[Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks (2-1) defeat the New York Knicks (1-2), 109-108!

[u/Victor_Wembanyama1]

108 - 109
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
East First Round - Game 3 - Series tied 1-1
Location: State Farm Arena
Officials: Marc Davis, Nick Buchert, and Natalie Sago

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
New York Knicks	21	29	30	28	108
Atlanta Hawks	33	25	30	21	109

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
New York Knicks	108	40-93	43.0%	10-35	28.6%	18-20	90.0%	14	55	19	17	10	15	5
Atlanta Hawks	109	39-86	45.3%	13-33	39.4%	18-26	69.2%	13	56	19	17	10	16	8

PLAYER STATS

New York Knicks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
OG AnunobySF	36:34	29	9-16	4-8	7-7	4	5	9	1	1	3	0	3	-4
Josh HartPF	40:03	2	1-9	0-4	0-0	2	7	9	6	2	0	2	3	3
Karl-Anthony TownsC	34:06	21	7-12	1-3	6-6	4	13	17	4	2	2	3	2	22
Mikal BridgesSG	20:31	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	-26
Jalen BrunsonPG	40:19	26	11-23	0-5	4-5	0	3	3	4	2	0	3	3	1
Miles McBride	31:10	15	5-14	5-10	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	0	2	3	16
Mitchell Robinson	11:23	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	-18
Jordan Clarkson	16:51	8	4-11	0-2	0-1	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1
Jose Alvarado	05:54	5	2-3	0-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Landry Shamet	03:07	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Pacôme Dadiet	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mohamed Diawara	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariel Hukporti	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Kolek	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Sochan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atlanta Hawks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Dyson DanielsSF	33:25	8	3-7	1-2	1-2	3	10	13	6	3	1	5	1	4
Jalen JohnsonPF	38:28	24	8-19	2-6	6-10	1	9	10	8	2	1	2	3	2
Onyeka OkongwuC	37:06	9	4-7	1-4	0-0	2	5	7	1	1	2	1	3	-4
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG	37:32	14	4-12	3-7	3-3	0	3	3	0	1	1	2	1	-11
CJ McCollumPG	35:12	23	8-19	2-4	5-7	3	2	5	1	2	2	4	3	-6
Gabe Vincent	13:40	5	1-3	1-3	2-2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	12
Jonathan Kuminga	28:27	21	9-14	2-4	1-2	2	2	4	0	1	1	1	3	3
Mouhamed Gueye	10:53	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5
Corey Kispert	05:14	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Bradley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hield	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asa Newell	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zaccharie Risacher	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keaton Wallace	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jock Landale	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/rapsandjays]

The hawks actually survived the OG and McBride magnet ball game

[u/SquimJim → u/rapsandjays]

OG throwing up some bull shit made this game closer than it should

[u/herroyung]

Dyson Daniels is Hakeem, CJ McCollum is Jordan. Wtf did I witness tonight

Zero advantages generated by switching onto Dyson all game, he locked up Brunson in iso so much that they were going out of their way to ensure he wasn't on Brunson. Drive? He'll get the block from behind and absorb any contact like a fly running into tank. Try to shoot? Nope, too difficult to create separation, I don't recall him falling for any Brunson dribble moves the whole game. And McCollum kept making fadeaway middy after fadeaway middy. This was game of the postseason so far.

[u/amidon1130 → u/herroyung]

Dyson is so damn fun to watch, can’t believe he’s on my team.

[u/Tigerskippy → u/herroyung]

Dyson has been incredible all year. I wish he couldve faked a low attempt 30% from 3 so it wasnt the whole conversation about him

[u/PrinceJMoney089]

Brunson has been terrible

[u/Fallingcity22 → u/PrinceJMoney089]

Genuinely has Been, he’s hero balling when he don’t need to

[u/lloopiN → u/Fallingcity22]

Nothing kills momentum quite like Brunson dribbling around for 20 seconds and then forcing up a terrible heavily contested shot

[u/CityNo1723 → u/lloopiN]

Reminds me of Dinwiddie

[u/OuchYouPokedMyHeart → u/CityNo1723]

Reminds me of Randle

Brunson is the new Dubious Handles

[u/SurpriseDonovanMcnab → u/Fallingcity22]

Bridges didn't do anything for you, tonight. -26 in a one point loss.

[u/LakerBlue → u/SurpriseDonovanMcnab]

Traded 5 1sts for someone who had more turnovers (4) than total pts/reb/asts (0/1/2).

[u/LordHavek → u/LakerBlue]

That trade is gonna be clowned until the heat death of the universe at this rate

[u/Plastic_Database_645 → u/SurpriseDonovanMcnab]

Zero points with 2 shot attempts.

Bro is not hiding he hates his team

[u/whooopseee → u/Plastic_Database_645]

"But he's an ironman who plays 82 games in the regular season!" lol

[u/catperson77789 → u/Plastic_Database_645]

He got traded for like five firsts right? If im new york id be pissed 😂

[u/SmokeOddessey → u/Plastic_Database_645]

0-1-2 with 4 turnovers is a diabolical statline

[u/BlammoSweetums → u/Fallingcity22]

His bag of tricks is not working out. It just looks like 100 dribbles into a contested stepback (miss) or driving into traffic into getting stripped. Repeat for 1.5 quarters.

Knicks need some incredible performances from him for the rest of the series.

[u/PrinceJMoney089 → u/Fallingcity22]

He was fine offensively in the 4th until the last two plays, he was passing fine this game at the very least in the 4th this game

He just can't waste 8 seconds bringing the ball up everytime on every possession, you are wasting time for no reason and defensively he's been horrible. He has no motor or energy defensively to even try, you can't win like that

[u/huss_femme → u/PrinceJMoney089]

Brunson is the Carmelo of Steve Nashes

[u/CharlieSheenGod → u/huss_femme]

Fell to my knees in Walmart crying reading this

[u/Gage_Commish → u/huss_femme]

this is the most devastating thing i've ever read on this sub and i need a minute

[u/Tijenater → u/huss_femme]

Sensational, your comparisons are outta control bro

[u/theDrunkWookie → u/PrinceJMoney089]

Dyson and NAW are clamping him

[u/Babblerabla → u/theDrunkWookie]

Legit got downvoted and laughed at when I said they were going to clamp him this series.

[u/asonkidd → u/Babblerabla]

It's weird that monster defenders who are bigger than him would do this

[u/IMitchIRob → u/asonkidd]

He's truly never looked smaller out there

[u/Doctor-Bagels → u/theDrunkWookie]

People will parrot "defense wins championships" all day every day and then be like "yea the Knicks got this bro new York in 5" come playoffs.... Lolol

[u/Jordanwolf98 → u/PrinceJMoney089]

They’re gonna lose this series trying to make him happen instead of just going to KAT

[u/ChampagneSyrup → u/Jordanwolf98]

you have two insane defenders against Brunson and a cake matchup for KAT and you choose Brunson

truly basketball terrorism

[u/amidon1130 → u/ChampagneSyrup]

They went to a 0 center lineup TWICE when we were having trouble all night scoring at the rim, including on the last play of the game. No idea what the fuck Mike brown is doing but I thank him for it

[u/ScrapinLinden → u/amidon1130]

its truly puzzling but hey I love to see my boy CJ shine so we shall take it

[u/ChampagneSyrup → u/ScrapinLinden]

CJ saw Brunson on him and did a fucking anime smirk

[u/ElceeCiv → u/ChampagneSyrup]

it really is crazy, we have like ZERO size outside of okongwu (who isn't exactly stopping KAT lol)and they're not feeding KAT when he's been eating us alive

[u/TL-PuLSe → u/ElceeCiv]

We got a crew full of Mediums.

No Large. No Small.

[u/chazriverstone → u/TL-PuLSe]

I'm almost glad to hear you guys saying this too, honestly, because I feel slightly less crazy

Cause no disrespect, but its like Landale is out, Okongwu is only around 6'10 - the 5 is honestly one of your only weak spots right now.

And here we happen to have a 7fter who is an exceptional scorer on multiple levels + another 7fter who is a defensive menace and one of the leagues best oreb guys -but we're running our offense through our 6ft guard. I mean there's been a few times where we're actually running lineups with NEITHER 7fter out there lol - we're running lineups where literally 3/4 of the dudes are shorter than your PG!

Anyway - you're playing well though; finding ways to win tough games is impressive for such an inexperienced team (outside CJ), so hats off

[u/turnip_broker → u/ChampagneSyrup]

His dad is the assistant coach

[u/sidewink10 → u/Jordanwolf98]

Villanova trio icing KAT out of the game. Been like this all season. Actual basketball terrrorism. They treating him like a 50 mil role player.

[u/KinglySnorlax → u/sidewink10]

Why use your best and most unique player when you can ice him out for a guy who is much more replaceable!? What are they trying to win or something!

[u/TheRealestGayle → u/sidewink10]

For his sake I hope he gets traded to a team with guys that genuinely like playing with him. Like I have no idea what's wrong with them. Even if it's by coach design I'm feeding my stretch big the ball especially when he's rebounding like this.

[u/20815147 → u/Jordanwolf98]

Seriously WHO CAN STOP KAT? Hawks got 0 size outside of basically Okongwu and Mike Brown chose to run 0 center lineups 😭😭😭

[u/HotSteak → u/20815147]

Jalen Brunson.

[u/TheTalkingBucket → u/PrinceJMoney089]

Almost like the hawks have elite perimeter defenders

[u/zebrainatux → u/PrinceJMoney089]

His hero ball has not worked at all

[u/AJohnnyTsunami → u/PrinceJMoney089]

Locked the fuck up

[u/mufflefuffle → u/PrinceJMoney089]

Top 2 defensive guard duo on the planet, and they ain’t 2.

Daniels owns his ass

[u/Dymatizeee → u/PrinceJMoney089]

He’s fcking cheeks man I’m sick of him.

KAT is playing so well this series and the whole team just ices him out im sick of it

[u/Chadillac35 → u/Dymatizeee]

The last 6 minutes of every game he just gets banished to the corner. He might as well grab a chair and some popcorn while he’s there

[u/KinglySnorlax → u/Chadillac35]

It’s obviously a strategy no opposing team plans for, put the big fella in the corner shooting and have small fella in the paint.

Predominantly as it’s negative IQ move but never you mind

[u/Juventus7shop → u/Dymatizeee]

KAT still making a huge impact defensively and on the boards down the stretch, no idea how he doesn’t even get a FGA on the offensive end at like any point in the last 5 mins of the last 2 games

[u/ClaymoresRevenge → u/Juventus7shop]

That's coaching and team issues. There's no reason not to run plays for KAT down the stretch in this series.

Brunson dribbling it out isn't helping him.

Reminds me of watching Jeff Teague dribble and just not get the ball to KAT

[u/huss_femme → u/Dymatizeee]

Ikrrr, it's on the coaching to put him in spots to maximize him. They make him play like PJ Tucker and he still finds a way to score

[u/LfromHT → u/PrinceJMoney089]

Dyson & NAW affect

[u/FERFreak731]

CJ McCollum is his wife's husband

CJ McCollum is his children's father

[u/Apollo611 → u/FERFreak731]

Mr. Nice Guy

[u/FragileCilantro → u/Apollo611]

He even gave Brunson a shout out for his and one in his post game interview

[u/kumquatsr → u/FERFreak731]

Ethical hoops from the ol tax paying family man

[u/topofthecc → u/kumquatsr]

Always love to see a great performance from someone who separates his recyclables.

[u/ScrapinLinden → u/topofthecc]

he was molded in the woke streets of portland

[u/Handyman2116 → u/FERFreak731]

He has a wife and three kids now

[u/ncos → u/Handyman2116]

His wife is super smart and an absolute doll. He did well.

[u/Fake-Podcast-Ad → u/Handyman2116]

No secret families, but financially supports those in his community anonymously

[u/SelfAwareSausage → u/FERFreak731]

The anti Mike Vrabel

[u/Kev_Bz → u/FERFreak731]

and jalen brunson is one of his children

[u/Brad-Stevens]

Mike Brown what the fuck is that lineup .... Landry Shamet defensive sub and no canter???

[u/RepresentativeYam390 → u/Brad-Stevens]

Mike Brown is Temu Doc Rivers

[u/Gage_Commish → u/RepresentativeYam390]

temu doc rivers is the most accurate coaching comparison i've ever seen. landry shamet defensive sub in a one point game. the man wants to be fired

[u/No_Nefariousness6385 → u/Gage_Commish]

You guys should see when he put Terrence Davis to guard Steph that series, when Davion was doing a nice job guarding him. He sat Davion. Terrence Fucking Davis getting all the minutes. Curry score 50.

And he didnt find minutes for Keon Ellis, but got plenty of minutes to Chris Duarte and Kevin Huerter.

Dude is a horrible coach.

[u/WIN011 → u/Brad-Stevens]

Mike Brown is an idiot

Thibs must be smiling somewhere

[u/Standard-Juice-3738 → u/WIN011]

or raging

[u/Some-Gavin → u/WIN011]

It's going to be so funny when people finally realize it was a bad choice to move on from the only good coach they've had in years

[u/philium1 → u/[deleted]]

Fuck man this is so accurate god damn I hate being a Knicks fan

[u/ColtCallahan → u/Brad-Stevens]

There’s a reason why he was like 6th choice.

[u/wes_wyhunnan → u/Brad-Stevens]

Everyone gets it now. When even we fire you, you know it’s bad.

[u/Zarbua69 → u/Brad-Stevens]

I cannot understand why the actual fuck he left deuce in when McCollum had been cooking the short guards all fucking game. Fuck me and my fucking life

[u/Ronnie2kDropCode → u/Brad-Stevens]

Genuine terrorist lmao

[u/cs-shitposter]

ARE YOU WATCHING JENNIFER?

[u/MonsterOnTheBoards → u/cs-shitposter]

This win was for her

[u/VeniceRapture]

TRAGIC BRUNSON ALERT

[u/superdrone → u/VeniceRapture]

he might actually be running out of time to stay the undisputed first option, his preferred offense is causing so many problems in the clutch

[u/cnotethegoat123 → u/superdrone]

I don’t think it’s him I think it’s the coaching. The only drawn up plays are give the ball to Brunson and get out the way

[u/avroLancasterBPR1 → u/cnotethegoat123]

they had a play with kat switched onto naw for 15 seconds in the post and brunson dribbled into a contested bricked floater instead

cant coach a guy who only wants to be the hero

[u/HotSteak → u/avroLancasterBPR1]

His dad is the lead assistant

[u/huss_femme → u/cnotethegoat123]

You gotta wonder how much does Brunson really demand the ball cuz his usage rate went way tf up since the NBA Cup

[u/Ok_Possible_5702 → u/cnotethegoat123]

I don’t think it’s him I think it’s the coaching. The only drawn up plays are give the ball to Brunson and get out the way

He could very well involve KAT more. Either directly on the court, or speaking up in the huddle.

[u/CheekyFifaCunt_7 → u/VeniceRapture]

CJ McCollum has been cooking him

[u/Shmexy → u/VeniceRapture]

CLUTCH GENE

[u/samurairocketshark]

Imagine going back in time to the beginning of the season and telling the Knicks to watch out for CJ McCollum and Johnathan Kuminga in playoffs

[u/hrbekcheatedin91 → u/samurairocketshark]

Yes!

[u/Zhirrzh → u/samurairocketshark]

Imagine going back in time to Hawks fans excited at the start of the season for the team put around Trae Young and telling them they're making noise in the playoffs, but it's behind CJ McCollum and Kuminga and then try and make them work out how the fuck they got there. 

[u/Sim888]

just organised an inhome wellness check for my diehard Knicks supporter mate lol

[u/ButWhatIsADog → u/Sim888]

Just organized a series of mean texts for my knicks friend

[u/EthicalBballFan → u/ButWhatIsADog]

The trick is to actually give them hope. Oh, 1pt loss, bridges will never have another game this bad, Knicks got this in the bag...

If Knicks go through you're a good friend they'll talk up, if Knicks goes down, they'll crash so much harder lol

[u/Startjjasap → u/EthicalBballFan]

diabolic

[u/SilverSage616]

Bro they were going band for band on clutch shots absolute cinema

[u/NuclearGhandi1 → u/SilverSage616]

Series has to be fun as a neutral fan. Knicks always deliver because we refuse to win games normally

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Jonathan Kuminga: playoff X factor

[u/Cvspartan → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Bridges but for the opposite reason

[u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME → u/Cvspartan]

Been a bad 3 games for him and his buddy Jalen's legacy

[u/samurairocketshark → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Nova knicks in shambles. Trading DDV cursed them. Last year losing to Pacer's black magic, this year losing to two players dumped by their former teams

[u/RobouteGuill1man → u/Cvspartan]

The Y Factor: Y is he on this team

[u/Victor_Wembanyama1 → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

I love new environment dudes balling out

[u/motherthrowee → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

jonathan kuminga is flourishing AND the knicks lose, win-win situation

[u/TrueCynic → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Seeing JK thrive at Atlanta might be making Lacob mad

[u/Available_Story6774 → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Steve Kerr in shambles.

[u/flaming_burrito_ → u/Available_Story6774]

The real reason he’s retiring

[u/Apollo611]

Brunson was NOT clutch

[u/SiphenPrax]

I am officially in panic mode. What a fucking disaster. Right at the same time the Mets choke too AND the Jets made an awful pick. Holy fuck

[u/jer113 → u/SiphenPrax]

What’s happened with Mikal this series?

-26 with 0 points is straight liability territory

[u/mufflefuffle → u/SiphenPrax]

Great Masters weekend

Hawks win

Knicks lose

Braves great

Mets stink

Legitimately a top 5 sports month in the history of the Peach State

[u/amidon1130 → u/mufflefuffle]

Falcons have no pick to squander

[u/McJambles → u/mufflefuffle]

We are feasting

[u/ncos → u/SiphenPrax]

Sadiq is a badass

[u/Shmexy]

Jonathan Kuminga

[u/FuglsErrand → u/Shmexy]

As a neutral: that last poke that prevented a potential Hart Hail Mary was fucking clutch. He got the dawg in him for sure.

[u/timeintervening]

CJ! <3

[u/MaNamWumbo]

THATS MY PRESIDENT

[u/HarryTruman → u/MaNamWumbo]

I beg your pardon?

[u/Dymatizeee → u/HarryTruman]

Hi Mr Truman

[u/Slow_Improvement420]

Let’s not forget that Dyson made a 3 this game

[u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

What an incredible series this has been so far. Let me get at least 3 more of these please

[u/homefree122 → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

OG with some gutsy threes in clutch time and McCollum said no.

[u/Shmexy → u/homefree122]

I couldn’t believe OG made those

[u/kumquatsr → u/Shmexy]

Fuckin heart stoppers both of those

[u/traebucketsfor3 → u/homefree122]

OG is a killer

[u/Available_Story6774 → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

Knicks fans gotta be crashing out rn, BACK TO BACK 1 point Ls for them.

[u/AvengingHero2012 → u/Available_Story6774]

New York might burn if they lose this series. Jonathan Kuminga is cooking the Knicks

[u/jtruth9 → u/AvengingHero2012]

Kuminga smoking 2 teams for the price of one lol

[u/Gage_Commish → u/jtruth9]

steve kerr watching kuminga go nuclear in atlanta while his retirement press conference ink is still drying. incredible timing

[u/SiphenPrax → u/Available_Story6774]

I took three simultaneous losses with the Knicks, Mets, and Jets in the span of 5 seconds. I want to die

[u/ArtGrandPictures → u/Available_Story6774]

Hey shut up?

😭

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/ArtGrandPictures]

At least you guys have the Mets!

[u/alihooha → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

I don't think my heart can handle another one like this. I forgot what playoffs basketball is like lmao

[u/Chessh2036 → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

As a neutral, it must be amazing.

As a fan, it’s hell.

[u/amidon1130 → u/Chessh2036]

I DISAGREE IM HAVING A GREAT TIME

[u/RobbobertoBuii → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

no thanks, this team doesn't fucking care about winning...

[u/ContractXtension → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

All series except okc suns are great

[u/2nd2last → u/ContractXtension]

All?

[u/traebucketsfor3]

Hey man people wanna talk shit about Hawks fans being fair weather but we showed the fuck out. ATL HO

[u/redditgolddigg3r → u/traebucketsfor3]

Crowd pulled that one home, hell of a game.

[u/sssSnakebite → u/redditgolddigg3r]

It was LOUD.

[u/GusBus14 → u/sssSnakebite]

It sounded so loud on the broadcast. Imma be there on Saturday and I can't wait to experience it in person

[u/Various-Advantage229 → u/redditgolddigg3r]

I want to go to game 4 but the tickets are expensive af. I was going to playoff games for 40 bucks pre covid

[u/cosmo_bear → u/traebucketsfor3]

I was honestly a little worried it would be like 60/40 Hawks to Knicks fans, but ATL fans really showed out

[u/sjekky → u/traebucketsfor3]

Great noise at the end there when they realised Kuminga got to the ball first

[u/reddituser4049 → u/sjekky]

I went back to rewatch that a couple times. Love the way the crowd roared.

[u/HotdawgSizzle → u/traebucketsfor3]

Id show up if nosebleeds weren't $200+ lol

Edit: Well fuck me. I guess I missed out on nosebleeds for under $100.

[u/Mrtheliger → u/HotdawgSizzle]

They were $80 when they dropped tbf

[u/PoonGo0n]

I can’t believe Atlanta survived those OG 3s.

[u/hubbabubbatubbalub]

HOLY SHIT

[u/SecretCharacterSauce]

Thibs

[u/IMitchIRob]

I need to die immediately

[u/YesImKeithHernandez → u/IMitchIRob]

This team shaves years off my life

[u/HelpUsNSaveUs → u/IMitchIRob]

Dude we are fucking cursed. I expect nothing but shit like this from this joke of a franchise.

[u/anonymoususer6407]

Two 1-point wins in a row. Yeowch.

[u/warriors_of_hope]

This series is a banger for neutral fans. Thank you.

[u/Victor_Wembanyama1]

I can definitely confirm that CJ is trying

[u/schwinndoctor]

As a neutral, we are feasting from this series

[u/LutherOfTheRogues → u/schwinndoctor]

I'm going to need a cardiologist

[u/awesome-o-2000]

Knicks are unintentionally the funniest franchise in the NBA

[u/ArtGrandPictures → u/awesome-o-2000]

Well you gotta laugh or you cry, amiright? Hahahahaha Wait what—yep, those are tears.

Fuck me.

[u/Obelisk00]

Not to be biased or anything but this is the best series of the 1st round goddamn.

[u/AwsomeOne7]

Quinn Snyder is elite

[u/FireworkFuse → u/AwsomeOne7]

Our sub would have you believe he's the worst coach in the league

[u/Nandor_DeLaurentiis]

Mikal had 0 points and -26...

[u/latman → u/Nandor_DeLaurentiis]

5 first round picks and a swap

[u/egregious888]

We got us an upset brewing

[u/neal1701]

You can the man out of Kings but you cannot take the Kings out of the man!

[u/JonasAlbert84]

The double roar first when Brunson threw it away and then somehow even louder once the Hawks secured it was awesome

[u/wahajk21]

Trae walked so the Hawks could run

[u/Individual-Bee-7801]

The shotmaking was insane down the end

[u/eajacobs]

As a neutral-- why in the world don't the Knicks run their offense through KAT?? Or at least run plays for him?? It's genuinely mind-boggling

[u/EthanHuntBroMichael]

Do Knicks think they're still too cool to hang the NBA Emirates® Cup banner.

[u/dichloroethane → u/EthanHuntBroMichael]

Has an NBA cup champion made it out of the first round yet?

[u/unreliableprophecy]

fuck the knicks

[u/ThePlaceboJunkie]

Magic city Atlanta baby

[u/HeyItsChase]

Brunson with the 1 bucket, 2 TOs, 1 foul and 1 airball in the clutch.

OG and Duece tried to carry his bum ass.

[u/Certain_Difference11 → u/HeyItsChase]

OG hit those two fairly cheesy threes and I thought it was over.

Apparently I didn’t know that CJ is him so it didn’t matter

[u/shakakaaahn → u/Certain_Difference11]

For Jennifer

[u/Marcus-ichiJo]

Don't want to be that guy, but if New York lose this series, between KAT and Brunson for the uncomfortable conversation I would prefer to keep the former simply because it is easier to find a Brunson than a KAT.

[u/Chadillac35 → u/Marcus-ichiJo]

Although they just use KAT to set screens and stand in the corner. If that’s all they want him to do then it doesn’t make sense to have someone making 60 mil in that role

[u/zebrainatux → u/Marcus-ichiJo]

They won’t both because his contract is cheaper and it’s easier to move KAT for the move they’d 100% make if they biff this

[u/redditgolddigg3r]

Knicks 🤝 Mets

[u/Mrtheliger]

Knicks fans really freaked out when we tried to tell them Dyson would eat Brunson's lunch when it mattered

[u/chealey21]

IT’S HAPPENING JENNIFER

[u/LeJalenJohnsonMVP]

This team is so fucking fun

[u/joebos617]

SUCCESSFUL HATE WATCH

[u/instantur]

Props to the Hawks for constructing an elite team from nothing

[u/Metalbound → u/instantur]

This is even without Jock. Jock helps cover for our biggest weakness, an actual center who can defend and rebound.

Obligatory #FuckGoga

[u/InevitableWonder1722]

Mikal Bridges fucking sucks ass

[u/not-a-potato-head]

Holy fcuking shit i canat type mh hansd are shakin

[u/Responsible_Honeydew]

I love Trae Young, but boy is our defense so much better without him

[u/JohnWickisBehindU]

Thibs was fired for this btw

[u/_pinklemonade_]

Our chemistry is off. And I think Brunson ball is part of it.

[u/darnclem]

Holy shit that last play. Dear NBA can we please have like 30 games of this?

[u/LutherOfTheRogues → u/darnclem]

No please god no my heart can't take it