Best of the Knicks on WFAN: Finals or Bust?
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What did the Knicks' win over the Celtics signify for their postseason hopes?
The Knicks were the big story. Knicks-Celtics last night, the big story. So the annoying part of it, quite frankly, is the fact that they weren't fully healthy because I wanted to see them with Jalen Brown in the lineup. Everybody else that was questionable, I believe, played last night but Jalen Brown. So that was a little bit frustrating. But the way that the Knicks played was more of the same that we saw against the Atlanta Hawks, which is really, really encouraging. There was more Jalen Brunson getting rid of the ball and being a guy who was facilitating and not just isolation and chucking up shots. Josh Hart was spectacular shooting threes. And in the fourth quarter, really, really good. Carl Anthony Towns, good defensively.
I think he only had... Two fouls. It might have been three, but I think he might have only had two fouls last night, which was great.
What are the expectations for Knicks fans heading into the postseason?
And you saw more of the action with the pick and roll with him and getting them the basketball, and they just seemed like they were rounding into shape again. So this is the team right there, the way they have played the last two games that I feel the best about. I'm not going to say that because they beat the Celtics without Jalen Brown, I'm ready for the Celtics in the playoffs, but this was the style of play and the way that they won the game I thought was... Very encouraging because it was right off the heels of a very similar win against the Atlanta Hawks.
Yeah, a couple things. One, you look at that game last night, and I do agree with you. When I saw the note before 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock, whatever it was, when I saw it, that Jalen Brown wasn't playing, it was disappointing as an outside observer watching the game. The game still had a really good feel to it. The fact that they applauded, I mean, give the Knicks fans a lot of credit. I wondered if they were going to taunt him. Instead, they gave him a Nice ovation. Tatum we're talking about, yeah. Yeah, Jason Tatum, which I thought was very classy in the starting lineups.
How does the pressure of 'Finals or Bust' affect the Knicks this year?
So that was very cool. It definitely took away a little bit from the game that Brown didn't play. But when you're making big shots down the stretch, as they did, when you're making big defensive stops, Tatum had, what, two? I think he had six or seven turnovers on the night. He had a couple in the final five minutes. But I thought part of it was him. I thought part of it was the defense the Knicks were playing. They've won 52 games. You've got a couple to go. You know, I said back in November when the season began and they were playing well and they won the NBA Cup, this team's got the makings of a championship team. I know it's like the baseball season. It goes on forever. And we have ups and we have downs.
What playoff seeding scenarios are the Knicks facing?
And they have bad stretches and good stretches. But now it's go time. Now it's the playoffs. This is when it counts. And if they are ramping up at this point as we head into next week, then I think if you're a Knick fan, you've got to be really positive with what this team can do. And by that, I mean go win the Eastern Conference. To me, nothing tells me that they can't beat the Pistons. We know they can beat the Celtics. They're not afraid of winning up in Boston. We saw that last year. I don't think the Cavaliers should scare you if you're a Knick fan. Doesn't mean the Cavs can't win. But there's nobody in the East that if I'm a Knick fan, I don't think this team can't beat. And I think everything is right in front of this group.
Yeah, it's the classic, the team that's going to beat the Knicks more than the other teams are the Knicks because they weren't maximizing what they had on their roster for most of the year. It was almost as if Mike Brown really listened to the criticism from the fans and some of the media. I know a lot of those MSG guys don't really go into depth about ripping the team, but for the entire season, it was... How come Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns can't get on the same page offensively? Why does it take Jose Alvarado to get Carl Anthony Towns the ball?
How have Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns improved their chemistry?
How come these guys that should be running spectacular pick and rolls and basing their offense off the two of them, how come they're not doing that?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did the Knicks' win over the Celtics signify for their postseason hopes?
0:01–0:50
2
What are the expectations for Knicks fans heading into the postseason?
0:50–1:50
3
How does the pressure of 'Finals or Bust' affect the Knicks this year?
1:50–2:29
4
What playoff seeding scenarios are the Knicks facing?
2:29–3:35
5
How have Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns improved their chemistry?
3:35–6:05
6
What challenges do the Knicks face with their current roster?
6:05–8:07
7
How does the Knicks' performance against top teams compare to last season?
8:07–10:25
8
What are the potential implications of the Knicks' playoff performance for next season?
10:25–46:16
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