NBA Season 2024-25

[Goldstar88]

Way too much ISO from Brunson.

[Phantom255x]

Pistons looking really good, but they looked pretty good the first 3 quarters of Game 1 too

[Who]

Knicks players making so many mental mistakes. Going up in the air, throwing an off target pass out. Then the teammate makes the catch but instead of settling things down he attacks, runs into trouble, has to do the same, jump in the air and make a ridiculous off target pass out hoping to find a teammate.

Compounded mistakes. The first mistake you can live with. You reset and bring order back. It is doubling down on the mistake with another mistake that kills you.

How many turnovers have they had because of this in the 1st half? How many bad shots?

Just calm down and reset the offense after things go wrong. Do not double down and create compounded errors. Especially against this Pistons teams with their long athletic perimeter players who can pick off those bad passes.

[jpotter33]

Am I crazy to say that I'd rather face New York than Detroit? While objectively better, I think we matchup so well with New York that Detroit would be harder to beat than New York.

[Who]

Ooh, that Brunson teardrop over Duren. Nice.

[Phantom255x]

Am I crazy to say that I'd rather face New York than Detroit? While objectively better, I think we matchup so well with New York that Detroit would be harder to beat than New York.

I would. Detroit is inexperienced but they are tough and I actually think Cade could give us more problems in a series. Plus we're in NY's heads and I'm pretty sure some of our matchups we haven't even played them fully healthy (like no Porzingis)

[Who]

New York should be worried about that performance.

They look neither

(a) the more talented team despite having 4 of the top 5 players in the series on their squad.

(b) the more experienced veteran team. They are making a huge number of mental errors. So are Detroit. But those are errors the veteran Knicks should be capitalizing on. Instead they are giving just as many back to DET and thus giving DET a free pass on their own miscues.

[Phantom255x]

Really not trying to jinx it. But the path to the ECF really doesn't look bad for Boston. Get by Orlando (lack of scoring), then probably New York who have some clear weaknesses.

Then we'll see. I still think it's an OKC-CLE Finals but I hope I'm wrong of course

[Who]

Am I crazy to say that I'd rather face New York than Detroit? While objectively better, I think we matchup so well with New York that Detroit would be harder to beat than New York.

I would. Detroit is inexperienced but they are tough and I actually think Cade could give us more problems in a series. Plus we're in NY's heads and I'm pretty sure some of our matchups we haven't even played them fully healthy (like no Porzingis)

Yeah, I'd go along with this too. Matchups + psychological intimidation give BOS a major advantage over NY. We would still fare very well against DET but they won't be mental midgets against us the way the Knicks have been during the season.

Those DET guys are like the Knicks team of last year. They have grit. They play hard. They don't bow down to opponents. They have fight in them.

[Phantom255x]

Pistons are hustling and crashing the boards hard. Knicks have Hart who can do the same but so far no one else really doing that. Pistons might take this as long as they don't choke another 4th

[Phantom255x]

DET has looked the better team between the two, but that 21-0 run is the difference so far

[Who]

Ha! What a shot by McBride!

Great defense by Schroder and the rest of the Pistons.

[Phantom255x]

8 point lead. 4th quarter. Can the Pistons even it up?

[Who]

Knicks not showing much urgency to take this lead back. It is like they are the team up 8pts. Not down 8pts.

[Phantom255x]

This is definitely not Philly Tobias Harris lol