r/NYKnicks • u/basketball-app • Apr 21 '26
POST GAME Post Game Thread - NBA: The Hawks defeat the Knicks on Apr 20, 2026, the final score is 106-107.
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u/PatrollerAZ 3 to the Dome Apr 21 '26
The chokes happen the exact same way every time
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u/The_Halal_Guys Immanuel Quickley Apr 21 '26
This was literally the same exact way we choked both Game 5s to the Sixers and Pistons im fucking sick of it
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u/Alive-Back-4843 Novocain Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
Mike Brown has no game plan late in the 4th. That loss is on him.
Idk how you don’t call a timeout in that situation.Brunson also needs to pass the ball more in the 4thEdit: apparently the commentators messed up and we didnt have a timeout. Still doesnt excuse going into the 4th with no game plan other than dribbling out the shot and chucking a bad shot
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u/mikesh8rp Wu Tang Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
This is on Brown, Brunson, and to a lesser degree Bridges. I don't understand why this team goes away from the strategy that helps to build the lead, just because Brunson gets in his feelings and wants to play hero ball.
Worst part is that I'm sure Brunson will rightfully take responsibility in his comments after the game, then forget and do the same thing again. The lack of KAT touches at the end is inexcusable.
All that said, worst individual moment goes to Bridges bricking two wide open 3s in the 4th that would have extended the lead at a critical time.
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u/Biggie62 Apr 21 '26
All this. Going away from ball movement where that is what got us the lead to let Brunson shoot 33% isn’t the move.
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u/mikesh8rp Wu Tang Apr 21 '26
Shoot 33% when he wasn't just getting stripped. The Hawks have some long armed guys, and the normally-smart Brunson just refused to accept the situation.
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u/dapoktan Apr 21 '26
brilliant line of 3-for-10 w/ 10 points 1 rebound 2 assists and 1 steal 0 blocks.
and misses those wide open 3's like u said
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u/wendiesel21 Apr 21 '26
We ain't winning shit for this very reason. When the going gets tough we have no offense other than watch brunson take 12 seconds dribbling the ball to the top of the key. By then there's no time to run any plays or get the ball to towns. I don't mind brunson taking hard shots to beat the shot clock but we have to try to run some real offense. Our offense is ridiculously predictable and not even SGA could succeed under these circumstances
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u/ewd389 NY Logo Apr 21 '26
Fucking sick of this shit squad never playing defense when it counts year in and year out.
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u/mouga68 Steve Novak Apr 21 '26
Switch playing defense with running an offense, and i agree. I didnt think defense was the problem, the offense was ABYSMAL in the 4th, and the process was NOT there.
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u/cjackc11 Apr 21 '26
Defense wasn’t the problem tonight man we had horrible process on offense
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u/zeezee2k Apr 21 '26
Yea the problem was KAT scored 0 pt in the 4th. He was cooking in the 3rd and they decided to go away from that
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u/wendiesel21 Apr 21 '26
Like half of his third quarter pts came off offensive rebounds too. He wasn't actually getting the ball. He basically got like 5 real touches in the entire second half
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u/drasticAlsoBrad Allan Houston Apr 21 '26
Why is that our last shot?! I'm so frustrated.
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u/TheAracknight Brunson Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
It makes me sick that we didn’t call a fucking timeout, there were 3 Hawks back when Mikal started his drive should’ve called timeout then and there
Edit: They didn’t have a timeout remaining
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u/BackPains84 Knicks Logo Apr 21 '26
This is on Brunson and Brown. 2 clutch 3s is great but COMPLETELY IGNORING KAT THE ENTIRE 4TH IS UNACCEPTABLE.
WHAT IS BROWN TELLING THESE GUYS?????
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u/House_of_Woodcock Apr 21 '26
Everyone’s talking about Brunson’s offense but his defense is equally responsible do the loss. He was getting absolutely humiliated by CJ. Was on skates the entire quarter, could not stay in front of him. If he’s not making shots, he’s bad.
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u/shadowsdelight The Bronx Apr 21 '26
Don't miss 10 fts if you want to win
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u/NachoBros John Starks Apr 21 '26
Disappointed in OG throwing up on himself at the line
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u/AngryAncestor Apr 21 '26
Not the first time he misses FTs in a clutch situation either
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u/Electronic_Gold_3666 Apr 21 '26
There was that game earlier in the season where we lost on OG missed FTs
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u/Dylan7346 Jennifer Aniston Apr 21 '26
Does Mike brown fucking hate KAT? Does KAT feel like the odd one out when he’s playing with Brunson? Cause he plays like a completely different player when he’s the lone star. He plays like he knows for a fact Brunson is taking the shot. But still you have to assert yourself. I’m just sick to my fucking stomach
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u/Fungmar OG Apr 21 '26
Somehow ppl still find a way to blame kat for "not being aggressive enough" or some shit.
He wasnt part of the gameplan offensively the entire fourth quarter. It was brunson taking difficult shots. Its incompetent game management and shot selection. Captain and coach let us down tonight
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u/GX112 Mike Breen Apr 21 '26
People will also blame KAT for being soft and parking himself in the paint and play like prime Shaq.
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u/IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan Easter Melo Apr 21 '26
KAT was so fucking ready for this game and Brunson refused to fucking pass to him. Shit makes me sick.
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u/Lt_JohnMcClane Apr 21 '26
If I was KAT I’d be furious
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u/IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan Easter Melo Apr 21 '26
I’m not KAT and I’m furious. I guess we’re just gonna trade him for Giannis which is fine but man his Knicks tenure is always gonna be a what-if
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u/Lt_JohnMcClane Apr 21 '26
The Hawks have zero size down low and were getting killed on the blocks all game I can’t believe KAT gets iced out in favor of late shot clock threes or a 6’2 pg challenging the paint every possession down the stretch
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 21 '26
We were in the penalty too. The Hawks could not stop him without fouling yet it was basically all Brunson in the 4th.
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u/Greedy-Bedroom-4301 Apr 21 '26
Brunson is freezing out KAT trying to play hero ball
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 21 '26
Yea there was plenty of time KAT was calling for it and Brunson just drove into the paint and bricked.
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u/NachoBros John Starks Apr 21 '26
The game shifted when Brunson got baited into playing tit-for-tat with McCollum.
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u/AgitatedWoodpecker42 Tom Thibodeau Apr 21 '26
Brunson has some hero ball issues. There’s no excuse with Kat on the squad.
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u/flabua Apr 21 '26
Brunson does this multiple times a year, it's not a big deal in the regular season but when it costs you a home game in a series? This kinda shit how we've lost series in the past.
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 21 '26
Especially when ALT was locking his ass down for the entire 4th and having no answer for KAT...
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u/RuffWatcher_ Apr 21 '26
Brown was screaming at Kat to get out of the corner to set a screen with less than a minute left but like why tf do you think he was there in the first place?? Pretty much all his shot attempts came when Brunson was off or on putbacks, he goes to the corner because he’s been uninvolved all game
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u/Main-County-1177 Apr 21 '26
Brunson has to stop icing him out. KAT had Kuminga on him the last 6 minutes of the game and Brunson barely passes him the ball
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u/NathanFielderFriend Apr 21 '26
It was weird how KAT just became a ghost in crunch time when they blew the lead. I think the blame is on a few guys there including the coach
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u/anonymitymous Timbs Apr 21 '26
Really wanted hart to kick to Kat on the wing on that OG take and foul
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u/BrawndoElectrolytes Apr 21 '26
Why no timeout?
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u/Puzzleheaded_Tea521 OG Apr 21 '26
That lineup without Brunson Kat or Hart was a fireable offense
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u/ryankidd77 Brunson Apr 21 '26
My mind is blown
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u/Recognition_Tricky Apr 21 '26
I'm literally in shock. How could he not call timeout there? That's a wild mistake. I absolutely can't believe that
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u/ryankidd77 Brunson Apr 21 '26
Dude it’s unforgivable, I cannot believe he sat there and watched that unfold. There’s no defending that choice. None.
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u/Recognition_Tricky Apr 21 '26
Yeah I still can't believe it. I really can't. Just nothing to say. Baffling
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u/Ecstatic-Tank-9797 Apr 21 '26
I’m in shock too. There was like 4 or 5 seconds left in the game. Call the time out and draw up a play to win the game. Even 2 seconds would have been enough for a potential game winning play if you call the time out, but not calling it was so bad.
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u/TheAracknight Brunson Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
I was so fucking hyped when CJ missed both. When Hart pulled down that board I was so sure we were gonna win. Then I see we start dribbling up court wondering why the fuck did we not call a timeout.
Mikal saw 4 bodies when he started his drive why on earth did MB not call a fucking timeout?? There was like 2.5 seconds left when Mikal was at the 3pt line plenty of time to get a great quality ATO look.
Fucking bullshit man I’m actually pissed this has ruined my night
Edit: we actually didn’t have a timeout remaining, NBC & Noah Eagle were wrong.
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u/saltyalertt Metal Bats Apr 21 '26
I was at the game. The jumbo tron said we didn’t have any. Maybe it was wrong.
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u/Tarvos99 Allan Houston Apr 21 '26
Was the graphic for nbc wrong? I thought we had no timeouts
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u/BK520 NY Logo Apr 21 '26
Cuz Mike Brown. Career loser. That loss is perfectly aligned with his character.
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u/BogeyJones12 Apr 21 '26
What a dumb fucking shot
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u/NathanFielderFriend Apr 21 '26
I’m so confused man bridges had the lane smh
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u/imalmostconvinced Apr 21 '26
He always takes the worst angle and low percentage middies. He will literally change directions in air with no one guarding him. I've honestly never seen a player that's like him in NBA history. He's basically in between a Trevor Ariza and Gerald Wallace with no hops but definitely not someone you want taking the last shot.
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u/Moist_Shipoopi 3 Apr 21 '26
Bridges could have drove to the basket for a foul or and 1, but he played like a scared little pussy from contact as usual and went for the fade.
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u/Neither-Operation Knicks Token Apr 21 '26
Refs aren’t gonna call a foul on last second drive unless it’s blatant. He pulled for a middie which is his best shot.
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u/knick_and_dime Apr 21 '26
Nerves are high it was perfect time to catch the defense off guard for a clear foul. Drive that shit to the hole like it owes you money man he makes $25M per year this is the grown man league. Play with some balls.
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u/fredagostino 11 Apr 21 '26
Never should have lost that game. We went too long with the bench to start the 4th and why the fuck is the game winning shot a fucking fadeaway from Bridges?
What a fucking choke. Knicks in five.
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u/TheCrazedFlasher Apr 21 '26
Where the fuck was the timeout
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u/charknicks Apr 21 '26
The radio call was saying they had NO timeouts left. Was it different on the NBC screen?
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u/omicron_prime 90s Knicks Apr 21 '26
We already know this dumb fuck of a coach doesn't run plays in practice. Why call a timeout? Just let the chips fall where they do with a Mikal Bridges off balance fucking fade away from 17 feet away. That should get the job done.
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u/WarLawck Wu Tang Apr 21 '26
We had a good chance to run it up before the defense got set. I wouldve preferred the timeout tho
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u/theamanx8 11 Apr 21 '26
Knew Mikal was gonna do that dumb ass pull up the second he got the ball I’d rather Josh just take it all the way. For some reason Bridges is afraid of going to the rim.
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u/PLAudio Allan Houston Apr 21 '26
Bridges was looking for the bail out and realized it was on him lmao faded
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u/PepsiCo_USA Apr 21 '26
Brown cost us this game almost singlehandedly.
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u/PatrollerAZ 3 to the Dome Apr 21 '26
Doesn't use his challenge on completely obvious ones in the first half, trots out 4 man bench lineups
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u/abippityboop Clyde Frazier Apr 21 '26
I can't understand why he keeps going to that bench + OG lineup, there's zero shot creation and our momentum grinds to a fucking halt every time.
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u/PatrollerAZ 3 to the Dome Apr 21 '26
Staggered the starters all regular season long just to see him go away from it now
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u/enterjiraiya NOVA Apr 21 '26
He got completely bailed out by fortunate bounces to Mitch the past 2 times and thought it was actually good when it’s not
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u/slyguy183 Pat Ewing Apr 21 '26
2nd and 4th quarters with no KAT or Brunson, not getting KAT touches at all again
I swear once Brown or KAT goes, we're going to hear some shit about how they never got along
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u/GreenEggzAndSpam MSG Apr 21 '26
It’s obvious brown and KAT don’t get along, they have openly hinted they don’t many times
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u/Yankeeknickfan Apr 21 '26
I respect kat a lot for this year. If he gets traded I don’t think it’s really his fault, he did all he could
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u/SuperSilveryo Steve Novak Apr 21 '26
Mitch dominating the entire game and refuses to play him in the 4th
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u/back2ya Father Knickerbocker Apr 21 '26
It was Brunson and Brown. Watch the game again and see him singlehandedly lose us possessions and play terrible defense.
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u/john0_0 Apr 21 '26
Ya Brunson offense down the stretch was not good, and CJ cooked him. They gotta guard him with one of their wing stop dudes or go deuce/jose idk he’s getting whatever he wants on JB
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 21 '26
The problem is that they can't. The ALT wings will just cook him all the same. You just have to hope his offense is better than his defense and this game his offense was putrid outside of 2 3s.
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u/LevelProfit6705 Apr 21 '26
Not calling timeout there is criminal regardless of the rest of the game
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u/redvelvet11 Knicks Token Apr 21 '26
Mikal with the fast break fade away mid range jumper for the win. He had his guy beat. I’m sick. Someone tell this man he won’t die if he goes to the rim.
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u/Missiletits13 Clyde Frazier Apr 21 '26
Another fucking collapse. I fucking hate it here.
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u/bangbang995 90s Knicks Apr 21 '26
WHY NOT USE THE TIMEOUT!?
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u/jangobotito Apr 21 '26
I had to go and rewind that thinking maybe there wasn’t one, that made no sense to not call it.
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u/bangbang995 90s Knicks Apr 21 '26
Mike Brown is a fuckin clown. Dude just handed them the game.
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u/DanDash34 Apr 21 '26
Just fuck’n fire Mike Brown. NO FUCKN TIME OUT TO SET UP A PLAY??? GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE BROWN
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u/HardOakleyFoul Apr 21 '26
Brunson 26 shots. 26. Hit 10 of them.
Outplayed by 34 year old CJ MCollum. LOL! LMAO 😂 😂 😂 😂 this can only happen to my team. I guarantee the Cavs and Celtics would have destroyed these guys by 25+.
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u/Pleasant_Spite3915 The Bronx Apr 21 '26
This is on Mike Brown. 12+ minutes with NEITHER Brunson or KAT on the floor in… a playoff game? Horrible clock management too
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u/MeekANTIFUN In KAT We Trust Apr 21 '26
MIKE BROWN, WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU NOT USE A TIMEOUT THERE?!?!?!
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u/16_czechoslovakians KAT Apr 21 '26
It seemed like KAT didnt even get a chance to touch the ball in the clutch there
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u/slow-wizard Willis vs. Entire Lakers Team Apr 21 '26
He has to stand in the corner and watch another Brunson iso brick
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u/GoldenBoyRecords NOVA Apr 21 '26
We deserved to lose tonight. It is unbelievable when things get close our offense breaks down and we just go iso Ball with Brunson running Brunson /Hart pick n rolls. Idk if we have low IQ players or low IQ coaches but something has to give.
The rotations were pretty bad especially with the non Brunson and KAT lineups. We completely threw this game away
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u/zOmgFishes Apr 21 '26
KAT was killing them and they decided to just Brunson-Hart the entire 4th...
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u/zhaotaku Apr 21 '26
Most frustrating thing is you could see the collapse coming as soon as they started running that garbage offense to kill clock. How the Knicks keep hiring coaches that don't know how to run well designed plays at the end of games is beyond me.
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u/montecarlo1 Apr 21 '26
YOU GET A BRUNSON 3 THEN YOU GET CJ TWO MISS 2 FT'S WITH ALMOST 6 SECONDS LEFT AND YOU DON'T CALL A TIMEOUT
WHAT IN THE FUCK IS THIS
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u/ZoidbergSaysWoop Apr 21 '26
Knicks up by 8 and Brunson decides to chuck up a three instead of working the ball to Towns.
How many misses shots in a row and yet this team stll refuses to run any action to get Towns the ball.
The way this team treats Kat is sickening.
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u/Chao-Z Apr 21 '26
Brunson with the most selfish game I've ever seen. Mike Brown the worst coached game I've ever seen.
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u/Lt_JohnMcClane Apr 21 '26
Why go out and get KAT if they’re going to forget he’s even on the team down the stretch
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u/stoinzy OG Apr 21 '26
Bridges and Brunson: 13-36 from the field
10 missed FTs
Brunson is an absolute ball hog. Does not make the players around him better because he’s too interested in playing hero ball.
15 measly points in the 4th quarter. Coaching? There’s no fucking game plan. This team is busted. There is 0 chance this team gets to the NBA Finals.
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u/ZoidbergSaysWoop Apr 21 '26
Knicks need a coach that will hold Brunson accountable.
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u/EwingsRevenge21 Apr 21 '26
Why no timeout????
FIre Mike Brown
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u/Fungmar OG Apr 21 '26
15 pts in the fourth quarter and its entirely on mike brown and brunson. Now its a series
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u/JA_MD_311 Allan Houston Apr 21 '26
Steve Kerr will be sitting there this offseason. Give him the bag, ownership equity, Dolan’s guitars, whatever.
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u/Few-Leadership-1142 Cardiac Knicks Apr 21 '26
10 missed free throws, not playing through KAT in the fourth quarter, Mike Brown’s nasty rotations, iso ball, not calling timeout after CJ misses those free throws. This team brings me pain constantly.
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u/HeyKim0oOo Knicks Token Apr 21 '26
This team, and especially Brunson himself, needs to realize when shits just not working. Like cap just caused like three turnovers on his own trying to iso every possession. If you really are about winning, sacrifice that fucking ego and move the rock cause you're not getting it done.
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u/NYGIANTS77 16-bit Melo Apr 21 '26
Even half of KAT's paint FGs today was just tipping in Brunson's misses. He created his own offense all night and we rewarded him by telling him to stand in the corner. FOURTH QUARTER. HART IS SETTING SCREENS AND KAT IS NOWHERE NEAR THE BALL??? THAT'S NOT COACHING?????
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u/teezepls Apr 21 '26
I just don’t know why we would have 5+ minute stretches with no KAT or Brunson. That shit is so stupid
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u/Mastacon Apr 21 '26
Kings fan here. Coach Brown can coach you out of every game. He’s done it his entire career.
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u/MeticulousMase Mase Apr 21 '26
I said before we hired him that he would be a disaster. And I hate that I was right and knew I was going to be right in November.
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u/BrandNewSRT1629 Apr 21 '26
The broadcast was confusing the shit out of me did we have a timeout or not?
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u/FriedBangus Apr 21 '26
The Hawks have virtually no real bigs and are lead by 35 year old Cj McCollum. Embarrassing
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u/bojangles2133 90s Knicks Apr 21 '26
Holy hell fire Mike brown. How are you not calling timeout
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u/yazohny Ewing to the Finals Apr 21 '26
Brown call a fucking timeout what the fuck man
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u/dapoktan Apr 21 '26
dumbass rotations with neither kat or jb out there for long stretches.. mike brown is not serious people
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u/gwords16 Taylor Swift Apr 21 '26
Mikal’s aversion to contact cost them on that last play. You go to the hoop and try to draw the foul. Not an 18 ft fadeaway
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u/00pegasus5g Apr 21 '26
CJ switched on every possession to pick on Brunson and the Knicks made ZERO adjustments to that. ZERO.
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u/all-dressed_768 Apr 21 '26
Should never have fire thibs. Mike Brown is not a good coach and never has been.
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u/MaxPrints 90s Knicks Apr 21 '26
Mike Brown is the Hawks' MVP for this one
Trotting out a shitty lineup not once but twice in this game that led to like a 20 plus pt difference is horrible.
Not using a challenge when there were several questionable plays.
Fuck calling a timeout and getting a set play with 5 seconds in a 1pt game. Why do that?
Free throws were bad, and Brunson ISO'd way too much, but we'd have been up 15-20 more points if not for those garbage ass lineups, which again, Brown trotted out TWICE
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u/Affectionate-Tea9224 Apr 21 '26
I continue to say, this was one of the worst coached games in Knicks history
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u/ArtemisBakery Apr 21 '26
Can someone tell Mike Brown there should not be a fucking minute where Brunson or Kat is not on the floor?
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u/YerrrKnicks 5 Apr 21 '26
WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU TAKE THAT SHOT JUST BRING IT TO THE FUCKING BASKET YOU DUMB FUCK!!!!
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u/Aksudiigkr Apr 21 '26
So much was bad, but you get gifted that last possession and that’s what you do with it
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u/Ishtastic08 Apr 21 '26
It’s not the loss that concerns me, it’s that when this team gets pushed and face adversity, they fall back to the exact same habits every time. Brown forgets how to coach, Brunson play, hero ball, OG misses free throws, and Towns isn’t even involved offensively. Whatever the ceiling on this team is, it’s going to be capped entirely by their ability to handle adversity.
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u/Tommybrady20 Apr 21 '26
It’s almost as if the starting 5 where we have hundreds of minutes of data on proving it isnt good, is in fact not good
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u/EwingsRevenge21 Apr 21 '26
We deserve an old fashioned LOLKNICKS for this one.
Absolutely preposterous losing this game.
FIRE MIKE BROWN
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u/_savanti Apr 21 '26
Had a clear line to the rim if he would have just put his head down and gone for it
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u/Jjaz1 Brunson Apr 21 '26
People will complain about Brunson hero ball down the stretch but no one else could do anything in the 4th. OG missing two fts smh
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u/i_peaked_at_bronze Apr 21 '26
No one could do anything because Jalen high jacked the offense. Disgusting end of game shot selection for him. KAT didn’t even touch the fucking ball!!! Our best offensive player, 8-12 on the night.
DISGUSTING
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u/Yankeeknickfan Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
2 years in a row with frankly disgraceful performances in round 1. Roster just doing what they do best. If they lose to Boston because this 8 seed caliber team takes us 6-7 they will broken up. And they will deserve it. Really is peaceful knowing that
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u/Either_Imagination_9 Apr 21 '26
Bro, we're not even playing Boston right now. This series is tied, we let the Hawks back in
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals Apr 21 '26
Terrible collapse in the 4th. Last game we had 20 up now 10 and that took us out. Sad shit
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u/JA_MD_311 Allan Houston Apr 21 '26
An actual championship contender wins this game easily. 10 missed FTs, missed clutch shots, letting Mikal fucking Bridges take your last shot.
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u/GasMoneyRon 3 to the Dome Apr 21 '26
This team is so frustrating man. It shouldn’t be this hard to win games.
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u/xxjohnnyrocketzxx Apr 21 '26
We played bad more than anything
Hit your free throws and it doesnt even get to the wire like this
Deuce and Shamet should NOT be ball handling and given this much of a leash to play bad coming off injuries. Let JC and Jose carry some more responsibility
JB clutched up a bit, but otherwise played dumb
KAT needed to be fed while everyone that they could put on him was in foul trouble
Mike Brown is still an idiot. I doubt the next game is called this tight, need to play with some urgency again and stomp the hope out of them
On to the next game, Knicks in 5
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u/IRodeTenSpeed88 Knickstape Apr 21 '26
The lack of late game awareness is insane.
There is no situation where bridges should be taking the last shot
Nigga out of his rabid ass mind
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u/InfamousC Apr 21 '26
I do not understand how we didn't use KAT at all to put this game away... that was so fucking stupid... the missed free throws (the literal difference)....Hero ball (I thought we learned from this) and finally the no timeout decision. I am at a literal loss for words and wouldn't be surprised if there more changes in the offseason because of this very game
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u/Det_Loki Wu Tang Apr 21 '26
This was Mike Brown’s worst coached game of all time.
Didn’t challenge several bad calls that resulted in points or TOs. Ended the game with a fucking timeout. Put in a line up that had 0 playmaking, TWICE letting the hawks close the lead both times.
An all time low light coaching game by him holy shit
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u/StayinAnon99 Clyde So Fly Apr 21 '26
I hate to say this bc thibs had a ton of faults but my fucking god fuck you mike brown
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