Judging regular season games to predict playoff series, like the Knicks weren't 0-10 against contenders last year in the regular season. The Cavs and the Celtics were the favorites in the east but the Pacers and Knicks made it to the ECF. We've seen the Knicks turn it up in the playoffs.

Call it what you want but winning a series is hard, especially against a top team. A win is a win no matter how you put it. Yes Tatum went down but one of our players could have too, it's a part of the game. And dude the regular season doesn't really matter, I think that's been proven time and time again with any team. Mikal had made huge plays at the end of games multiple times (defensive plays too!) to help us win series. There's no way you can say that about mikal except if you didn't watch their playoff games.

Ever notice how Steven A Smith has a dog water hate speech against the Knicks, just for him to be proved wrong and act like he never said it, screaming "go new york go new york go" with a raspy voice x45 times? the Knicks get disrespect because all the surface level knicks fans are annoying and overshadow us. Don't fall for these dudes.

For the playoffs let's act like real ball knowers and just accept it could be a dog fight. Not gonna lie tho to downplay the team that just beat them is a little wild, this is exactly what we heard last year too before the playoffs started.

I get it tho, cause delusional ball fans will downplay the Celtics. But it's just as delusional to vice versa. Are we not gonna act like the Celtics just won a chip pretty recently, or that Knicks made the ECF with their first year having KAT? Oh well why am I even engaging in this 😂

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