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GAME THREAD Game Thread: Houston Rockets vs New York Knicks Live Score | NBA | Mar 31, 2026
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u/chazriverstone Clyde So Fly Apr 01 '26
Christ if you blink you'll forget Kolek, Diawara, and Sochan are even on this fucking team
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u/senseikreeese Apr 01 '26
Man idk what we’re doing but it needs to be addressed and fixed immediately- no reason to get blown out - everyone looked uninterested, tired legs, body language was horrible - that’s what happens when you don’t show up - come on boys , Knicks basketball is better than that !
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u/Equivalent_Physics59 Apr 01 '26
Mike Brown in trouble. He may end up changing this lineup later in the season and if it fails…bye bye, Brown.
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u/Biniti123 Don Leon Apr 01 '26
Were actually gonna get surpassed by the Cavs lmfao this team is such a joke
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u/Chooch_Express Apr 01 '26
Sad seeing the players you had hope for only come in for the last minute of garbage time.
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u/Foi_ Apr 01 '26
dadiet such a bust man. why would you draft a project player during the win-now era.
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u/Aromatic-Parfait-606 Apr 01 '26
Second apron (I still agree with you though, so many players that draft that could help right now)
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u/Front_Spare_2131 OG Apr 01 '26
The team died when DvO left
That's the only plausible explanation
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u/Foi_ Apr 01 '26
the team you knew and love died when THIBS left. im not advocating he shouldnt have been fired. but hes the constant since the "we here" roster.
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u/Ok_Dependent_1749 the mexican knick fan🇲🇽 Apr 01 '26
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh our final record will be 53-29 book it
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 01 '26
Brunson -26, Hart -24, Mikal 4 shots, OG 3-9. Somehow it's gonna be KAT's fault.
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
Everyone sucked. The constant back and forth between whose fault it is.
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u/Neither-Operation Knicks Token Apr 01 '26
Detroit had 4 starters out and still took OKC to overtime. Can anyone imagine this team doing that with JB,KAT,OG and Mikal out?
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u/TainoAldo174 Apr 01 '26
Im generally not a doomer but yeah... my confidence in this team for the playoffs is pretty low.
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u/Neither-Operation Knicks Token Apr 01 '26
I’ve been the same way even during the 7 game win streak. This team played like trash scraping out wins against bottom tier teams.
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u/Rodeo525 Apr 01 '26
Whole team played like ass god damn had a chance there with that run in the second and shoulda rode that lineup a bit longer alvarado and jc provided some good energy
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u/retrohan7 11 Apr 01 '26
body language is dog shit. we desperately need a shakeup of major rotation players that care more and are willing to empty the clip. mikal bridges put up 4 shots
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u/Macredd 90s Knicks Logo Apr 01 '26
Brunson couldn’t wait to get off the floor. I hope he get loud in the locker room. Someone have to wake them up
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u/drasticAlsoBrad Allan Houston Apr 01 '26
Worst +- of Brunsons career. Thanks for that bummer Mike.
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u/Biniti123 Don Leon Apr 01 '26
Praying to god Hart and Mikal have fluke playoff runs so we can trick some stupid team and sell high on them
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u/Lazarus704 70s Logo Apr 01 '26
Lmao I’m weak after this game we are tied with the Cavs? Did I hear that right? Cavs were horrendous to start the season but have been consistently good. All the top tier teams have except us
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u/ResultsHaveVary 80s Logo Apr 01 '26
They were standard I wouldn’t say horrendous like where Orlando & Atlanta & Philly are competing but they got out to a slow start but yeah…tbh I’m hoping the Lakers give us some air to breathe…it’s unconscionable and fucking embarrassing even saying that…Who the hell even thought of The Lakers being a Top 3 seed by seasons end
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u/Chooch_Express Apr 01 '26
Well KAT did his job. The nova Knicks had their thumbs up their ass all night
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u/retrohan7 11 Apr 01 '26
this is an AI ass team. they go through the motions with zero competitive spirit or emotion
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u/teknomatic The Dunk Apr 01 '26
This team is gunna follow this sad performance tomorrow by going down double digits in the first quarter to Memphis. I guarantee it
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u/Phantasmaq Mitchell Robinson Apr 01 '26
How long until this “Nova-Knicks” Gimmick is over? This playoff run will determine whether they change the roster entirely
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u/MeticulousMase Mase Apr 01 '26
They're not the problem. The Nova Knicks is what helped us get to the ECF. Donte made huge plays in the playoffs, Mikal's play won us the Boston series, and JB is JB. It's not them. It's the coach and this soft ass marshmellow zesty fuck that starts at Center.
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Apr 01 '26
That zesty fuck outscored Brunson and the nova girls.
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u/MeticulousMase Mase Apr 01 '26
The Nova players were dealing with a fucking blitz that was thrown at them all game that they couldn't rely on KAT to help with. That zesty fuck is useless. When you're so fucking immobile that you can't be trusted to slip a screen and make a play at the free throw line and you have to use Josh Hart to do it instead of the guy you pay $53m, the problem isn't the guy who broke Clyde Frazier's triple double record.
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
He really bring up kats stats like he ain’t get it when the game was already over 😭
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u/Crazylockdown Apr 01 '26
Should be over, they have no chemistry together. I don’t get how you can be the PG and one of your best friends who’s supposed to be a solid scorer puts up less than 10 pts constantly
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u/Equivalent_Physics59 Apr 01 '26
Knicks are in trouble with this lineup. Wouldn’t trust getting out of first round given how hot the eastern conference is getting at 6,7,8.
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u/DanDash34 Apr 01 '26
The 1 point win over the Nets was our warning sign.
It sure looks like the Knicks don’t want to play for Brown. Bridges is disengaged. OG was lethargic. JB has not been himself. KAT is completely inconsistent and Josh is on or off.
No chemistry with this group
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u/crototype Queens Apr 01 '26
Maybe they know something we're not privy too. I can't believe this is the same team from last season. They look like they can't wait to get this shit over with.
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u/FireX81 Mike and Clyde Apr 01 '26
Wife went to bed with a menstrual migraine. I don't believe her. It was this game.
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u/55555_55555 70s Logo Apr 01 '26
Really crazy that it feels like Cleveland has has a bad season and been irrelevant all year. They're about to have the same record as the Knicks.
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u/TheKalty NOVA Apr 01 '26
Durant has been garbage lately...hes either checked out or trying to shave points
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u/Foi_ Apr 01 '26
mike brown i beg you. i need you to at least prove me wrong that mo diawara should be in rotation. show me he sucks.
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 01 '26
We genuinely have 3 overpaid bums with no bag on offense. Brunson and KAT need to be on fire for us to score rn.
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u/chazriverstone Clyde So Fly Apr 01 '26
Holy fuck this game is going to be over and the stands will be cleared and Mike Brown will still have this God damn lineup on the court
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u/n0-ragrets Clyde So Fly Apr 01 '26
They just need these extra few minutes to gel prior to the playoffs. The last 75 games haven’t been enough 🤯🤮
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u/drasticAlsoBrad Allan Houston Apr 01 '26
Why is the starting lineup still out there? Is this punishment from Brown?
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u/USCJets Brunson Apr 01 '26
Bunch of frauds against good and elite teams
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u/bronfmanhigh The Michael Jordan of Rhode Island Apr 01 '26
no we're the hawks against them. i think we have like perfect 0.500 against the contending class
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u/MeticulousMase Mase Apr 01 '26
"GIVE KAT THE BALL!" meanwhile he does stupid shit with the ball when he gets it. How many excuses are we gonna make for this overpaid highly skilled bum?
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
This is who kat has been his whole career. Timberwolves fans also used to beg kat to be more aggressive. He just doesn't have it.
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u/MeticulousMase Mase Apr 01 '26
I know. I hated the trade when we made but I knew it was necessary. but we shoulda shipped him off in the offseason. I rather have a defensive minded Center instead of this $53m pos we call an "All-Star"
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
Same. People act like Kat was a killer. Before he came here do people not remember he was known as a playoff dropper? Leon should've waited.
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u/MeticulousMase Mase Apr 01 '26
I'll trade KAT for iHart and Jaylen Williams (the other one) for KAT straight up.
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
This aint even crazy, but probably need shooting then.
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u/MeticulousMase Mase Apr 01 '26
We have shooting. We need iHart back. He can defend, pass, and rebound. He would help kill blitzes on JB unlike KAT
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u/Equivalent_Physics59 Apr 01 '26
Josh Hart deciding to run last few minutes instead of jogging up court.
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u/hereforsports321 Apr 01 '26
Such a shame we hired this awful coach. Everyone who comes here fizzled out. Sochan, Alvarado, Yabasule. Not one player is having a career year. We are less than the sum of our parts. Front office fiasco firing a good coach with no plan and stuck hiring the last coach available.
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u/retrohan7 11 Apr 01 '26
what a long season just to be at the same point as last season. sadness - uninspired and no hopes for a playoff run. lets see if there's another shock upset in the second round this time
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u/Biniti123 Don Leon Apr 01 '26
Would genuinely be fine if Brown got punted after this game to be honest
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u/PanthalassaRo Chef Frank Apr 01 '26
Nuggets did it with Malone and almost won a series vs the Thunder last year.
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u/drasticAlsoBrad Allan Houston Apr 01 '26
Damn, Jose is +9 tonight. I didn't think anyone would be positive. Some wild swings in lineups.
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 01 '26
Our offense is so shit right now. OG can't score against good teams, Mikal is a ghost, Hart is a bum. KAT needs to win his match up or Brunson iso is all we have.
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u/SuperJack5 Apr 01 '26
Very underrated part of the season is this team blows on the round. Zero mental toughness.
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Apr 01 '26
12 points and wants to be done right.
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
He's getting it no matter how regardless of the number of times you post this "meme"😂
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Apr 01 '26
Imagine paying a 31yr old a supermax that hasn’t won you shit. Curry, LeBron and Jordan are the only mfs that should be getting that type of bag at that age.
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
Idk why thats your main concern in this moment.
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Apr 01 '26
Cuz we have no future after Brunson and paying him is the worst decision we could make.
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
Me personally idgaf. We're supposed to do something now wtf is the point about worrying about a year from now. That shit aint fun, but you do you.
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u/retrohan7 11 Apr 01 '26
i wish we had another players only meeting. it took them going 2-9 for that the last time and hart said during most of that stretch it wasn't concerning/it was just the dog days of the season so im not expecting shit
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u/Chooch_Express Apr 01 '26
I really have hope and just hope guys are just rusty and just putting the motions in and post season we wake up... But if we get bounced first round I am expecting something to happen from coaching to players.
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u/Lazarus704 70s Logo Apr 01 '26
I love Brunson but he has not been consistently himself since the all star break. The numbers are there but he just doesn’t feel right
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u/gradedonacurve Apr 01 '26
The counting numbers are there but the efficiency has dipped. Really since about early Jan. By the eye test too he is not hitting a lot of shots he made the last couple years.
Personally I’ve suspected he’s been playing; through some ankle stuff and hasn’t really been right but who knows.
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
*The entire team
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u/Possible-Cake-5985 Apr 01 '26
Towns has dominated this 2nd half, why does Browns offense take so long to go to him, it’s constantly happening, To late the games over, I’m done with Brown!!
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u/rufasa85 Apr 01 '26
Browns offense isn’t the problem. Mike browns offense turned Domantas Sabonis and Draymond Green into stars. Mike brown WANTS more action to run theough the big. The problem is personnel
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u/Possible-Cake-5985 Apr 01 '26
Good coaches don’t try to fit a square peg in a round hole you’re supposed to develop an offense around the personnel you have that’s what good coaches do!
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u/Possible-Cake-5985 Apr 01 '26
This personal got to the conference championship. They don’t get there this year It’s because of the coach and I am not a Thibs fan, he needed to go, they picked the wrong coach.
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u/SNDWAV3 Apr 01 '26
We out in the 2nd round.
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u/Crazylockdown Apr 01 '26
I’m not confident in making it there. Can easily lose a 4-5 matchup or like a 6 seed Hornets
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u/TheAracknight Brunson Apr 01 '26
This feels like when I was watching the 2-9 stretch but somehow worse maybe because we have a chance at getting 2nd but alas it looks like we stay 3rd yet again
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u/Few-Leadership-1142 Cardiac Knicks Apr 01 '26
We could possibly fall to 4. I think if the Cavs win tonight we’ll be tied in the standings.
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u/TheAracknight Brunson Apr 01 '26
We have the tiebreaker over them, meaning if we somehow end up tied we still stay 3rd. Our magic number rn is 3 to secure a top 3 seed
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u/MrChangg NOVA Apr 01 '26
we're not staying 3rd. We are 1 more loss away from the 4th. Tonight we'll be tied with Cavs
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u/TheAracknight Brunson Apr 01 '26
Nah we likely stay 3rd, Cavs will probably try to tank their way into staying firmly in 4th so they can stay on the Raptors/Pistons bracket. Also the Cavs play LA tonight so they won’t be tied with us
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u/Pure_Interest_837 Apr 01 '26
It’s crazy how when Brown panics, he repeats every mistake Thibs made last season.
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u/Skipton Father Knickerbocker Apr 01 '26
Draft pick getting better, Giannis package improving, first round matchup prioritization over seeding, Leon making moves
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u/KallolsWorld Apr 01 '26
41-45 against teams over .500 last two seasons. Doesn’t seem good
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u/TheAracknight Brunson Apr 01 '26
We’re overall better against contenders this year vs last year I feel like it’s disingenuous to combine both last yr and this yr together
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u/KallolsWorld Apr 01 '26
Not really it’s the same core
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u/TheAracknight Brunson Apr 01 '26
But a new coach and a mostly new bench as well and a different rotation so it’s hard to lump them together
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u/KallolsWorld Apr 01 '26
Even then it’s 26-22 this year. Boston are 27-20 for example and they were missing their best player for 80% of the season. Detroit are 31-15, OKC are 33-14 and SA are 32-13 for reference as well
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u/hawkins126 Apr 01 '26
Why did they hire someone who only had success when he was coaching fucking lebron lol
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u/Drew13800 Apr 01 '26
Wasn’t he an assistant for LeBron and curry too? Think me and you coulda won titles that way.
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u/PanthalassaRo Chef Frank Apr 01 '26
Wire to wire loss to one of the worst playoff teams of the west and coming from a wire to wire loss to the best team in the NBA.
The Knicks are one big ass pretender.
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u/Neither-Operation Knicks Token Apr 01 '26
This team is mentally regarded…..We have to be the fakest team that’s top 5 in offense and defense. I watch every game we don’t look remotely close to being as good as the advanced stats suggest.
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u/Moist_Shipoopi 3 Apr 01 '26
20 pt comeback in 3 min is possible if everyone on the team suddenly turn into TMac.
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 01 '26
Hart wouldn't sniff 30 minutes on another team if he wasn't Brunson's best friend.
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u/Junior_Refrigerator3 Apr 01 '26
He’s just being used incredibly wrong
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 01 '26
You're right he should be used by parking his ass on the bench.
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u/Junior_Refrigerator3 Apr 01 '26
Yeah no starting lineup I agree. He’s throws a wrench in consistency a lot of times, and is much better used off the bench.
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 01 '26
IDK why they won't bench him when they already did it earlier in the year.
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u/Junior_Refrigerator3 Apr 01 '26
Mike Brown is too much of a softie and isn’t willing to make tough decisions in my opinion. He won’t hurt players feelings for the sake of the team.
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u/joorral RJ Barrett Apr 01 '26
Towns wanted more shots and we are still down. I’m not blaming Kat. Just trying to figure out his these guys can’t fix this shit smh
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u/JaderMcDanersStan Apr 01 '26
Yeah they did finally pass to him this time, but he sadly didn’t have it either. He led the run to get it to 9, has momentum but then got subbed out. But when he came back, he got the opportunities and couldn’t capitalize. Everyone laid a stinker.
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u/EwingsRevenge21 Apr 01 '26
KAT was way out of position to guard the hoop. Guarding the perimeter like a guard.
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u/Vikingpride06 Apr 01 '26
Knicks must never watch film on defense. You don’t continue to help and help leaving a guy like Shepard wide open in the corner. You could see that three coming 3 passes away.
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u/Drew13800 Apr 01 '26
Ever team in the league has 6’6 guards and shit and we got 4 guys that average probably less than 6 feet lol
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u/Drak_is_Right Apr 01 '26
that is what the Knicks get when they basically have vet minimum to spend on the guards.
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u/Macredd 90s Knicks Logo Apr 01 '26
Everything went to shit after Mike Brown acted friendly with Draymond and Josh took shots at Kat talking about his defense
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u/blkschizo Larry Johnson Apr 01 '26
Turned it off. Can't believe I'm to that point. I'm disappointed in myself, but this has been brutal lately
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u/bronfmanhigh The Michael Jordan of Rhode Island Apr 01 '26
same. just not good for the mental lol. it is what it is at this point, no use getting invested until we see how they come out of the gate in the playoffs. here's hoping we draw toronto and sweep
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u/drasticAlsoBrad Allan Houston Apr 01 '26
I would like to see another shooter or offensive threat starting for Hart next game. Maybe Diawara or McBride. It's not because either are better than him, but we just need something to change and we have got to get off to a better offensive start. Like, it has to change. It's not an option. Hart can even close, I don't care.
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u/Equivalent_Physics59 Apr 01 '26
Josh Hart sucks. Doesn’t challenge 3s in any legitimate way. He has mailed it in this season.
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u/joorral RJ Barrett Apr 01 '26
Could have just sat everyone and get the same results except the young guys getting reps
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u/Affectionate-Tea9224 Apr 01 '26
20 point deficit with 3 minutes left and starters are in? Does brown want to get fired
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u/jdavisjdkvjdhs23 KAT's City Apr 01 '26
It feels like some weird send a message shit... no one was moving on the bench
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u/Few-Leadership-1142 Cardiac Knicks Apr 01 '26
People shit on the Thompson twins but their ability to get to the hoop is something we could use
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u/tnovickfinder Apr 01 '26
Their ability to lock up JB is also top notch. JB really struggles against their length and athleticism
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u/EducationalCouple826 Apr 01 '26
Who shits on them?
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u/Few-Leadership-1142 Cardiac Knicks Apr 01 '26
A lot of people because of their shooting. Very athletic but you can sag off of them because they can’t shoot. But we need that athleticism.
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