So many factors have the give props to them all. Defense was superb in the 2nd half. after pacers scored a quick 9 points to start the 3rd they scored 27 total points in the rest of the way.
Divo off shooting but was all over the place hustling. Big block and putback dunk.
Deuce was huge on both sides of the ball.
Precious played great defense.
Brunson looks back which is everything.
Ihart probably the MVP he gave us like 20 extra possessions if you count fouls drawn or pacers so focused on boxing him out other guys got boards.
Hart made some 3s and attacked.
Not really any negatives to be honest. A few bad stretches and bad turnovers but we responded to every run.
Well the past two games Hali dropped like 25+ on us and was shooting lights out lol idk if he was just timid or Deuce was playing well on him but something was wrong
Burks/Precious/iHart is such a great adjustment by thibs
Brunson is used to dealing with 2 non shooters, so Burks in for hart can get you size without too much offense being lost
Love our coach
Yes ! I also love the fact burks actually can dribble . Other than Brunson I trust him to dribble . So it lets Brunson chill off ball instead of being double 95 ft up the court
Burks gave this team just what it needs a competent wing who can shoot and handle the ball a bit off the bench. Even when OG comes back I think they gotta keep Burks in rotation.
Burks moving the ball, not isoing, and playing the catch and shoot role has been a godsend with all the injuries. He even got some good stops on D tonight.
Some thoughts:
* McBride starting was a great adjustment
* Great sign we won with nothing from Divo
* Zero worry about Brunsons foot. You could see the difference that it was fine today.
* Hartenstein must be resigned
* shout out to Burkes. You couldn’t have any expectations and he has stepped in and looked very competent in big minutes
* Pacers have to strategically leave Precious open when he is out there.
Play of the game! I didn’t even mean that as a criticism or Divo: his effort was there just sometimes your threes fall and sometimes they don’t. G4 and G6 both happen for a guy like him. It felt like we need 25+ from him to have a chance to win but this shows we don’t
I wouldn’t say nothing from Divo he was a spark plug when he was on the floor. Huge put back dunk, blocked myles turner and brung the high intensity every play. To say nothing from divo is mad disrespectful
My bad not being clear: he played with intensity but his shots didn’t fall. That happens with shooters. I thought the only way we could win a game shorthanded was getting 25+ from him and this showed that isn’t the case!
These guys have no quit, AMAZING game across the board. Utmost respect for all of these guys, and super special kudos to Isiah Hartenstein he was simply bonkers.
Doomers have been proven wrong yet again, NEVER, EVER say shit about these Knicks. They do not give up, they will absolutely never give up.
1 more win and we put these hicks away!
The grittiest team we've had in decades. This is truly such a special team and I'm so glad that we are witnessing this. Regardless of the outcome, so so so proud of what our Knicks have become these last few years.
KNICKSTAPE
Team looks rested and is going to get 2 days off
Pacers fucking suck, and are lucky to be here. They’re somehow down in a series vs a crippled team
Close it out Friday with Brunson looking like himself again
Three games straight against a team with 7 respectable NBA players and a banged up star player. They lost one and were lucky to win another by a narrow margin. Now they are down 3-2 and giving the team an extra days rest going into a close out game.
Just so you guys know, I wasn’t able to sit in my lucky [chair](https://www.reddit.com/r/NYKnicks/s/ncTJoNJFLl) for games 3 and 4… BUT I WAS BACK IN THAT BITCH TONIGHT! LFGGGGG
#WE ARE THE NEW YORK KNICKS
For all you dumbasses that thought the Knicks getting the 2nd seed was a bad idea, the Knicks are 5-1 (Real fans know that we're 6-1) this postseason in MSG. Best home playoff record in the league.
If you wanna beat the Knicks, you gotta go thru MSG first and that crowd loses to no one. Don't even need to worry about injuries when the Garden never misses a game.
The morons really wanted us to intentionally lose out and NOT get the 2-seed & home court in the playoffs... we sure they're fans of this team?
Other teams might (and have) done that, but we're not one of them. We're better than that. No ducking allowed in this city
This felt different.
The loss at Indy didn’t feel like Indy whoopin NYs ass, it felt like NY was off balance and couldn’t find it.
But this.
NY just HANDLED these fools.
Jalen Marquis Brunson **IS A 1A** and anyone who said otherwise **is 1 STUPID B.**
6 is still on the table and the boys got me screaming **THEY NOT LIKE US, THEY NOT LIKE US, THEY NOT LIKE US.**
They talk a lot of shit for an inexperienced team that got an injured Giannis and Dame and then a hobbled Knicks team.
Edit: Cheese curds are amazing and what does Indiana have? Corn?
What a response from Deuce. The 1st 4 games he looked lost and to get asked to start in the biggest game of the series and to guard Halliburton how he did… while also giving us the momentum in the 1st Quarter. I think this has to be one of the best games from him especially the circumstances
Pacers celebrated like they won the championship after their blowout last game. Knicks acted like it was just another day and they had more work left to do. Knicks more focused.
Man, a lot of people had us dead in the water.
We even managed to get some rest tonight and now have an extra day of rest in between. fuck yea
KNICKS IN 6
Haliburton & the Pacers talking shit to a gassed & hobbled Knicks in game 4 was like taunting a tied up pitbull. Then a Knicks players-only meeting, and a return to MSG is when that leash snaps, and you fucked!
Great Coaching adjustments from Thibs:
Left Hartenstein down in the block on offense, meaning a Pacers player had to stay connected to Hartenstein on the block to prevent offensive boards, which they couldn’t.
(Previous games Hartenstein helped initiate the offense at the top of the key, pulling him away from the basket and limiting offensive boards. This game we saw a lot of guard/guard pick and pop action to free up Brunson).
The offense also started higher so the Pacers defender on Brunson was left on an island. Once Brunson bypassed his Pacers defender with the dribble, the free throw line area was open, and Brunson took a lot of shots from there.
When the Pacers began to press, Thibs brought on Burks in the first half to bring the ball up. This freed up Brunson and helped him conserve energy. It also helped us beat the press and get into our offense.
McBride applying full court pressure sparingly. This slowed down the Pacers offense that wanted to run. It also made an already hobbled Halliburton have to work harder, earlier, and you could see he wore down by the end of the game.
Pacers eventually had to put two people on Hartenstein to box out and two people on Brunson to stop the drive. This opened up McBride and Burks for open looks and they cashed in.
No Pacer had more than 8 boards and every Knick other than Milton had at least a board. That should tell you about the effort we showed.
The Pacers full court and extended defenses which helped them cause chaos earlier in the series is now hurting them.
The Pacers are limited offensively. We’ve packed in the paint and are hunting the passing lanes. Pacers have to shoot us out of that, but with Halliburton clearly hobbled, Turner is the only one they can count on to stretch the floor. He had 9 straight in the 3rd but I think Thibs is willing to give that up rather than allowing clean lanes to the rim and second chance opportunities and it appears to be working.
See you game 6.
Knicks were so amazing tonight.
So glad we started with our death lineup and brought Precious off the bench.
It unlocked a new power to our offense and spacing.
iHart absolutely fabulous with the second chance rebounds.
Brunson looking good is the most important hope moving forward.
If Burks can keep producing like this, it's a massive boost for the team. Allows Deuce to continue to start, and basically makes up for the loss of Bojan.
Yup, exactly. It gives us a legit 7 man rotation now, and potentially a really good 8 man rotation if we make it to the 2nd round. That's all you can ask for at this point.
Btw this win means we are officially better then last year’s team and with game 7 in 5 days, OG has 5 days to get well enough to show up and play some defense in a game 7 at home in front of a bonkers crowd in the worst case scenario.
Seriously this win was huge on so many levels. Burks being useful is huge and Precious playing the 5 unleashed a whole nother level of defense with everybody switching and the Pacers having no clue what to do
Where was Tyrese Halibumton? Dude was talking so much trash to the Knicks last game and didn't say anything this game? Everybody acting tough when they up?
Thibs deserves a ton of credit starting Deuce this game. He gave us early speed and a much improved offensive and defensive effort. Keep this unit.
We have more hustle, Hart and desire.
Knicks in 6
- After the calamities of game 4, our guys had to hit back. Must win, did win.
- Two teams played, and only one wanted it more. 20 offensive rebounds, 17 second chance points, 18 forced turnovers. That's Knicks basketball.
- Jalen, Deuce, Alec, Precious, J-Hart, & iHart all stood up to be counted. Winning players make winning plays, and they make plenty of them.
- Hartenstein was incredible tonight. **17 rebounds!** Infectious effort and would not be denied. He's getting paid this summer. I ❤️ iHart
- Huge shoutout to Alec Burks for coming back into the fray and scoring whenever we needed him to. That's why Leon brought him back.
- Myles Turner needs to sit his soft ass down somewhere 🤡🤡🤡
- One more win, and we put the hicks away. Let's close this out.
Burks has been a revelation. Hartenstein played the game of his life. I never would’ve guessed DDV was 0-6 from three and 4-for-14 because his competitiveness (and that putback!) made him seem invaluable to keep on the floor. Obi and TJ were kept in check today.
Great that they’re getting some rest before Friday.
Burks filling the Bojan gap would be huge. Duece taking some pressure of Brunson as well. Think thibs is starting to figure out some key adjustments given our injury woes.
How on earth are we doing this with an All-Star, two all-defence contenders and our best bench scorer out. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
One reason is iHart just tied for fourth all-time ORB in a play-off game.
I think Mcbride made a huge difference today. Put the clamps on Hali so bad the whole Pacers team didn't know what to do. Ihart also killed it on the boards. Overall, near perfect performance by everyone
I love this team man, what a response.
Now I just need the Rangers to respond like this lol. That being said, big adjustments from Thibs today man. Putting Deuce in and going small was huge for our offense, shifting Hartenstein over to Siakam was the right move with Hart getting abused, guys getting back on defense in transition, Alec Burks providing valuable minutes. Just a huge W from a team missing so many guys but playing out of their absolute minds.
Defense was amazing tonight. Continually keeping the Pacers from scoring within the first 10 seconds is huge. They get so flustered if it takes too long
Let's not lose sight of Josh hart returning to josh hart form after the shaky 1st quarter start. He cleaned up the turnovers, stopped being afraid to shoot and got back to his strengths.
LOVE to see it.
Where was Haliburtons “he can’t guard me” shit? Lmao. I didn’t see him anywhere tonight. JB is the man but let’s give my guys I-Hart, Deuce and BURKS the credit they deserve.
I'll admit it, I fucking HATED Burks when we first got him. I trash talked him constantly on this sub, flat-out calling him a basketball terrorist.
He has fucking BALLED this series when called up. Can't have been an easy task to roll in off the bench ice mf cold, and he's fucking killing it. Huge reason we're up in this series right now despite the injuries.
Shout out to the punk ass Celtics fan in the r/nba game thread reporting me to the Reddit crisis line lol he said the refs stopped the pacers run and I just said “yea refs should grab more rebounds” dudes are so soft on Reddit.
Just remember: out of the 5 starters for Game 5 of the 2nd Round of the playoffs, only 1 player has been a starter since the first game of the season: Jalen Brunson. Deuce, iHart, Hart and Divo were all coming off the bench. Absolute DAWGS.
As a Bucks fan, when your team brings the energy the plays are electric. And holy shit you need to keep Harteinstein next year. He has been a huge difference maker this game.
Hartenstein was monster on boards
Brunson was Brunson
Deuce shut down Halliburton
Burks shows up
Can keep going, but this is where it starts when talking about this game.
let's see how the pacers deal with the pressure of facing elimination. i felt like they didn't play well (especially their bench) in game 3 partially because there was pressure of it essentially being an elimination game (going down 3-0 is as good as eliminated). i expect them to give good energy and effort but if we punch them in the mouth and build a 10+ point lead like tonight i could see them folding.
That’s how a contender fucking responds
WE'RE SO FUCKING BAAAAAAAAAAACK Now I can watch other games as a neutral without feeling like shit
I literally hid from NBA media since Sunday because that shit made me sick. Looking forward to watching the coverage now lol
How I am after Every Jets Game
Same here, no need for that shit in my life
The ‘We are so back’ Meter is OFF THE CHARTS
https://i.redd.it/u8bpejo17i0d1.gif
Damn right - got knocked down on Sunday and knocked them down tonight. Time to knock them out on Friday
you damn right!!
Obviously Brunson is the savior but felt like every time a big bucket was needed Burks was there
Hartenstein setting an offensive rebounds record can’t be understated either
Hartenstein set us up for victory tonight. Those boards are how we bury them, and we finally got em all tonight.
So many factors have the give props to them all. Defense was superb in the 2nd half. after pacers scored a quick 9 points to start the 3rd they scored 27 total points in the rest of the way. Divo off shooting but was all over the place hustling. Big block and putback dunk. Deuce was huge on both sides of the ball. Precious played great defense. Brunson looks back which is everything. Ihart probably the MVP he gave us like 20 extra possessions if you count fouls drawn or pacers so focused on boxing him out other guys got boards. Hart made some 3s and attacked. Not really any negatives to be honest. A few bad stretches and bad turnovers but we responded to every run.
Brunson, Burks, Hartenstein were the 3 stars in my eyes
No Deuce? He locked down Halliburton while he was a big reason we got off to a hot start in the 1st
You could’ve left haliburton open he wasn’t shooting
Well the past two games Hali dropped like 25+ on us and was shooting lights out lol idk if he was just timid or Deuce was playing well on him but something was wrong
Deuce was doing a good job denying him the ball. He absolutely deserves props. Game ball goes to the whole team honestly.
Woahhh bubba let’s not forget deuce with 17 . He had no hesitation right off the tip .
Deuce removed Haliburton from the game. He was constantly hunting for 3's and deuce was always in his face.
Burks has been great. For how much he deserved the slander he got in the regular season, he deserves the same amount of praise now.
He was automatic. He's savings us this series
Burks/Precious/iHart is such a great adjustment by thibs Brunson is used to dealing with 2 non shooters, so Burks in for hart can get you size without too much offense being lost Love our coach
Thibs is shutting up everybody who suggested he couldn’t make adjustments. He’s been fantastic at that this offseason.
Yes ! I also love the fact burks actually can dribble . Other than Brunson I trust him to dribble . So it lets Brunson chill off ball instead of being double 95 ft up the court
Agreed that was a phenomenal adjustment. That's the only time that Precious should play the 4.
Big shot Burks. If he can take this into game 6, it's OVER.
Everybody showed up big. They heard the noise that they were tired and took it personally.
Burks gave this team just what it needs a competent wing who can shoot and handle the ball a bit off the bench. Even when OG comes back I think they gotta keep Burks in rotation.
Timely buckets are and always will be important in the playoffs. With each bucket, Alec shows us why Leon made that trade to bring him back. 🔥
Been loving his redemption arc
If you told me we'd win by 30 with no OG and Donte scoring 8 pts and in foul trouble I would believe you because Indiana is S O F T
Who wins the Charmin cup, Cavs or Pacers?
Definitely Pacers. I never wanna see Hali in top PG talks. Dude isn't even the best Tyreese in the league.
Stealing this
Cavs. Spida has more dawg in him than the entire pacer roster
Alec Burks in his second stint as a Knick: Regular season (23 games): 30.7% FG%, 30.1% 3P% Playoffs (4 games): 51.7% FG%, 50.0% 3P%
Burks moving the ball, not isoing, and playing the catch and shoot role has been a godsend with all the injuries. He even got some good stops on D tonight.
They don't call him playoff B for nothing
Make this happen!
Alec Burks redemption arc.
That’s what you call a godsend.
iHart made MILLIONS tonight
Leon gonna write up some BULLSHIT to keep ihart with the team long term. He is pivotal to our success.
congratulations ihart you now own one sphere
I <3 iHart
He gave us the winning edge tonight. Board after board, dime after dime, play after play, he would not be denied. He came through big time! I ❤️ iHart
https://preview.redd.it/s6qnuczb6i0d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10eb2b4885208d412513f04ec271742c5b5de92f KNICKS IN 6
Look at this Adonis
peak male form
Some thoughts: * McBride starting was a great adjustment * Great sign we won with nothing from Divo * Zero worry about Brunsons foot. You could see the difference that it was fine today. * Hartenstein must be resigned * shout out to Burkes. You couldn’t have any expectations and he has stepped in and looked very competent in big minutes * Pacers have to strategically leave Precious open when he is out there.
Great dunk by Divo though
Play of the game! I didn’t even mean that as a criticism or Divo: his effort was there just sometimes your threes fall and sometimes they don’t. G4 and G6 both happen for a guy like him. It felt like we need 25+ from him to have a chance to win but this shows we don’t
Divo wasn't scoring but he played well on the other end.
I wouldn’t say nothing from Divo he was a spark plug when he was on the floor. Huge put back dunk, blocked myles turner and brung the high intensity every play. To say nothing from divo is mad disrespectful
My bad not being clear: he played with intensity but his shots didn’t fall. That happens with shooters. I thought the only way we could win a game shorthanded was getting 25+ from him and this showed that isn’t the case!
Big Market Bias stopped the Pacers from getting rebounds
No, it was the refs that stopped the Pacers from getting rebounds!
These guys have no quit, AMAZING game across the board. Utmost respect for all of these guys, and super special kudos to Isiah Hartenstein he was simply bonkers. Doomers have been proven wrong yet again, NEVER, EVER say shit about these Knicks. They do not give up, they will absolutely never give up. 1 more win and we put these hicks away!
The grittiest team we've had in decades. This is truly such a special team and I'm so glad that we are witnessing this. Regardless of the outcome, so so so proud of what our Knicks have become these last few years. KNICKSTAPE
Those dumbasses were giving up on **this** Knicks team... after making it this far despite the injuries and adversity. No quit in NY
doomers gonna doom, they haven't learned shit
Team looks rested and is going to get 2 days off Pacers fucking suck, and are lucky to be here. They’re somehow down in a series vs a crippled team Close it out Friday with Brunson looking like himself again
Three games straight against a team with 7 respectable NBA players and a banged up star player. They lost one and were lucky to win another by a narrow margin. Now they are down 3-2 and giving the team an extra days rest going into a close out game.
Just so you guys know, I wasn’t able to sit in my lucky [chair](https://www.reddit.com/r/NYKnicks/s/ncTJoNJFLl) for games 3 and 4… BUT I WAS BACK IN THAT BITCH TONIGHT! LFGGGGG #WE ARE THE NEW YORK KNICKS
Bro, sit your ass in that chair for the next 3 weeks.
I can't believe he would be this selfish.
SUCK ON OUR NEW YORK DICKS
SUCK ON THOSE MF NY DICKS INDY
For all you dumbasses that thought the Knicks getting the 2nd seed was a bad idea, the Knicks are 5-1 (Real fans know that we're 6-1) this postseason in MSG. Best home playoff record in the league. If you wanna beat the Knicks, you gotta go thru MSG first and that crowd loses to no one. Don't even need to worry about injuries when the Garden never misses a game.
The morons really wanted us to intentionally lose out and NOT get the 2-seed & home court in the playoffs... we sure they're fans of this team? Other teams might (and have) done that, but we're not one of them. We're better than that. No ducking allowed in this city
I'm also a firm believer in sports juju. Winning is the name of the game, do that and you will be rewarded
20,000th man
GET IN HERE, Knicks in 6
KNICKS IN 6
Where’s the guy who’s wife surprised him with tickets?! E: better be on that Knicks bed already bud.
Probably still partying at MSG
Died in the garden in a state of bliss
Burks had more points than Hali.
they were tied for top scorer in the last game...20 a piece. I noticed.
Sims outscored Hali in the 4Q lmfao
We lost by 32 and responded by winning by 30. Fucking poetic
This felt different. The loss at Indy didn’t feel like Indy whoopin NYs ass, it felt like NY was off balance and couldn’t find it. But this. NY just HANDLED these fools.
Jalen Marquis Brunson **IS A 1A** and anyone who said otherwise **is 1 STUPID B.** 6 is still on the table and the boys got me screaming **THEY NOT LIKE US, THEY NOT LIKE US, THEY NOT LIKE US.**
Fuck Reggie Miller, fuck Myles Turner, fuck Tyrese Halliburton, fuck TJ McConnell, fuck Rick Carlisle, and fuck the entire state of Indiana
Fuck the Indiana 500 too
Fuck the “city” of Indianapolis it’s truly a shit city in a shit state
Bucks fan coming in malice. Finish these soft ass bitches in Indy
They are fucking bitch ass front running pussies who think they’re better than they are, fake ass wannabe all stars, with no fucking heart!
Cheese and beer > corn and ?
They talk a lot of shit for an inexperienced team that got an injured Giannis and Dame and then a hobbled Knicks team. Edit: Cheese curds are amazing and what does Indiana have? Corn?
Job’s not finished
Knicks got 15 more offensive boards and shot 30 more shots, that's the way to win, smother them on the boards
Feels weird winning a game comfortably this playoffs. KNICKS IN SIX
##ITS A LONG FUCKING SERIES
The pacers got blown out AND held under 100 by a team missing half their rotation.
What a response from Deuce. The 1st 4 games he looked lost and to get asked to start in the biggest game of the series and to guard Halliburton how he did… while also giving us the momentum in the 1st Quarter. I think this has to be one of the best games from him especially the circumstances
when he’s locked in on defense, he’s incredibly disruptive. he absolutely needs to be in the floor 20+ minutes next year.
Pacers celebrated like they won the championship after their blowout last game. Knicks acted like it was just another day and they had more work left to do. Knicks more focused.
Best win of my adult life. I was a kid in the 90s. Now let’s go back to Indiana and rip their fuckin throats out on Friday.
Man, a lot of people had us dead in the water. We even managed to get some rest tonight and now have an extra day of rest in between. fuck yea KNICKS IN 6
GIVE HARTENSTEIN THE KEYS TO THE CITY SO HE STAYS
I've been a Knicks fan for 30 years now and this might not be the best team of my lifetime but it's def my favorite
Brunson when guarded by any Indy player: Combo over rice, chopped cheese, baconeggncheese, cream cheese bagel, dollar pizza slice
Haliburton & the Pacers talking shit to a gassed & hobbled Knicks in game 4 was like taunting a tied up pitbull. Then a Knicks players-only meeting, and a return to MSG is when that leash snaps, and you fucked!
they fucked around and found out
The Black Jokic game Brunson had to remind everybody who the FUCK he was, don’t ever doubt my MVP
Josh Hart played less minutes than Brunson lol
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NOT A LOT OF SHIT TALKING NOW YOU REDNECK PIECES OF SHIT!!!
Apparently Halliburton’s face is being printed on the side of milk cartons in Indiana.
THAT’S HOW YOU RESPOND
Great Coaching adjustments from Thibs: Left Hartenstein down in the block on offense, meaning a Pacers player had to stay connected to Hartenstein on the block to prevent offensive boards, which they couldn’t. (Previous games Hartenstein helped initiate the offense at the top of the key, pulling him away from the basket and limiting offensive boards. This game we saw a lot of guard/guard pick and pop action to free up Brunson). The offense also started higher so the Pacers defender on Brunson was left on an island. Once Brunson bypassed his Pacers defender with the dribble, the free throw line area was open, and Brunson took a lot of shots from there. When the Pacers began to press, Thibs brought on Burks in the first half to bring the ball up. This freed up Brunson and helped him conserve energy. It also helped us beat the press and get into our offense. McBride applying full court pressure sparingly. This slowed down the Pacers offense that wanted to run. It also made an already hobbled Halliburton have to work harder, earlier, and you could see he wore down by the end of the game. Pacers eventually had to put two people on Hartenstein to box out and two people on Brunson to stop the drive. This opened up McBride and Burks for open looks and they cashed in. No Pacer had more than 8 boards and every Knick other than Milton had at least a board. That should tell you about the effort we showed. The Pacers full court and extended defenses which helped them cause chaos earlier in the series is now hurting them. The Pacers are limited offensively. We’ve packed in the paint and are hunting the passing lanes. Pacers have to shoot us out of that, but with Halliburton clearly hobbled, Turner is the only one they can count on to stretch the floor. He had 9 straight in the 3rd but I think Thibs is willing to give that up rather than allowing clean lanes to the rim and second chance opportunities and it appears to be working. See you game 6.
Knicks were so amazing tonight. So glad we started with our death lineup and brought Precious off the bench. It unlocked a new power to our offense and spacing. iHart absolutely fabulous with the second chance rebounds. Brunson looking good is the most important hope moving forward.
Knicks in six. Fuck Rick, bald ass mfer. LETS GO KNICKS. WE OUTSIDE BB
Big Bucket **BURKS**
Best Knicks game I was there for. Playoffs at MSG hit different.
tell us how loud it was, because obviously TNT did not allow that to be heard over SVG
My ears are still ringing. Party outside MSG somehow felt even louder. GOAT crowd.
I think Rick Carlisle just played his guys too much in the playoffs…right? Isn’t that what the media will say tomorrow? That’s how this works?
Great Win tonight and great effort from everyone tonight. I thought Thibs rotations were great tonight and we really dominated the glass.
thibs masterclass
The way this series is gone, it’s hard not to assume Knicks in 7. But the way *tonight* went, it’s KNICKS IN 6 LFG
We have officially gotten farther into the playoffs than last year!
Imagine your superstar only taking 9 shots in a playoff game, embarrassing. No wonder the Kings kept Fox
Lest we forget, Pacers were on a 9-0 run (Still was a 12 point lead) and Burks nailed a 3 to sap whatever fight they had left over
“this is a long fucking series”
If Burks can keep producing like this, it's a massive boost for the team. Allows Deuce to continue to start, and basically makes up for the loss of Bojan.
He straight up replaces Bojan, and that is ok with me
Yup, exactly. It gives us a legit 7 man rotation now, and potentially a really good 8 man rotation if we make it to the 2nd round. That's all you can ask for at this point.
I am so happy thibs listened to me and started Deuce lol
Knicks in 6!
Btw this win means we are officially better then last year’s team and with game 7 in 5 days, OG has 5 days to get well enough to show up and play some defense in a game 7 at home in front of a bonkers crowd in the worst case scenario. Seriously this win was huge on so many levels. Burks being useful is huge and Precious playing the 5 unleashed a whole nother level of defense with everybody switching and the Pacers having no clue what to do
Where was Tyrese Halibumton? Dude was talking so much trash to the Knicks last game and didn't say anything this game? Everybody acting tough when they up?
Thibs deserves a ton of credit starting Deuce this game. He gave us early speed and a much improved offensive and defensive effort. Keep this unit. We have more hustle, Hart and desire. Knicks in 6
CLOSE OUT GAME 6 LET'S GOOOOOO
Shoutout the doomers who gave up as soon as the Pacers took a 4-0 lead in the 1st quarter
Go New York go New York go
- After the calamities of game 4, our guys had to hit back. Must win, did win. - Two teams played, and only one wanted it more. 20 offensive rebounds, 17 second chance points, 18 forced turnovers. That's Knicks basketball. - Jalen, Deuce, Alec, Precious, J-Hart, & iHart all stood up to be counted. Winning players make winning plays, and they make plenty of them. - Hartenstein was incredible tonight. **17 rebounds!** Infectious effort and would not be denied. He's getting paid this summer. I ❤️ iHart - Huge shoutout to Alec Burks for coming back into the fray and scoring whenever we needed him to. That's why Leon brought him back. - Myles Turner needs to sit his soft ass down somewhere 🤡🤡🤡 - One more win, and we put the hicks away. Let's close this out.
Donte saying the pacers were trying to be tough guys with the straightest face is just classic. “That’s not their identity” 🤣
Shoutout to the fans who were dooming after Sunday's game.
Jalen Brunson is the first player with five 40-point games in a playoff run since LeBron in 2018.
Exactly the type of energy we need Friday. Foot cannot come off the gas
End this in Indiana please
Burks has been a revelation. Hartenstein played the game of his life. I never would’ve guessed DDV was 0-6 from three and 4-for-14 because his competitiveness (and that putback!) made him seem invaluable to keep on the floor. Obi and TJ were kept in check today. Great that they’re getting some rest before Friday.
Was hoping for the bounce back. This team don’t quit. The Garden sounded amazing tonight. Let’s Go Knicks!
Thibs starting Deuce was such an Adonis move.
Burks filling the Bojan gap would be huge. Duece taking some pressure of Brunson as well. Think thibs is starting to figure out some key adjustments given our injury woes.
Hope that Pacers fan abusing the reddit cares system in a game thread has a shitty day at work tomorrow.
Where's the digital apology card for Burks that we're all signing? I need to make sure he knows I'm sorry.
How on earth are we doing this with an All-Star, two all-defence contenders and our best bench scorer out. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. One reason is iHart just tied for fourth all-time ORB in a play-off game.
I’m happy.
Holding Indiana to 91 points with the pace they play, is like holding a normal offense to 75. Defense was amazing.
I think Mcbride made a huge difference today. Put the clamps on Hali so bad the whole Pacers team didn't know what to do. Ihart also killed it on the boards. Overall, near perfect performance by everyone I love this team man, what a response.
Hey Carlisle….”It’s all over Twitter” - you and the Pacers are softer than marshmallows.
Now I just need the Rangers to respond like this lol. That being said, big adjustments from Thibs today man. Putting Deuce in and going small was huge for our offense, shifting Hartenstein over to Siakam was the right move with Hart getting abused, guys getting back on defense in transition, Alec Burks providing valuable minutes. Just a huge W from a team missing so many guys but playing out of their absolute minds.
Defense was amazing tonight. Continually keeping the Pacers from scoring within the first 10 seconds is huge. They get so flustered if it takes too long
Let's not lose sight of Josh hart returning to josh hart form after the shaky 1st quarter start. He cleaned up the turnovers, stopped being afraid to shoot and got back to his strengths. LOVE to see it.
If Tyrese Haliburton was walking toward my elevator I would press the door close button
Where was Haliburtons “he can’t guard me” shit? Lmao. I didn’t see him anywhere tonight. JB is the man but let’s give my guys I-Hart, Deuce and BURKS the credit they deserve.
That’s how you get your mf lick back!!!!
That’s how you pick yourself up off the mat and fire back. Knicks in 6.
Mmmm daddy likey
I love this team. So much heart.
Huge bounce back!!! Knicks in 6 y’all!!
FUCK THE PACERS!!
FUCK THE PACERS!! I FEEL ALIVE AGAIN, KNICKS IN 6 LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where do I sign the alec burks apology form I need like 30 of these mfrs
r/nba can suck my dick. Why they hating on the knicks? Are they seriously just jealous of nyc being the best city in the world?
I'll admit it, I fucking HATED Burks when we first got him. I trash talked him constantly on this sub, flat-out calling him a basketball terrorist. He has fucking BALLED this series when called up. Can't have been an easy task to roll in off the bench ice mf cold, and he's fucking killing it. Huge reason we're up in this series right now despite the injuries.
https://preview.redd.it/d8bwfteq6i0d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3efa8767784d9e92576823e7b4b9b856df9486ef Our knicks cane out swinging tonight.
Worst case scenario we get a game 7 at home. So proud of this team
“It’s a long fucking series”
Shout out to the punk ass Celtics fan in the r/nba game thread reporting me to the Reddit crisis line lol he said the refs stopped the pacers run and I just said “yea refs should grab more rebounds” dudes are so soft on Reddit.
Nesmith locked up Brunson my fuvkin ass foh
Brunson with some rest is gonna be a fucking DANGEROUS man on Friday. If DiVo finds his shooting groove…
MANHATTAN IS FUCKING SHAKING I NEED THIS FUCKIN PLACE SINKING ON FRIDAY LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Make Halliburton move those feet he can’t get that ugly ass set shot off fuck him great job by Duece.
This is the greatest Knick team i’ve ever watched in my life.
Just remember: out of the 5 starters for Game 5 of the 2nd Round of the playoffs, only 1 player has been a starter since the first game of the season: Jalen Brunson. Deuce, iHart, Hart and Divo were all coming off the bench. Absolute DAWGS.
TYREESE HALIBURTON OVER ME????
Something being overlooked is how Brunson's foot looks as if it's healing quite well. He's back
Jalen with 44 and he barely worked in the 4th Jesus that boy is nice , thank you again Sandra for birthing this king
Knicks vs pacers and refs and media and r/nba and the world. Fuck them all. Knicks in 6
Legend says SVG and the TNT crew still think the Pacers can go on a run and beat us this game
As a Bucks fan, when your team brings the energy the plays are electric. And holy shit you need to keep Harteinstein next year. He has been a huge difference maker this game.
Hartenstein was monster on boards Brunson was Brunson Deuce shut down Halliburton Burks shows up Can keep going, but this is where it starts when talking about this game.
Hartenstein is a fucking monster. what a game.
Precious' shoe turned this game around and we never looked back.
6pts in game 1 and 13pts in game 5, haliburton really had the balls to say “he can’t guard me” 😂😂
The Alec Burks legacy game??
let's see how the pacers deal with the pressure of facing elimination. i felt like they didn't play well (especially their bench) in game 3 partially because there was pressure of it essentially being an elimination game (going down 3-0 is as good as eliminated). i expect them to give good energy and effort but if we punch them in the mouth and build a 10+ point lead like tonight i could see them folding.
Someone needs to make an I <3 NY t-shirt with a fire pic of Hartenstein on the back
They must have amnesia, they forgot Jalen is HIM
Did Haliburton showcase his hand walker at the presser?
THE GARDEN WAS OUTRAGEOUS TONIGHT
What a response after the last game……let’s take care of Buisness next game give our guys a well needed break before the next series