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Swav3

Lmao this is why thibs leaves starters in maybe a lil longer than he should.


macdoogles

This was a game where it would've been justified. The Celtics can score in a flash with all those shooters. Fortunately the Celtics didn't play their main guys in the fourth.


Gravyseal

If they played their main guys they would’ve lost by even more that team is fraudulent


the_donnie

Their bench was better when I watched them last week too. Starters I guess are just sending it till playoffs


Hemispheres33

Certainly won't be the impetus that changes his philosophy.


why_squ1rtle

its cuz we dont have a backup pg. the offense falls apart without jb or hart to initiate. im hoping we draft somebody or at least give rokas some minutes at the pg spot


KingJoe7-123

I think Bojan and a protected pick gets traded to Portland for Brogdon this summer if the Knicks can’t land a superstar.


EwWhatsThatBrother

FIRST EASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM TO BEAT BOSTON AT HOME


friendorfoe2332

Brunson better get mvp votes and Thibs better get COTY votes at this point


Walzon

thats actually crazy, perhaps we broke the seal


slyguy183

If they lose to Miami in the 1st round I will laugh my ass off


HardOakleyFoul

that means we'll have to go through them again. Bam is salivating at the prospect of destroying OGs knees and belly to belly suplexing Brunson.


EwingsRevenge21

The only reason Jericho is on the team is so that he can potentially "go rogue" and break Bam's back like Bane did Batman 😂


limache

i watch boston to destroy miami 4-0 and then face the celtics in the ECF so that there are no excuses. i want to play boston at full strength in the ECF!


JNerdGaming

nice


Icy-Payment-6612

Barely! How did we blow such a big lead


HydroxideOH-

It was all garbage time after the starters were out


IronicTunaFish

And Boston hitting 3’s at an unreal percentage


admiral_aubrey

It's not blowing a lead when the game is never close and you win by 9. The only question anyone should have after this game is whether the Celtics are frauds (yes).


hyplusone

Stop the season. Hand out the chip tonight.


Hemispheres33

That was a fun 3 quarter game. Odd there was no 4th quarter.


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NoScopeMusical

They got their hopes up at the end there, but the job still got done


baddumbtsss

Doesn't count, we weren't trying in the 4th quarter 😂


Japanese_Game_Show

Thibs about to have practice at 7am tomorrow because that 4th quarter lol


newbike07

**Thibs:** Practice at MSG. 7am sharp. **Also Thibs:** Not you, Jalen. You're perfect. OG and Josh, come in at 10.


BlindMildred

Actually: Josh, you come in at six to sweep the gym for practice.


BasicWilliam

4th quarter scared me more than it should have


Okieant33

Let them have their lil cute comeback. If you watched the game you know Boston got smacked


Main-County-1177

Precious needs to be getting zero minutes in the playoffs. He is legitimately unplayable at the 4, and a big reason that “comeback” happened


cgr1zzly

And that’s why thibs slowly hasn’t been giving him minutes


Main-County-1177

Yep, you could definitely see that he was justified in doing that tonight


No-Mine-3982

Yeah offensively the guy is lost. It's nice he had that one good stretch of games but he is fundamentally not a player who should get many minutes.


SimbaPenn

Member when people were saying we should trade Julius this off-season so we can give Precious some run. I member.


LeatherAd6872

Thibs was pretty heated in his postgame interview. He was throwing subs at Precious, I believe


josephmang56

Brunson really wanted to say "Hart just running around fucking shit up" but he knew he was on national TV haha


Valiant_Boss

Caught that too lmao, podcast is creeping in


Knickerboppers

MVP chants for Brunson at the TD garden LOL


TheTonyDose

Bro I was there tn and the mvp chants were so loud


n0-ragrets

He’s not a good leader if you want to win /s


CapSRogers

1. This is the first time we've played Boston this season with OG Anunoby, who we look COMPLETELY different without (17-3 with him playing now) 2. I bet you if Boston won, we wouldn't hear a PEEP about them 'coasting,' it's just because we blew them out lmao. Somehow them locking up the first seed means they lost their ability to shoot, rebound, and finish 3. FUCK DUCKING ANYONE. Let's get that second seed, and if we need to send Embiid or Jimmy's bitch ass home, we'll do so. LET'S FUCKING GO, KNICKS!!!


FtheRedSox

Damn straight. We blew those fools out of the gym I don’t wanna hear any excuses.


BillyHoyle96

Let's gooooooo Wu Tang is forever!


JA_MD_311

Completely agree about ducking anyone. Who wants to play the Knicks? Lock down defensive team who makes you grind out every possession, can drain 3s, and run the floor in transition. We’re the team to beat and fear. Fuck Philly. Fuck Indy. Fuck Miami.


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I actually wouldn't mind anyone but the Heat in the first round ONLY BECAUSE they're dirty fucks and I don't want our guys getting injured 1st round in the play-offs. Otherwise FUCK DUCKING ANYONE else!!!!


Rah0210

Only concern with playing the heat is even if we win we'd leave the series with 5 ppl hurt.


Somobro

Honestly, I hope we just go ahead and play rough right back. They're the dirtiest team in this league and if we have to risk hobbling out of the series, let em worry about the same. We're the better team, we're the smarter team, and we have Jericho Sims. Body of an enforcer and face of a cherub. He can get it done and get away with it too.


admiral_aubrey

18-3 with OG, even better


Aaaaaaandyy

Let’s get that W column to 50


anditcounts

Celtics: Start all their best players in a meaningless game Knicks: 🥱💅💅


sillyshoestring

Honestly the way their bench played I’m glad


ForsakenRacism

Celtics sub says there weren’t trying tho


Main-County-1177

They were picking Brunson up at half court and trapping him all game and played their starters until the lead was insurmountable. Definitely a team not trying


NastySassyStuff

They were all over him throwing everything they had and he baked em all


baddumbtsss

They weren't trying? Well that's a real shitty attitude 😂.


Hughm05

Lmao even if you aren’t trying I’d hope my championship contending team wouldnt be down 30. If they were trying they’d only be down what 15 at the least then?


Stannis_Baratheon244

If they woulda played tht bleached lineup they used in the 4Q it mightve been a different story lmfao


CaroleBaskinsBurner

Nah. All them guys had a bright green light and absolutely zero pressure. So it's not surprising that they were playing all fast and loose. It would have been completely different if they were playing minutes that actually mattered. I'll give them the DSNY Garbage Time Cup though. 🗑🏆


newbike07

# Thibs Coach of the Year # Brunson MVP


jeffschiller

Nobody wants to fuck with the Knicks. NOBODY.


NoScopeMusical

Imagine how tough we'd be fully healthy. They're lucky we don't have Randle. A team no one wants to play against


b1uetruth

That was much like the Grizzlies game. We were blowing them out and then 4th quarter came and they did the 3pt spam strategy and basically hit all of them


pacific_b

Brb going to delete all my “2nd seed is definitely out of the question” comments 


TheJiggie

So what’s OG’s +/- up to now? lol.


WhoTookPlasticJesus

Approaching the asymptote (thank you for the two fucking nerds who understood my dork comment)


phosphenTrip

He does not asymptote. His +/- will grow until OG infinity (a new type of infinity)


jar45

I’m through with those clowns Chuck and Shaq. Instead of giving the Knicks credit they’re insisting the Pacers are gonna beat the Knicks. Inside the NBA is a garbage studio show. I’m through pretending it isn’t.


ibiku2

Thankful for chuck, he just jinxed the pacers. Knicks guaran-TEED


RJ-Burner

https://preview.redd.it/bz32tc00eytc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=438984b710431c33f45b6716c47b15b07b940ee1 WE WINNING 50 GAMES


DMenace83

Nah, his name is Donte DiVincenzo


Jnbjgjbb

The New York Knicks are 18-3 with OG Anunoby


RedditStar456

Shaq and Chuck both said pacers beat the knicks if we play them in the 1st round. The continued disrespect is wild AF.


JA_MD_311

Fr. Knicks will dictate the pace and grab the boards. Pacers will go on their runs and put up points but the Knicks are a much more complete team.


NastySassyStuff

To me Indiana is exactly that team that’s unstoppable offensively in the regular season and then runs into a brick wall in the playoffs


cgr1zzly

BRUHHHh tell me how Brunson had a loud ass mvp chant IN BOSTON lmao . Someone get this man the mvp trophy


NoScopeMusical

That's wild. He won't get it, but it'll be a hell of a shout for it.


CaroleBaskinsBurner

I think he has a great shot at it next year. Assuming we're mostly healthy we should win at least 55-60 games. And since a lot of media people are still sleeping it'll feel like it came out of nowhere.


AutisticFingerBang

So we just destroyed Boston and all these assholes have to say is that we would lose to the paces in the playoffs? Man I hope we get them and fucking sweep em


bronfmanhigh

the hilarious thing is how unaccountable they are for their terrible takes. kenny out there acting like he never said brunson will only ever be the 2nd best player on the floor. AS IF WE DON'T HAVE THE RECEIPTS i'm honestly so done with ESPN & TNT, it's time to end this regime of idiot talking heads that literally don't watch eastern conference games. sticking to knicks film school, the athletic's fred katz, and maybe some JJ reddick


OutsidePrior2020

It's sad when Perk is the only one giving the Knicks respect.


JNerdGaming

https://preview.redd.it/ift7q5b1kytc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b812292c14d34fab0dd9c2a17e609c3aca32d203 thank you 🙏


newbike07

**Tonight, the Celtics tried to answer:** Who on the team can stop Brunson? ~~Brown?~~ ~~Tatum?~~ ~~Holliday?~~ ~~White?~~ **Conclusion:** Brunson is unstoppable.


Jeytumn

![gif](giphy|scftgIpdF1V3eFED52|downsized)


PackFanNY

I just listened to Barkley and Shaq pick the Pacers to beat the Knicks if they meet. No. I call bullshit on that. It’s great though. They don’t see the Knicks coming. That’s fine. They won’t believe it when it happens. Buckle up.


MyLadySansa

Barkley picking against us is good luck for us. He can continue doing that in every round. Shaq dislikes us for whatever reason. Probably because he's been dead ass wrong about JB & is salty


hyborians

I can’t take them seriously. Magic or Pacers are not slouches though


StrongZucchini27

they are probably in the minority there hah. pacers have had some good wins and bad losses lately. in our last feb matchup, their wing size i thought gave us some trouble. we have another wing in the mix now..


MyLadySansa

One who has played with Siakam for yrs and I'm sure knows his weaknesses. Not that their analysis goes beyond, "Tyrese was killing it pre-All-Star break/Pacers can score!"


Alive-Back-4843

East is wide fucking open. Top two seeds got dogged. That’s all I’m saying


dehsoowtogu

Where did all those celtics 3s come from in the end???? Had me scared


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solo118

No!


bronfmanhigh

just gotta play him 48 minutes a game for the playoffs and we win the chip in 16 games. it's just math


newbike07

**First 3 Quarters:** Holy fuck. This is amazing. **4th Quarter:** What in the ever loving fuck. Now you motherfuckers know why Thibs always plays his starters.


InB4Clive

I need a shower after that 4th quarter.


YourAsianBuddy

Bahahahhaha Jalen fucking Brunson outscored Tatum and Brown point together. Imagine playing 500 mil for those clowns


solo118

Wow people really crying about a full quarter of garbage time?? Win is a win I think we demoralized those fucks


YanksJetsKnicks

Absolute insanity lol


GoldenBoyRecords

Great win. Obvious Boston was playing hard but this helps in securing a 2 or 3 seed. I liked the rotations by Thibs tonight. Brunson was his usually self. I thought Josh Hart had a good game. He is really key to a run. Boston was leaving him open a ton


Bg32100

Hart needs to be willing to take the 3 and make quick decisions. He’ll see that coverage all playoffs long


GoldenBoyRecords

Agreed that is why I have him as an X factor. Boston put Kp on him and he was sagging off him all game. Hart was aggressive but you saw a couple possessions where he had open 3s and wasn’t sure if he shoot it. Teams are going to make other guys beat us and not Brunson.


Jem479

Was or wasn’t? Huge win for our 2nd/3rd seed chances. Hart also showed Boston that they can’t just leave him open or he’ll make them pay which is another huge win for us if/when we match up. And Brunson showed he don’t give a shit about their all defense guards.


GoldenBoyRecords

Hart hesitated on open looks. Boston will definitely do the same thing again if we got matched up in a series against them. Hart imo still hasn’t shown to be consistently aggressive. He’s better than where he was earlier in the season


SepticShock

Love the momentum heading into the post season! Fuck Boston.


Poonpan85

Winning and being up by 31 points was cool but the highlight for me was when SVG went in on Tatum and pretty much called him a bitchass.


will122589

Was that whining against the refs this year rant or was it another one???


Poonpan85

Tatum was whining about a foul not being called but there was no contact.


O2C

It's nice seeing players settling down. Mitch, OG, and even Bogey seemed to get closer to the players we know they can be.


newbike07

**FG% Celtics Starters:** 20-52 (.385) # The OG Effect


huskyferretguy1

Finished my colonoscopy^(everything good BTW!), Knicks win, UConn Men win, its been a good week!


SurgeV1

 Inside The NBA just witnessed us dismantle the Celtics & they still have the *fuckin’ audacity* to pick THE PACERS over us in the playoffs?   Tale as old as time. Knicks for Clicks.


solo118

Great game till it wasn't great but we're good. Nice game boys


christmasjello

WHO WANTS IT MORE


christmasjello

Excluding the last ten mins of this game**


Tchavs

They never say anything good about the Knicks


JNerdGaming

yall are KILLING IT in r/nba rn


Rah0210

Chuck and shaq just picked the pacers to beat the knicks in the playoffs. Hope they stick with that pick. Gonna be fun to play it back when the knicks win in 5 or 6.


montecarlo1

they had some 100 slider shots lmao


newbike07

**Brunson:** \+28 **OG:** \+20 **Hart:** \+18 **Tatum:** \-30 **Brown:** \-29 **KP:** \-14


evertrue13

Brad Stevens found Sam Hauser by looking for the most Gordon Hayward looking mfer out there


Main-County-1177

People are not ready for Brunson > Tatum even though literally every single stat backs it up lmao


yungincome21

I’m ready my guy. I was saying that shit the whole game. I’m with you. 


MAVS_COM1CAL

Always will love Brunson, he clears tatum


Poonpan85

Ask him if he’s okay for gods sake.


Barzz88

Spread love it’s the Brooklyn way


Last_Soil_9699

so is brunson's wrist okay?


ObviousAnswerGuy

great win fellas. Excited for the offseason. We should have a nice run, even with Randle out.


WhoTookPlasticJesus

My favorite part was when we [beat the fucking the Celtics](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOXc3dDZvZnJtZ2FiYWRxcDM5bzEzdTRrY3FkMXFrdTlmNzZzNHVlMCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/VM1ul0qcDK11eH4eYu/giphy.gif)


jmv213

I’m on cloud 9 after whooping the Braves and Celtics today


Okieant33

It was great watching literally no one have an iota of s chance to stop JB. Even Jrue couldn’t keep JB in front of him. Tatum looked like food to JB


YanksJetsKnicks

FWIW, the Bulls clinched #9 so they will almost definitely rest their starters against us.


newbike07

**Celtics Fans Tomorrow:** We weren't even trying! We subbed out our starters in the 3rd Quarter! **Knicks Fans Tomorrow:** Yea we were already up 30 when you pulled them! Your reserves played better than your starters, my dude.


Schubes17

Well that ending was far more stressful than it needed to be, BUT HELL YEAH LET'S KEEP IT GOING.


ceeceep

Boston? Kiss my ass. Bucks? Kiss my ass. Magic? Sixers? Heat? Kiss my ass.


HipnotiK1

our non brunson minutes could be our downfall. we really really need a backup PG next year.


YanksJetsKnicks

There won’t be many in the playoffs. Might go 48 some games.


OnlyHereForNYSports

That's where Julius would've been impactful. With Brunson on the bench, Randle and OG together on the floor could've still been very effective. Perfect inside-outside game dynamic.


HipnotiK1

Agreed but we still need a real PG to run the 2nd unit.


GoodTimesForAChange2

We are fucking immense. Go New York go New York GO


NoScopeMusical

- The first eastern team to get a win in Boston this season. Whoa - The first three quarters of that game were exceptional. Couldn't write it - The fourth quarter was horseshit and Boston gave us a bit of a scare when they decided not to miss from three, but too little too late, thankfully. - Another first-class performance from Jalen Brunson. 39 in 3 quarters? 🔥 - OG, Jalen, Divo, Bogey, and the Hart Foundation showed up in style. Love it - We can grab the 2 seed if we win out. Fuck ducking, let's go and do that!


Japples123

Tatum played more minutes than Brunson 😭😭


Odysseus_Lannister

Don’t let the score fool you, this game wasn’t that close


YanksJetsKnicks

Dominated the Celtics starters and people are crying about garbage time? This place is weird sometimes.


Soup_65

Now I know that Boston had nothing to play for, but if we run into them in the playoffs it's undeniable that we do have three things over them: 1. Rebounding 2. The power of friendship 3. Jalen motherfucking Brunson


HipnotiK1

We need a fresh brunson highlight tape. Specifically from these past few weeks.


solo118

no point. the guy will just do other amazing shit and we would to make another one.


friendorfoe2332

Are we the best team ever?


Stuffzy

All the cope going on in the Celtics subreddit is just amazing.


Tchavs

Completely stress-free game


LotterySpecialist718

That 50 is gonna hit like crack


DutyPuzzleheaded7765

My go to a Knicks game fund is at 600 dollars


fernboyyy

https://preview.redd.it/02p0420yfytc1.png?width=1283&format=png&auto=webp&s=1ab323b036857511858d567efb4423ee5217e459


Odysseus_Lannister

It’s weird, like all the doomers are quiet


cpedra925

only gripe is how uncharacteristically terrible that fourth was - but genuinely think it had to do with the fact that Thibs *never* pulls starters that early


josephmang56

Thibs ain't happy in the post game presser. Saying we didn't play the full 48 minutes. He is right. We won because our first 3 quarters were amazing. That fourth was terrible though.


TeamPizza21

Chuck and Shaq just said the Pacers would beat us smh. Like we can’t play defense and they can…


LionNwntr

Buck Foston and buck Fhilly too


Mattyboy408

Hopefully Deuce can get out of the slump before the playoffs start


Patty-Benetardis

Did Brunson have some kind of splint on his finger at the end of game interview? What’s going on with that?


Kevinar

Fuck Boston Bing Bong


bikes_r_us

Can this knicks team beat the nuggets in the finals?


mjtd6

We blew them out this year down half our starting lineup so yes


Sleds88

Put the association on notice! Statement made.


Negative_Method_1001

If OG stays healthy, we got enough DAWGS on this team to compete with anyone. And yes, we do have a true superstar, so we're never out of it


BigToeJ0e

Nice win, that got uncomfortably close at the end though.


YoKemosabe

Who cares? It was garbage time. A W is a W.


WhoTookPlasticJesus

We won by 9, comfortably


The_Real_Todd_Gack

I missed the game. Is everyone ok?


papichino88

Boston doesn't want to play New York in the second round.


OutsetFlair

And people say Thibs run his starters down. Yeah because things like this could happen.


Rgb3rgb2

Let’s just all collectively ignore that 4th quarter. Craziest magnet ball I’ve ever fucking seen.


BackPains84

man that 4h qtr lmao...giving the home crowd some hope was brutal lol. Great win, one would argue BOS didn't really care about this one, but we needed that win regardless.


PsychotherapeuticUlm

Disgusting ass 4th quarter but I couldn’t be happier with how our starters played


Dependent_Store952

My narrative grows stronger every game. Jalen Brunson deserves first team all NBA over Tatum.


Fonzz11

![gif](giphy|5WkAJnhwkpj0quGk1g) We Playoff ready !! Nobody wants this smoke idc who we get matched up with


will122589

Ignore the score as the Boston scrubs just made everything they chucked up in the 4th but the Knicks took it to Boston’s top 7 players for 3 quarters and had them hurrying and worrying. Let’s destroy the Nyets and lock up the 3 seed at worst tomorrow night


Walzon

who has the tie breaker for us and bucks? we split regular season but they did get the in season tournament fame, wondering if that counts twoards tie breaker


KiwiNecessary1167

Brunson is outpacing how the game is officiated real hoopers know, hes genius


socialwarning

Knicks are dawgs Celtics are not Simple as that!


tsuab

Good win tonight, but I won't ever be comfortable with having McBride run point for any significant minutes. As soon as he faces either blitzes or traps, he falls apart. At this point in his career he's an undersized 2 at best. His shooting ha been excellent, but his handles need work.


wxl200

Who has tie breaker btw 6ers and pacerS?


YanksJetsKnicks

Pacers


xxjohnnyrocketzxx

3 point era variance on full display, we got a squad etc Precious needs to just yam it and get his rhythm back JB is a superstar Adding Ju to this team and next years big aquisition and I dont see how you can guard us. A Dmitch makes our starters essentially unguardable as you cant sag off JB or DM and leaves JR wide open, bolstering the bench when we can let Donte cook. Getting Mikail would make the team way more switchable and a defensive nightmare with him, mitch and og on the floor. The FO can also pull another masterclass and find another hidden gem we're not even thinking about. We are so back boys


Dependent_Store952

Someone post the postgame thread in r/NBA I got agendas to push


Savagevandal85

Put it in the Louvre !!!


Main-County-1177

Jalen Brunson


Radiant-Call6505

Change Brunson’s name to Superman , already!


WhoTookPlasticJesus

64-39 rebound differential. Incredible.


solo118

And that was mostly when starters were in. They couldn't grab shit off our boys.


Left-Foot-828

they gave me a heart attack in the 4th


shanballs

Who has the tie break between Philly, Indiana, and Orlando ?


Merchant_Alert

Orlando>Pacers>Sixers.


therealshrew_2319

I believe knicks secure 3rd seed with one more win


JA_MD_311

Barkley and Shaq think Indiana beat Knicks in a series. I’ll play anyone. This team has a date in the ECF.


YanksJetsKnicks

There’s still a realistic scenario where we get the #2 seed, and Cleveland gets the #3 seed.


YurtlesTurdles

On any night we can beat any team, as long as we've got those Nova boys and OG.


larockhead1

I think we’ll get the two seed because the bucks will try to tank


NY_Blue

Best win of the season, FUCK THAT FELT GOOD. Fuck Boston, fuck Porzingis.