Post game recap of game 1 of the New York Knicks vs Miami Heat 2nd round playoff series. Jalen Brunson struggled. Kyle Lowry & Kevin Love were the difference makers. Game highlights & stats breakdown included!
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46 Comments
This was a bad loss. Went away from what was effective and shot ourselves into oblivion. Disappointment lingers
Mitch looked hurt after that fall throughout the game
I expected this game to be a dog fight. But without Julius Randle this series will be hard if not impossible to win.
Quickley has been horrific offensively all playoffs
We looked so strong in the first half
Where was Obi in the fourth
Too many stupid 3 point shooting cost us this game. Missed a 3 point shooting, then Heat got quick 2 points-again and again. These stupid 3 point shooting really made me sick.
Looks like Heat were ready for Knicks’s poor 3s.
Thib's should have tried playing Mcbride on Lowery. Mcbride always plays very well against the Heat and Lowery. If Grimes is a non-factor pull him from the rotation and put in someone who isn't afraid to shoot the ball.
The ISO ball is killing the 3 point continuity.
Unfortunately Mitch was not a big factor, though I don't think he played badly. He's got to start hitting his free throws. He looked TERRIBLE AT THE LINE, ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE GAME.
Thibs not trusting Obi is a big problem he should have played Grimes more and played McBride. He overly leans on Josh Hart in a bigs position. Hart is not a PF Thibs is playing himself.
Obi was asked if he was surprised he didn’t play in the 4th he said wasn’t surprised he didn’t play down the stretch.
We gonna lose Obi because of Thibs and I’m gonna be pissed about it.
The Knicks have to hit their shots, particularly their 3pt shots. If the Knicks hit their shots, they win the game! Miami Heat will play them the same way and the shots will be open; the Knicks just have to knock them down.
F*** Tony brothers. Every time the dood refs, we lose
what do you guys thinks about the stat that the knicks are 0-7 in the playoffs when we lose game 1 at the garden??? Now we have to do something we have never accomplished before. 😮😮😮
The only thing we were missing from the 4-Spot was Obi in the 4th. Obi was not allowed to close either half. George, you don't think Obi scores 26-28 points and gets 12 rebs if he actually closes both halves? Just saying. Thibs sat him from the 9:30 minute mark on.
I don't understand the next man we can never hold and stay in front of on that. I'm madness always open for a free three point shot the opposite team is always Pakistan is always open for A33 point shot always why we can't stay in front of them. And why we always switched and loosened on man that we gotten tips gotta? Make some adjustments cause you can't go down old 2 so tips. Gotta. Do something? Man. Come? On man these guys gotta play better. Than? What they. Is played the day man
Where was Deuce? Big WTF game for Thibs. Rotations were subpar as well. I’m pissed we lost!
Everybody take it easy with only one game
Brunson had a bad game and Knicks on a whole had an atrocious shooting game.
Was up george !!! We going to cool off the heat next game !
Legit only way to beat the heat is to build a lead so incredibly large there is no possible way for them to come back if they are within 10 pts in the 4th qtr 9/10 times the heat are winning that game
RJ, LOST HIS COOL, KEPT GETTING FOULED, REFS IGNORING CONTACT, DON'T FORCE IT, ACCEPT THE FOUL, BLAST THRU, MAKE THE PLAY, GIVE THE LOOK, SHAKE AND RUN BACK AND PLAY D. OR HIT THE FREE THROW.
I think everyone is giving a lot of credit to the heat but honestly this loss looks flukey. The Knicks shot 60% from the line and 20% from 3 but it was anyone's game at the 4 minute mark and we lost by 7. This should have been a blowout. Meanwhile the heat had a comeback miracle against the bulls just to make the playoffs. Knicks in 6.
What up George??!!
Did we get out-coached today? What was our game plan? From the beginning, I felt the Heat came out with more 🔥🔥🔥. They wanted it more. They won. We need better from IQ, IHart and J Hart and Grimes. We had better be ready on Tues. We did out-rebound them. Where was Deuce? He could have harassed Lowrie. I thought our guards were going to dominate. It is on our wings and coach. On to the next one. We need Julius, the good, all-star Julius. We also need to shoot way better from the foul line. Good show. Salute. It is going to be a series.🟠🔵
Isn’t quick supposed to be our spark where’s his o been all playoffs
like i said b4 if we are on RJ radar to win games for us we are dreaming big time , we need Randle and Obi is not the answer , can't blame Obi , this coach is stubborn , we have a Derrick Rose that can lead this team but he was shot dwn , here come the bad news Heat will win the series 4-1 maybe 4-2 but I am ok with it cause the knicks are not going pass the second rounds , we all expect that anyway
Facts….
Not a Heat fan, not a Knicks fan, but must say you are wrong sir.. To state that this was just “one game and won’t happen again“ is pure wishful thinking and not the observable objective reality. PLEASE stop falsely boosting the hopes & expectations of Knicks fans like what was done before game 1 to then make more excuses as to why they didn’t win the series. Knicks will most likely take game 2 by default, but they simply haven’t yet reached the professional playoff caliber Miami Heat level and its just due to their lack of experience. Knicks are deeper but not better. However, they can and probably will be in a season or two.
Do yourself a favor and don’t pretend the Knicks are relevant 😂
They need to use Obi in a way that can instill fear..how about using him in Pick n Rolls getting him out in the fast break like they did to us ..Thibs needs to be creative use Obi for more than spot up 3's.
It's just game 1 guys 🤷🏿♂️
The Heat made the Knicks look like the junior varsity man. They are in real danger of being swept or gentlemen's swept. not even trolling.
If we don’t defend the 3 and take more 3 in the next game we will end up losing this series !!! We need to take more 3 in this series and btw we also need to be more physical and tougher and stop the freaking turnovers , we can’t let them pretty much bully us , we have to guard lowry better bc he was the problem !!!
A ridiculous amount of copium
It's been a long time boys a long time. Same result HEAT WIN 🏆🔥 you don't want to win a championship the crazies will destroy what's left of your city lmao its dangerous enough could you imagine the chaos on championship night yikes 😬
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Tough loss
Lowry pain ass will bounce back
Go knickss
Difference is coaching
#1
Little guys as Brunson r easy to slow down and stop in the crunch. Heat will make B go to his right and easily defend him driving right.
#2 Knicks playing 4 on 5 on d as Bronson gives back everything he get.
#3 toppin has forgotten how to play BB. Always a dollar short and day late on d. Never in any flow on o. Slam dunk champ parks himself on 3pt line. Coaching him, developing it over the Season, never letting it on the floor. Coaching.
#4 failure to utilize Barrett etc etc
No Deuce as a chess move is interesting. IMO, Deuce should have been in there to close out the 2nd and 3rd quarter as typical. May be a typical move. But still, who wants to enter the house knowing the guard dog is waiting.
Where is the runner-up sixth man of the year IQ?Little Big Head has to stop dribbling so much and pass the ball.If the three isn't falling drive the ball pass or shoot, make something happen.
I truly think Thibs dislike for Obi clouds his judgment. Man would rather give up a game rather than rely on him.
Based on the ugly three point shooting ability, Knicks does not the victory and Quickley does not deserve the best bench award. This kind of shooting ability really made me sick
This game was NOT lost because of poor 3 point shooting despite the narrative from the usual unanalytical idiots. It was lost from Tibbs poor coaching in the 4th quarter. After Butler injured his ankle he should have flooded that part of the court taking advantage of a 5 on 4 game. Instead he capitulated to Miami. Also the 60% free throw shooting of the Knicks for the game was putrid and also costed us the game. We have NOT shot well from 3 even against the Cavs it only averaged 28%. This was Tibbs worse coached game. He was completely outcoached by Spoelstra. Our defense was flat. NO steals and we did not disrupt the Heat. Quickley had O steals. His defense was lack lustre . He could NOT handle old timer Kyle Lowry. Deuce McBride could handle Lowery.
It’s amazing Hartenstein had 2pts 1 ast and 2 rbs and was a plus. He didn’t show up but you criticize Mitch who had 14rbs 7pts 2blks. So Hartenstein can be a non factor and everything is good.
Where we lost this game was early RJ and Mitch pick n roll worked. So on the next one Bam back up to prevent the lob and RJ took Vincent to the hole with his strong hand. Thibs should have kept going to the pick n roll until they stopped it. As usual when something is working they tend to go away. I hope when we have an advantage we make them stop it. Make them adjust!!