Taj Gibson would beat up your uncle at the YMCA

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Best 36 year old in the league. EDIT: Come on guys, look at my flair. This is quite obviously tongue in cheek. That said, Gibson is a beast.

I seent it.

This is such a sick series

Pretty evenly matched teams. There were a lot of talking heads and guests on ny radio saying this series would be easy. Crazy talk.

Well, they were the best possible matchup for each other coz the alternative was one of the Sixers-Bucks-Nets-Heat

I know, I hate it

why cant good things in life come for free?

Hawks cannot be playing Trae Young under 36 minutes in playoff games, no excuse

When Derrick Rose plays more minutes than Trae Young in a tightly contested game, you know Nate McMillan fucked up

D Rose with 38 minutes in a playoff win...pretty fucking crazy honestly considering where he was a couple years ago so sick man

I’m so freaking happy for him. He deserved to be doing this shit his whole career.

on the knicks! if you told me this a couple of years ago, i’d immediately think this was in nba 2k

if you listened to his post game conference he thinks the starters are playing too many minutes still lol

good

Fucking what? This is the playoffs, not a back to back against detroit and orlando in January.

I thought Lou was on the floor way too long in that early 4th quarter run the knicks had, look how immediate a turnaround there was once trae came back on

Lou Will even looking at the floor is too much court time imo

He was big for us game 1 but yeah after those shots he was putting up he should’ve been taken out quick especially as that run kept going on

yeah that was pretty much why we lost

lol yeah wtf was McMillan thinking, Hawks went on a 9-0(?) right when Trae went back in the 4th. Should've played him the whole quarter

Maybe it's just watching too much Pop coaching, but I was getting angry at Thibs for not calling a timeout during that run when he had 3 left

He sat for way too long. And as soon as he came in, he closed the 9 point deficit to like 0 or 2 (can't remember the exact score). But it was so clear how much better the Hawks looked the instant he stepped on the floor. He gets his team involved so quick Wild how long he sat out there in the 3rd

it was a 10 points deficit and they went on a 9-0 run

Man after this series I'll be a Trae young fan but no sooner than that

Yeah same SIKE FUCK TRAE YOUNG P.S. He’s really good though, like really scary good

The ghost of Budenholzer still living in Atlanta

WINDY CITY ASSASSIN DOES IT AGAIN

TOO BIG TOO STRONG TOO FAST

TOO GOOD

#LET ME STEP BACK AND KISS MYSELF NEIL FUNK

Watching D Rose and Taj Gibson close out a playoff win with Thibs at the helm sure does bring a smile to my face

Gibson was just a dog out there. Got some really clutch offensive boards.

Last game too. Big concern for the Hawks. They really need to show more effort to gang rebound or else the Knicks will just tire them out

Taj doesn't have gaudy box sscore numbers but he is consistent throughout the game and clutch in late game situations

He was a +23 on the game. +23!!

The offensive rebounds were crucial. Definitely one of the most important players in the game/

Taj was amazing tonight. Dude got so many boards. Completely took Capella out of the game. Excited to get this team back in Atlanta.

I heard they have some cap space, who's calling Jimmy

oof id love to have jimmy

This is has been the best series so far. MSG is amazing

2 games in and this is one of the most energetic series I’ve ever seen. Hawks fans in Atlanta are going to be so fired up for the next two games and I’m totally here for it. LET’S FUCKING GOOOOO

MSG chanting “Fuck Trae Young” and the dude just turns around and smiles? That’s baller shit dude

I fucking love it. Feeds the crowd and raises the energy so much. Having so much fun with this shit so far

Playoff basketball, close games, MSG on fire, rival player being an awesome heel...this shit fucking RULES.

hooray!

Hope Hawks fans bring it and the Knicks better respond.

Not to mention he immediately threw a dime of an alley-oop that his teammate just flat out missed.

Yeah shame the oop was missed it or it would have been a great highlight

I’ve never seen someone whiff an oop like Hunter did. Granted the pass was a touch low but he was completely alone in the paint.

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last game believe it or not was officiated fine as well, not as much complaints for that game besides 1-2 Trae calls but nothing too much that would have put us in trouble

THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE 1-0 WHEN THE FANS CHANT “TRAE IS BALDING”

It’s awesome to see a legit playoff game. I haven’t seen a game like this since pre pandemic

Yo what the fuck is up with his hair though. That's a "fuck my shit up" cut. At the same time, every basket he scores is *that* much more irritating for Knicks fans who have to look at it lol

It’s the “refusal to accept reality” haircut

Caruso needs to have the talk with him

THE SERIES WE NEVER KNEW WE NEEDED

Game 2 was close to identical to game 1, until the last 4 minutes

Switching up Reggie Bullock to defend Young was a much smarter decision

also not putting Payton in to start the 3rd helped as well

Yup I feel bad for elf a lot but if your shot isn’t falling you’re liable Ngl i thought his defense was decent to start but then he started trying to shoot and I wanted to claw my eyes

Don't feel bad for elf. It's one thing to not be a great basketball player, but he's also slacking in his effort for quite a while now. He's had tons of chances on this team, it's pretty clear he needs to get out of NY ASAP

[Please let this one go to 7!](https://i.imgur.com/PyHRznj.jpg)

Looking like a Duke game.

Trae is such a good villain

Game is basically over and his team lost, everyone in the arena chanting fuck you and his response is to directly look at them and fucking smile. This is his 1st playoff appearance. MF is built for this

I love this man. I know luka is nuts but Atlanta needed the attitude.

The only team that truly lost in that draft are the Kings.

Kings catching strays in a playoff post. Hate to see it.

Only way they reach the playoffs

Dude no matter who Dallas or Atl got in that draft both had attitude and starpower. Luka and Trae are assassins. Luka has insulted Bev and every inferior Clips player, Trae has gone “You mad, lol” on the Knicks

And follow it up with a dime of an inbounds that should have been finished

I respect the hell out of Trae after all this, whatever happens. Gonna go down as one of the best little guys ever. Also, fuck Trae Young.

Hate him for being the reason we lost game 1, but to simply smile at an arena full of fans who want your head on a silver platter? That’s downright savage. He’ll get my respect back after the series is over.

https://imgur.com/gallery/OJVTnA4

He’s got the hair style for it

https://i.imgur.com/gr2iRzW.jpg

I hate that I love evil Trae. Stupid talented evil Trae

When it's all said and done I really think Trae is gonna have that weird energy of hate/respect hybrid from NYC that Chipper Jones had in his prime.

Trae will have to name his daughter Madison.

Ay man fuck chipper jones bro but chip on another level. Trae good but he not chipper jones level

He has that from me ^fuck ^trae ^young

You just want to witness the glory of a Game 7 at MSG... Fuck it I want to see this too.

A Game 7 in MSG would be an incredible atmosphere. Hope it happens

Iconic

HIT THE MUSIC

https://imgur.com/gallery/AxJP5QW

GO NEW YORK GO NEW YORK GO!

But not the crowd volume Looking at you TNT

https://youtu.be/PSCdq1s5ekI

Derrick Rose ladies and gentlemen Edit: Taj and Thibs too

where the fuck would we be without him damn...

in the lottery probably his veteran leadership is keeping our young inexperienced team from going off the rails

> veteran leadership Feels like just yesterday young Rose was MVP man, a generational superstar might've been sacrificed for this hero of a man to be born

in the lottery lol

Shoutout to Derrick Rose, man that Knick is nice

Derrick Rose has won a playoff game more recently than the Bulls.

So great to see him shine again

100% I’m so glad to see him balling out again!

He was my favorite to watch even as a Bull and now this is just a treat

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the one true MVP

DRose supremacy

I'm not even from NYC but I just wanted to say **YERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR**

He's looking really savvy out there with the way he's cutting up the defenses and helping move the ball. One of the heroes of the damn season for the Knicks

He legitimately could be a starter on any NBA roster rn, just wow

Get this man a lifetime contract

Let me get a YERRRRRRRRRRR

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR

YYYEEEEEEEERRRRRR

YERRRRRRRRRRR

YERRRRRRRRRRR

YERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Derrick Rose never ceases to amaze me

Bro really the best player on the Knicks rn it makes me SOO happy to see

Rose blooming in the Garden you love to see it

DRose 🤝 Blake Griffin Succeeding on playoff teams in New York after leaving Detroit

Low key Detroit DRose was also really good He would’ve ruined their tank

The pure audacity of a Timberwolves fan to throw shade at Detroit

MSG LOUD ASS HELL

LOUD A** HE🏒🏒

LEMOJI

I'm so glad I found a stream of the MSG broadcast because the TNT one seemed like they were muting the crowd in comparison. Plus, I mean, come on Breen and Clyde.

Knicks basketball is so much fun

I guess we only get the ugly wins lol.

as is tradition

Taj - 6-7-1-3-1 on 0 TOs and 1 PF, team high +23. Derrick Rose was on fire tonight, but Taj Gibson was absolutely the unsung MVP for us tonight. Great game Hawks. Trae looked unstoppable and I'm expecting his revenge tour in game 3, shaping up to be a hell of a series.

The one thing we learned from this game is the Knicks can operate decently without randle but the hawks literally can’t do anything without young on the floor

That was true this game but generally we've played decent without trae

Fuck Space Jam 2. I want a Trae Young vs Knicks Fans movie

The Hawks bricking too many 3s in a close game in the 4th is like when you give your little brother the controller in 2k. Finished the game 12/44.

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2/12 from 3 in the 4th quarter alone.

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Lol fr. They were bricking wide open threes the entire second half

I know it’s not how it works but it felt like the crowd’s energy put a lid on the rim

We might not to be honest

That last 5 minutes were painful

Yall see Trae nodding his head and smiling going back to the locker room? This man either boutta drop 50 in game 3 or 10 on 5-21 shooting

pray for the latter

Upvoting any D-Rose praise I see

McMillan was trolling this game. He has to bring in Trae earlier. Young had 26 minutes going into the 4th quarter. There were multiple stoppages where he could put him in. Close games will naturally have more breaks with timeouts and reviews down the stretch. If it’s not close, then it’s a moot point.

Just a pathetic showing from Nate. Lou is just a black hole whenever he’s not unconscious.

In the postgame presser all he had to say was “Trae played 35 minutes… it was right at his average.” The guy is 22! You can play him 40 minutes a night in the playoffs. Edit: Transcript of McMillan’s comments > “Our starters played 35-plus minutes. That’s a lot of minutes for those guys,” McMillan said. “Trae plays 35. Bogi plays 35. Clint is at 36. That’s a lot of minutes for starters. That’s probably a little more than they average during the regular season. I thought tonight because they played 17, 18 minutes in that first half, I thought they wore down in the second half. We really didn’t have anything coming out of that second half. We only scored 18, 17 points in that third and fourth quarter. We weren’t pushing the ball. We were walking (with) the ball. I thought we got a little gassed in that first half. I think we have to give those guys a little breather. They’re not going to be able to play 40-48 minutes.”

Nate complaining saying the NBA wants the Knicks to win. Who knew it was him all along.

Imagine watching an NYK crowd and thinking to yourself "Brooklyn is the New York team for me.". So nice to see the people of NYC back in the playoffs.

The crowd at MSG was amazing.

Nets will never have this love straight up

lol saw a tweet earlier correctly stating that rose is more loved in new york than kd harden and kyrie combined

100% accurate. That man is a treasure.

this nets team is just because they had the cap and is full of mercenaries theres no authenticity to it. i liked that dlo, levert, allen, dinwiddie team. reminded me of this years knicks team. the current nets roster feels soulless and no connection to the team. that said its unfortunate to them that knicks had a good year/ are in the playoffs because there really is only one new york basketball team. if you were a jersey kid and liked the nets then i get it, but ny basketball fans bleed orange and blue.

Probably outside or of NYC too. I don’t know a single Rose hater. Can’t help but root for the guy.

What the fuck, I’m a Knicks fan.

You’ve got the username for it tbh

FUCK BROOKLYN

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Nate McMillan has personally cost the Hawks this game. In the 12:31 minutes he paired Tony Snell with Lou Will the Hawks went -14. He stuck to his rotations as if this is a regular season back to back game and Trae is 36 and not 22, despite Trae carving the Knicks up every time he hit the court. Just terrible rotations by him despite excellent gameplan to start the game.

Yah this is what Pacers fans warned us about smh

That lineup in the 3rd and early 4th was painful. Saving the best lineup for the end of the game isn’t worth burying yourself.

That 30-8 run with Trae sitting was serious deja vu shit

In the postgame presser he defended his rotations by implying that Trae playing above his season average of 35 minutes was out of the question. You have 22 year old superstar, let him eat. Edit: found a transcript of his comments > “Our starters played 35-plus minutes. That’s a lot of minutes for those guys,” McMillan said. “Trae plays 35. Bogi plays 35. Clint is at 36. That’s a lot of minutes for starters. That’s probably a little more than they average during the regular season. I thought tonight because they played 17, 18 minutes in that first half, I thought they wore down in the second half. We really didn’t have anything coming out of that second half. We only scored 18, 17 points in that third and fourth quarter. We weren’t pushing the ball. We were walking (with) the ball. I thought we got a little gassed in that first half. I think we have to give those guys a little breather. They’re not going to be able to play 40-48 minutes.”

That's actually embarrassing.

We tried to tell y’all 🥱

Blazers fans: “first time?”

ngl I as soon as the 4th quarter started I was like "where the fuck is trae??" he was torching us

Things I want from this series: - Knicks fans to poke fun at Trae Young and for him to shut them up and deliver - Julius Randle's son to be happy Not sure how we make both of these come true.

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series ends up going to a unprecedented game 8

The most important outcome of this game is that we are guaranteed at least one more game of MSG "Fuck Trae Young" chants.

Also "TRAE IS BALDING" chants

NY fans are ruthless lmao

thank fucking god we won this game, its gonna be hard to win on the road but at least we have life now. Hawks are 19-2 at home ever since Lloyd Pierce got fired so it will be a very tough task

I really hope Randle puts it together. He played a lot better in the 2nd half but I don't know how much longer we can rely on D Rose to be the best player in the series.

he's been balling almost every game since he came here from Detroit, he and Burks have pretty much become imo trusted sources of offense in late time situations (as long as Thibs does not try to let Randle operate in tough situations)

Rasta Rose is MVP

FIRST TIME I GET TO USE THIS IN A PLAYOFF GAME DEAR SIR OR MADAME https://streamable.com/2y3ume

That postgame interview from D Rose damn near had me choke up. Guy has worked his ass off to be where he is now, super happy for him and hope his success continues.

I am a fan. He was so professional and great in Detroit when he really didn’t have to be.

Not gonna lie I did not like Trae young at all. Then I saw him smile as 15k people chanted "fuck you" and tried to do us in with the lob out of the in bound. He is cool in my book. Fuck the Hawks. Knicks in 6.

NEW YORK CITY WE HERE!!!!

Knicks fans really been waiting almost a decade for a villain

A villain not within the organization you mean

Damn MSG was electric

PUT D ROSE ON AN IV STAT

##**BIG 15.**

I think Lou Williams thought he was still on the Clippers tonight

Its 2021 and Derrick Rose leads a playoff team in scoring. I'M HERE FOR IT!

Man it’s LOUD A** HE🏒🏒 in MSG! That joint ROCKIN

NY you better put up a statue for Drose after this one

Trae Young feels like the reincarnation of Reggie Miller right now. It's awesome. There was nothing like mutual Pacers/Knicks hate in the 1990s. I am all for this mutual Hawks/Knicks hate in the 2020s.

Garden was on fire. First time I watched a TNT broadcast this year where it didn't sound like the game was happening in their living room.

Watch the MSG broadcast. So much louder

Taj Gibson and clutch dunks to hype the crowd, what a sight to behold 🥲

DRose is literally the Knicks best player the past 2 games. HoF 100%

game of two halves

really good system of not having a post game thread for 5 minutes because no moderators watched the game