watching.

[imdaman99]

Tough game for Randle in his playoff debut. Big *** shot by Trae, but f that guy. Refs reward flopping, this is what we have to look forward to in the future of this league.

Knicks ain't winning this if Burks is their best performer.

[ShawkFactory]

They don't need motivation. Theyre just incompetent.

That goes both ways then

[PeroAntic]

That goes both ways then

Not if only one team (or in this case player) is doing all the flopping. Its just double standards.

[RRR3]

Don' give a shit about ratings. More and more people stream. I have League Pass. Business model is constantly changing but the NBA will stay. All I care about is good entertainment. Don't even have a team now. Kinda like the Nuggets and the 76ers... but anything goes as long as it's worth watching.
Lmao LeBron winning had this dude abandon the Lakers :roll: :roll: :roll:

[ShawkFactory]

Not if only one team (or in this case player) is doing all the flopping. Its just double standards.
What are the double standards...?

Weak calls go around

[elementally morale]

Lmao LeBron winning had this dude abandon the Lakers :roll: :roll: :roll:

Listen, idiot. I have very little time for you.
I'm not watching the games to prove a point. I watch for entertainment. LeBron ball is boring. Almost always was. Effective... some of the time.

Now go and have your ass worked. Idiot.

[elementally morale]

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Don't get me wrong. Being gay is not a problem. But you are such an irritating fa*got that you give homosexuals a very bad name.

[Patrick Chewing]

Just got home. Randle is a bum. Not understanding how stupid he plays sometimes.

[insight]

Not if only one team (or in this case player) is doing all the flopping. Its just double standards.
Funny how your not saying anything about how Burks got 3 shots on a close out 3 pointer and he wasn't touched. The very next played Burks closed out on Bogi the exact same way with no foul call. Your hate for Trae Young got you blinded.

[And1AllDay]

Lmao LeBron winning had this dude abandon the Lakers :roll: :roll: :roll:

:oldlol::oldlol:

[And1AllDay]

Don' give a shit about ratings. More and more people stream. I have League Pass. Business model is constantly changing but the NBA will stay. All I care about is good entertainment. Don't even have a team now. Kinda like the Nuggets and the 76ers... but anything goes as long as it's worth watching.

bran mind fu*&ed you to give up your whole team bruh? :oldlol: stop it dont let a man abuse you and do that to you

wear your lakers in pride like me, we can be kobe and bran fans man stop the weird thoughts

[elementally morale]

bran mind fu*&ed you to give up your whole team bruh? :oldlol: stop it dont let a man abuse you and do that to you

wear your lakers in pride like me, we can be kobe and bran fans man stop the weird thoughts

Please bring all your alts so that I don't have to collect them via hard work when putting the whole bunch of your screennames on ignore. Win-win.

I don't give a shit about LeBron either way. He can be your GOAT... good for you. His brand of basketball is still boring as hell. That's all. Him retiring will do wonders. The world will hear basketball news again. This chosen1 king shit has been going on waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. It was boring in the fist place... but after 15+ years... meh.

[RRR3]

Literally no one thinks LeBron is boring. He’s almost all this board talks about. People don’t obsess about boring players. I’m not sure I’d call any player boring anyways, sounds like something someone who doesn’t like basketball would say tbh. EM is just butt devastated LeBron us better than his hero.

[RRR3]

Legit remember EM saying he liked the way LeBron was playing last year. Now he hates him so much he abandoned his team :roll:

Poor guy wasn’t expecting LeQuatro :pimp:

[RRR3]

Don't get me wrong. Being gay is not a problem. But you are such an irritating fa*got that you give homosexuals a very bad name.
Do you think this comment makes you look like a well adjusted person? It doesn’t. It makes it look like you fly into a psychotic rage whenever LeBron wins. Which I suspect is true.

[elementally morale]

Literally no one thinks LeBron is boring. He’s almost all this board talks about. People don’t obsess about boring players. I’m not sure I’d call any player boring anyways, sounds like something someone who doesn’t like basketball would say tbh. EM is just butt devastated LeBron us better than his hero.

Listen, friend.
I come to ISH for two things.

Entertainment (mainly) and occasional interesting basketball talk. You happen not to bring either to the nonexistent proverbial table. Not good. On ignore you go, pumpkin.

[ZionDunks]

Incredible game by trae , impressive to do 32/10/7 in the garden and hit the winning shot in your playoff debut

[Jasper]

Which ever team comes out on top , will loss in next series

[Manny98]

Nothing I enjoy more than watching the Knicks getting shitted on :lol

https://media.giphy.com/media/jOzgBS6XYCeo2z5gu5/giphy.gif

[imdaman99]

Wednesday is so far away, my coworkers got tickets. They asked me if I wanted to go, I told them I can't be around other people when I'm screaming at my teams :lol

Game 2 is must-win

[Nilocon165]

When was the last time two non-playoff teams from the previous season met in the playoffs?
Lakers Heat in the finals.....lol

[MrFonzworth]

Nothing I enjoy more than watching the Knicks getting shitted on :lol

https://media.giphy.com/media/jOzgBS6XYCeo2z5gu5/giphy.gif

Weird because that was your favorite team before the nets dickriding fakkit!

[tontoz]

Watched the game last night. Quite a slugfest. The crowd was really intense. They were celebrating routine plays as if they were game winners lol.

[Manny98]

Weird because that was your favorite team before the nets dickriding fakkit!

Yes I dickrided a Nets team lead by D'angelo Russell :rolleyes:

[insight]

Wow!!! New York is Shook! Can't help but cringe watching this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7NL06i_BYE

[BigShotBob]

Wow!!! New York is Shook! Can't help but cringe watching this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7NL06i_BYE

:roll:

[imdaman99]

Knicks crowd gonna be lit :roll: Trae, you shouldn't be shitting on them after game 1. You gonna get Fk trae young chants in ATL too now :eek:

That being said, I love the drama. Thanks for bringin it Trae :cheers:

[RRR3]

Hawks are legit af.

[FultzNationRISE]

Hawks are legit af.

Compared to what, the Knicks? Sure, I guess.

Theyre not... contending for anything serious.

[ShawkFactory]

Compared to what, the Knicks? Sure, I guess.

Theyre not... contending for anything serious.

They’re legit as in they’ve averaged like 31 wins a game for the last 4 years and are better than someone who hasn’t watched them yet probably knows they are.

Of course they aren’t beating Brooklyn or anything yet.

[imdaman99]

Rose taking over leggo :banana:

Waiting on Randle to not be ass now :facepalm

[KOBEtherealKing]

East is so boring. Hopefully 2nd round is better.

[RRR3]

Trae is a monster on offense.

[imdaman99]

Knicks in trouble :(

[RRR3]

Trae is going dingo mode on the Knicks.

[Taurus]

Randle 6-29 shooting through 1.5 playoff games, this is an all-time bad playoff debut

[imdaman99]

Rose starting the 2nd half, and killin it. Lets goooooooo. Trae and Bog still shittin on them though :lol gonna have to do something about it

[Taurus]

Wow that call is soft

[PeroAntic]

Thibs is gonna break Rose again :(

[Derka]

Now that was a grown man move.

[imdaman99]

Electric crowd.

Goosebumps

[Derka]

You hear that crowd and you have to wonder if anyone in NYC gives a shit that the Brooklyn New Jersey Nets exist at all. :oldlol:

[RRR3]

Gallinari has been dreadful.

[RRR3]

Get Trashanari off the court

[bison]

both these teams kinda play out of control

[bison]

East is so boring. Hopefully 2nd round is better.

stfu, this game is fun.

[imdaman99]

You hear that crowd and you have to wonder if anyone in NYC gives a shit that the Brooklyn New Jersey Nets exist at all. :oldlol:

Nets are a more national team, as they have 3 superstars. They get the ESPN hype and hoopla. But very few people in NYC care about them. They never had a chance to take over NY.

[ShawkFactory]

Trae, Hunter, and Capela need to play the entire 4th.

Get Bogi in at about 9:00

[RRR3]

Poopanari has been the Knicks MVP

[ShawkFactory]

Instead we’ll leave everyone on the bench as the Knicks continue a huge run.

Cool

[bison]

watching the MSG feed. i wish clyde would do national tv commentary instead of JVG

[r0drig0lac]

watching the MSG feed. i wish clyde would do national tv commentary instead of JVG

...2

[Derka]

Is Rose a net positive on defense? If no, leave him on the bench.

This five on the floor right now is balling the f*ck out.

[RRR3]

Nate overplays his bench. This is the playoffs ffs.

[ShawkFactory]

Seems like McMillian either has insane confidence in the Hawks to close or is cool taking home court and splitting this series.

Not sure what the fvck is happening.

[RRR3]

Poopanari :roll:


Dude is useless in the playoffs.

[imdaman99]

Knicks bench, close em out now bb :bowdown:

Glad Obi stepping up while Randle struggling. Sign of things to come

[kentatm]

The **** is McMillan doing keeping Young on the bench for this long? SMH

[LoneyROY7]

Okay Knicks. :applause:

[RRR3]

Gallinari before today: 49.8 TS% in his playoffs career. And now it's even worse. Dude is a massive choker.

[imdaman99]

Great. Here comes the Trae flopping and foul drawing

[RRR3]

Capela is a monster rim protector.

[LoneyROY7]

Knicks fans really dropped the "Trae is balding" chant.

:roll: :roll:

[Derka]

There must be a rule somewhere: “All centers except Daniel Theis are allowed to screen defenders under the basket. If Theis seals his defender off, it’s a foul.”

[Derka]

Little white kid grabbing his Johnson to stop from peeing himself.

[ShawkFactory]

Bogi and Gallinari 4-20 from 3 isn’t going to cut it on the road

[bison]

Bullock was garbage on the Lakers. Nice to see him willing this team during crunch time

[bison]

Brickdonavic

[RRR3]

Hunter choking hard

[bison]

MSG crowd has the hawks so shook. can't hit shit.

[kentatm]

This is all on McMillan. Dude kept his big guns out too long and they went cold.

[imdaman99]

Wishing I went to the game, but I know I would have been a miserable a-hole the entire 1st half :lol

[RRR3]

This is all on McMillan. Dude kept his big guns out too long and they went cold.
100%

[ShawkFactory]

Had 7 wide open threes in the fourth. Missed all of them.

Oh well. See you in Atlanta

[RRR3]

Hunter :roll:

[imdaman99]

This is all on McMillan. Dude kept his big guns out too long and they went cold.

I'm sure that's his routine though, to bring Trae back with 8-9 mins left in the game. Plus, they had pulled within 3 shortly after. But I guess they finally got tight. They stole 1 so, I'm sure it's not doom and gloom.

[PeroAntic]

Knicks closeout strategy is such a gamble. it worked this time

[bison]

knicks need to be in the playoffs more often. you don't get this kind of crowd at the barc-lame center

[bison]

Wishing I went to the game, but I know I would have been a miserable a-hole the entire 1st half :lol

weren't you invited? :facepalm:

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Rose balling as his team's best player in the playoffs. Injuries robbed us of an all time great PG.

[Patrick Chewing]

Whoa Nelly.

[imdaman99]

weren't you invited? :facepalm:

:lol I was. Told my friends I'm too tense to watch my teams out in public. Screaming at my team is not a pleasant thing. Rather scream at my tv.

[ShawkFactory]

After cooling down..

The Knicks came out fired up and the crowd is and has been insane. Rose was unbelievable and they had a good game plan by going big with Taj and pretty much rendering Collins (and the paint game in general) useless. Also trapping Trae and gambling that the shooters wouldn't hit. It worked tonight

Hawks went 3-20 from 3 in the second half and I think 10-34 overall from the field. Credit to the Knicks defense but a lot of these shots were open.

It's hard not to get on Nate a little bit for sticking to his rigid PT schedule despite the way the game was going. Trae and Capela needed to be back playing way sooner than they were. If he was letting it ride with the understanding that splitting up there was fine then whatever. If it happens again going forward then it's a massive issue.

[Axe]

Hawks better win the remaining games.

[insight]

After cooling down..

The Knicks came out fired up and the crowd is and has been insane. Rose was unbelievable and they had a good game plan by going big with Taj and pretty much rendering Collins (and the paint game in general) useless. Also trapping Trae and gambling that the shooters wouldn't hit. It worked tonight

Hawks went 3-20 from 3 in the second half and I think 10-34 overall from the field. Credit to the Knicks defense but a lot of these shots were open.

It's hard not to get on Nate a little bit for sticking to his rigid PT schedule despite the way the game was going. Trae and Capela needed to be back playing way sooner than they were. If he was letting it ride with the understanding that splitting up there was fine then whatever. If it happens again going forward then it's a massive issue.

You are exactly correct, poor coaching from Nate. He waited to long to get Trae and Capela back in the game and allowed the Knicks to take all the momentum. He coached the game like a regular season game and the Knicks kept making plays down the stretch. The Knicks are giving up too many open shots, but getting away with it because Gallo and Heurter and tonight Bogi forgot how to shoot. I was impressed with how Toppin and Taj played, they controlled the paint and took advantage of AWOL John Collins.

[Manny98]

Congrats Knicks fans, your first playoff win since the Renaissance :rockon:

Hawks in 5

[insight]

Good game, Knicks need to chill with the bush league plays. Hard fouls and solid defense is fine intentionally trying to trip players and all the extra stuff is unnecessary. It's a good series, no need for someone to get injured off a cheap shot and ruin the competition.

[ArbitraryWater]

Trae Young silly lol... feeling himself way too much. Not exactly natural to act all "alright, haha" when the series is tied, 1-1..... corny ass. And all the sheep love it.

[Code Breaker]

I was indifferent in this series, however with how biased the announcers and reporters are I’m rooting for the Hawks. Also :oldlol: at the fans wanting Brooklyn after barely beating the Hawks.

[insight]

Trae Young silly lol... feeling himself way too much. Not exactly natural to act all "alright, haha" when the series is tied, 1-1..... corny ass. And all the sheep love it.
The Trae Young hate is real! He comes to play and helps his team and you call that feeling himself. If that was Julius or D Rose you would be claiming he was All NBA 1st team with a winners attitude.
What's corny is all the F You chants, you have kids in the stands like Randal's son listening to that nonsense, hating on a 22 year old 3rd year player.

[Manny98]

Trae Young silly lol... feeling himself way too much. Not exactly natural to act all "alright, haha" when the series is tied, 1-1..... corny ass. And all the sheep love it.
It's called confidence

[insight]

Trae Young silly lol... feeling himself way too much. Not exactly natural to act all "alright, haha" when the series is tied, 1-1..... corny ass. And all the sheep love it.

Funny how nobody in the media talking about how a Knicks fan spat on Trae while he was inbounding the ball during the middle of a pandemic.


https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1397774542936883203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397774542936883203%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hawksquawk.net%2Findex.p hp%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedur l%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTheNBACentral%2Fst atus%2F1397774542936883203%3Fs%3D20

[fsvr54]

The Trae Young hate is real! He comes to play and helps his team and you call that feeling himself. If that was Julius or D Rose you would be claiming he was All NBA 1st team with a winners attitude.
What's corny is all the F You chants, you have kids in the stands like Randal's son listening to that nonsense, hating on a 22 year old 3rd year player.

Yeah, that's a stupid take from AW. Hawks coming back strong, winning in 5 or 6.

[Axe]

Funny how nobody in the media talking about how a Knicks fan spat on Trae while he was inbounding the ball during the middle of a pandemic.


https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1397774542936883203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397774542936883203%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hawksquawk.net%2Findex.p hp%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedur l%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTheNBACentral%2Fst atus%2F1397774542936883203%3Fs%3D20
When was the last time those knicks fans got to be present in the msg for playoff games? I bet it was a very long time ago.

[ImKobe]

Funny how nobody in the media talking about how a Knicks fan spat on Trae while he was inbounding the ball during the middle of a pandemic.


https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1397774542936883203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397774542936883203%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hawksquawk.net%2Findex.p hp%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedur l%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTheNBACentral%2Fst atus%2F1397774542936883203%3Fs%3D20

Looked like he tried to spit on Trae but ended up just spitting on 50 Cent's girl instead lmao. Should be banned for life regardless.

[Manny98]

Funny how nobody in the media talking about how a Knicks fan spat on Trae while he was inbounding the ball during the middle of a pandemic.


https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1397774542936883203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397774542936883203%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hawksquawk.net%2Findex.p hp%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedur l%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTheNBACentral%2Fst atus%2F1397774542936883203%3Fs%3D20
Philly,Boston and Knicks have the absolute worst fanbases in sports :facepalm

[ImKobe]

D.Rose gets the starting job :applause:

[Axe]

D.Rose gets the starting job :applause:
He's washed

[D-Wait]

Rose da man!

[elementally morale]

All signs (shot clock nonwithstanding) point to this one being another very interesting game. Trae Young is playing the right way. Taking shots as he should but not forcing anything and involving teammates. And Rose... I'm really happy for him.

[imdaman99]

Doris Burke showing her bias. STFU already

Thank heavens Rose started and Payton jettisoned to neverland. Just hope Rose doesn't burn out.

[fsvr54]

Doris Burke showing her bias. STFU already

Thank heavens Rose started and Payton jettisoned to neverland. Just hope Rose doesn't burn out.

Yeah, like 95% of media isn't biased for the Knicks. Us Hawks fans are tired of the disrespect.

[PeroAntic]

He's washed

:oldlol:

carrying the Knicks

[Axe]

:oldlol:

carrying the Knicks
Sure enough, this did get or attract your attention after all. :roll:

[PeroAntic]

Sure enough, this did get or attract your attention after all. :roll:

Is that another way of saying you have no idea wtf youre talking about? :lol

[Taurus]

Randle is having an all time bad series for an all-star right now, dude needs to get it together

[Axe]

Is that another way of saying you have no idea wtf youre talking about? :lol
A far cry. I can see the knicks trailing atm. :yaohappy:

[imdaman99]

Refs need to fk off. Stop calling sissy fouls on both teams.

[elementally morale]

Strange reffing. It goes both ways... but why? Whistle after whistle with not much happening.

[Axe]

Strange reffing. It goes both ways... but why? Whistle after whistle with not much happening.
They couldn't get the momentum going.

[Taurus]

Hawks could not have ended that quarter any worse

[imdaman99]

:lol love me some Gallinari on the court action

[RRR3]

Clonkdonovic :facepalm

[PeroAntic]

A far cry. I can see the knicks trailing atm. :yaohappy:

Would have been down 20 from the start without Rose.

[ShawkFactory]

John Collins has been legit horrible. He’s losing money by the minute

[bladefd]

Trae is fun to watch when he isn't foul-baiting. Same as Harden. They often go on baiting bouts, and it gets very annoying to watch.

[Axe]

Would have been down 20 from the start without Rose.
I highly doubt he's the main anchor in their defense.

[RRR3]

Trae is sodomizing Rose.

[PeroAntic]

Trae is sodomizing Rose.

Hes sodomizing everybody. But that was expected. The problems on offense. Randle and Barrett are a combined 1/12. Too much iso ball.

[imdaman99]

Dammit slowly but surely, Trae taking over the game. Bullock is def the best defender on him though

Waiting on RJ to do something... might be waiting a long time

[RRR3]

Randle looking like prime Scalabrine

[Axe]

Hes sodomizing everybody. But that was expected. The problems on offense. Randle and Barrett are a combined 1/12. Too much iso ball.
They're already down by double digits.

[PeroAntic]

Thibs is not a good offensive coach. He relies too much on grinding on defence.

[elementally morale]

Trae is fun to watch when he isn't foul-baiting. Same as Harden. They often go on baiting bouts, and it gets very annoying to watch.

I didn't watch him often recently but he seems to be a different, much improved player than he was last year. The assists were there before, sure... but he was more selfish I think. Now... really good decision making. Attacking... but if the opportunity is not there he is involving everyone. Really fun player to watch, I'm pleased.

[Foster5k]

Knicks completely lost on offense. Meanwhile, Trae doing work.

[ShawkFactory]

Thibs is not a good offensive coach. He relies too much on grinding on defence.

The Knicks aren’t a talented offensive team at all.

[RRR3]

Randle :facepalm

[imdaman99]

Bruh Randle what the hell? You averaged 37 against the Hawks in the regular season and right now you look like 2020 Randle :wtf:

[insidehoops]

Mid 3Q: Hawks 74, Knicks 59.

Hawks shooting 56% FG and 59% threes.

D-Rose 20 points.

Julius Randle is 1 for 12.

[imdaman99]

I appreciate Rose carrying and he's doing great. My only problem is he doesn't make anyone else better offensively.

[Axe]

Knicks suffocating badly atm.

[PeroAntic]

I appreciate Rose carrying and he's doing great. My only problem is he doesn't make anyone else better offensively.

Not true. Hes setting the pace, being unselfish and finding teammates in good positions. But if they miss everything, there is as much as you can do.

[insight]

Refs trying to keep NY in the game. The bias is real.

[ShawkFactory]

Once he’s healthy and gains a little more confidence/assertiveness Deandre Hunter is going to be an absolute animal.

So so smooth.

He’ll score 22 next year on good efficiency. I see a more athletic Khris Middleton

[insight]

Bruh Randle what the hell? You averaged 37 against the Hawks in the regular season and right now you look like 2020 Randle :wtf:

The Hawks we missing key players when they played before, and Nate McMillian wasn't the head coach. This is not the regular season.

[Axe]

Not true. Hes setting the pace, being unselfish and finding teammates in good positions. But if they miss everything, there is as much as you can do.
So who you going to blame for this one huh? Thibs and the rest of the team?

[Taurus]

Randle and RJ being the trash bros rn

[RRR3]

Nerlens Harden :lol

[RRR3]

The Hawks we missing key players when they played before, and Nate McMillian wasn't the head coach. This is not the regular season.
Yeah the Hawks with McMillan were one of the very best teams in the league. They're a better team than the Knicks.

[ShawkFactory]

Need to not pull an Atlanta and blow it. Looking ok right now though.

[insight]

This Knicks would be down 20+ if the refs weren't keeping them in the game.

[RRR3]

This Knicks would be down 20+ if the refs weren't keeping them in the game.
Agreed

[fsvr54]

Refs trying to keep NY in the game. The bias is real.

Very real

[RRR3]

Huerter is a good defender.

[ShawkFactory]

Trae telling Quickley he’s too small :lol

Muck it up baby

[insidehoops]

Trae Young has way more assists than the entire Knicks team so far tonight.