I think Game 1 is sneaky big in the sense that, if you come out flat and let NY steal Game 1, all of a sudden their players and fans start to get confidence and suddenly it can become a tricky series. Need to just come out and assert ourselves against them. Porzingis in particular needs to dominate, he wasn't needed much in the ORL series but this is a dream matchup for him vs. KAT and against his former squad.
Yep. Next 48 hours are gonna be rough too, media will hype up NY and the players/fans will feel a lot better about their potential chances (not that I blame them)
Knicks fans right now "TOLD U WE WANT BOSTON", "Boston ain't like us", "Celtics, Keltics, Sell Tricks,...Knicks in 5"
But yeah this has now become a tricky series losing Game 1. I'm getting vibes of 2022 Bucks/Celtics and 2023 76ers/Celtics again.