2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #2 New York Knicks vs. #7 Philadelphia 76ers (NYK WINS 4-2)

[RAPSinCAPS]

Hield took that attempt because he knew the Knicks were trying to foul and it did look like Mcbride reached... just not sure if there was any contact.

Were they trying to foul? Didn't look like it to me. With that much(little) time left it would be dumb to try fouling for exactly what Buddy did.

Ya they were 100%... Obviously not on a shot attempt...u can see Mcbride go in for the foul but Buddy faded away like an idiot lol.

Good catch brethren

[Quattro]

OG Siakam match up is going to be interesting to watch

[Tor_Raps]

OG Siakam match up is going to be interesting to watch

Loser has to go back to the Raptors lol

[drekwins]

Center Tiers

Tier One: Jokic
Tier Two:
Tier Three: Embiid, AD, Wemby (Wemby is likely tier 2 next year)
Tier Four: Sabonis, Bam, Chet
Tier Five: KP
Tier Six: Gobert, Turner, Allen

Jokic is in a league of his own.

[Johnny Bball]

Looking forward to seeing who Embiid points his finger at, blames and runs out of town this year.

[Mk0]

lmao Hart in the post game presser
"this one was a little tougher (environment) than the last one, because there was 2,500 seats that were taken up"
insert Donte sh#% eating grin and a chuckle

[RAPSinCAPS]

OG Siakam match up is going to be interesting to watch

Loser has to go back to the Raptors lol

I'll take it!

[SweaterBae]

Center Tiers

Tier One: Jokic
Tier Two:
Tier Three: Embiid, AD, Wemby (Wemby is likely tier 2 next year)
Tier Four: Sabonis, Bam, Chet
Tier Five: KP
Tier Six: Gobert, Turner, Allen

Jokic is in a league of his own.

13 time defensive player of the year Gobert is tier 4.

[Mk0]

I don't think we are allowed to post reddit links, but..

"Sixers ownership and Michael Rubin spent enough money to feed 50 families for a year, on tickets to a basketball game to keep Knicks Fans out Joel Embiid is still getting "F#ck Embiid" chants in his own house, and he's headed to Cancun"

[SweaterBae]

I don't think we are allowed to post reddit links, but..

"Sixers ownership and Michael Rubin spent enough money to feed 50 families for a year, on tickets to a basketball game to keep Knicks Fans out Joel Embiid is still getting "F#ck Embiid" chants in his own house, and he's headed to Cancun"

I get it, but I spend $10 a day on malt liquor instead of to the local humane society.

If you want to get super meta, sports are a cancer on "doing the right thing". They're a distraction and create a false idolatry.

Go Ducks!

[drekwins]

Center Tiers

Tier One: Jokic
Tier Two:
Tier Three: Embiid, AD, Wemby (Wemby is likely tier 2 next year)
Tier Four: Sabonis, Bam, Chet
Tier Five: KP
Tier Six: Gobert, Turner, Allen

Jokic is in a league of his own.

13 time defensive player of the year Gobert is tier 4.

Against teams that stretch the floor from the center position and have a dominant PG in the PnR, his value goes down significantly. That's why I put him so low. Tyson Chandler was great but there were some awful matchups. I see Gobert similarly.

Suns were a great matchup for them. They have neither of those.

[SweaterBae]

Center Tiers

Tier One: Jokic
Tier Two:
Tier Three: Embiid, AD, Wemby (Wemby is likely tier 2 next year)
Tier Four: Sabonis, Bam, Chet
Tier Five: KP
Tier Six: Gobert, Turner, Allen

Jokic is in a league of his own.

13 time defensive player of the year Gobert is tier 4.

Against teams that stretch the floor from the center position and have a dominant PG in the PnR, his value goes down significantly. That's why I put him so low. Tyson Chandler was great but there were some awful matchups. I see Gobert similarly.

Again, definitely a tier above a professional rim runner.

[baldur]

Tobaias Harris 29Min 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 Oreb 4 Dreb 4r 3a 0 0 0 0 -10 0

Some Sixers needs to put up a Billboard with his statline, disgraceful.

Is this for real?

I thought he was making fun of just a terrible statline. But not awfully terrible like this.

[Hes_On_Fire]

congrats Knicks, I didn't think it was possible, but you've got an even bigger grifter than Embiid. I thought I liked Brunson prior to this series, but he's clearly a manufactured star who draws fouls worse than Trae Young.

Read on Twitter

I thought you were a herb before.

Now you’re just sad.

[Clav]

Tobaias Harris 29Min 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 Oreb 4 Dreb 4r 3a 0 0 0 0 -10 0

Some Sixers needs to put up a Billboard with his statline, disgraceful.

Is this for real?

I thought he was making fun of just a terrible statline. But not awfully terrible like this.

That is legitimately Harris' stat line from the game today. I wouldn't joke about something so terrible...

[Capn'O]

Congrats Knicks fans, it was a great series and the Knicks play their hearts out so mad respect. Brunson was terrific and Hart hit the dagger.

Morey paid the price for acquiring all expiring deals instead of getting Embiid and Maxey some help so he better use that 50m wisely this summer.

Did you use Maxey as the primary closer this year much? If not you may have found something with that. If they can get another fitting piece that's trouble because Embiid can pace more in game. In theory, Klay Thompson could be perfect though he may be long in the tooth for what you need.

[Im Coming Home]

Read on Twitter

[Hatrick Ewing]

OG Siakam match up is going to be interesting to watch

Loser has to go back to the Raptors lol

I'll take it!

Lol nice!

[Hatrick Ewing]

congrats Knicks, I didn't think it was possible, but you've got an even bigger grifter than Embiid. I thought I liked Brunson prior to this series, but he's clearly a manufactured star who draws fouls worse than Trae Young.

Read on Twitter

I thought you were a herb before.

Now you’re just sad.

Eyeatoma's favorite band is Creed!

[___Rand___]

Just seems like a bad matchup for Indy, but wtf do I know.

Yeah Knicks are. They got the guards who can guard Pacers' guards (albeit are a bit smaller, but due to Pacers' lack of physicality, won't be able to take advantage of their 2-3" height advantage). OG will erase Pascal. Robinson and Hartstein on Turner. Knicks run as well as Pacers do. It could get ugly.

Indy is more resilient & better coached than Philly, and Siakam won't gas by the 4th quarter in every game. So I won't be surprised if that series is a lot more of a struggle than the people saying 'Knicks in the ECF!' make it seem.

I'm sure Indy will win a game or 2 in the series. I wouldn't say Carlyle is better than Nurse. Nobody is criticizing Philly roster but outside of Embiid Maxey and Batum, the rest of that roster is suspect. Indy's got way better talent from 1-9 and same with NY Knicks.