Knicks (13-6) at Celtics (11-9) Game #21 12/2/25

[ozgod]

They're an imperfect team skills wise, but there's nothing wrong with their drive to compete. There's really only been a handful of games where they have shown up disinterested (vs 113-105 the Nets) or been non-competitive (vs the Magic 123-110). For the most part Joe has kept them focused and competitive.

So they will lose their share of games just due to talent disparity, but they're a fun watch because the expectations are low (most fans considered them to be Z-raters, hopeless, useless, etc) before the season and it's always fun to realize a Z-rated team is better than you thought, and their competitiveness makes them enjoyable to watch even though they may not always win.

Of course for championship-or-bust fans they will still be unwatchable, every mistake is unforgivable but I've been having a fun time watching them so far. 

[A Future of Stevens]

Jaylen Brown is a beast

[Redz]

Another fun one.  JB is must see TV these days.  Kudos to Joe for developing Minott with the stats at the beginning of the season and sticking with Walsh when he earned it.  Having those two make winning plays down the stretch when it was getting tight was a lot of fun to watch.  Walsh was all over the place. 

JB is putting up legit MVP performances night in and night out.  It?s got to be gratifying as heck for him.  I know it is to witness. 

[Celtics4ever]

Great win for the team.   Walsh is finally getting some confidence and carving out a roll.

[Roy H.]

Great win for the team.   Walsh is finally getting some confidence and carving out a roll.

Yep.  He seems to be just playing instinctively, rather than thinking about things and hesitating. 

He had a great run in the 4th, impacting the game.  It's really great to see.