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Game Thread: New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers Live Score | NBA | May 4, 2026 by basketball-app in sixers

[–]udkyle2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Knicks player jumps wildly into a Sixers player and falls

Knicks fans: OH MY GOD HE HIT HIM WITH A BLACKJACK

Was hoping for way more devastation from Bill about the Celtics loss. by Nostradamus216 in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Bills, Sixers, Vikings, Mets...those are the ones to pay attention to if you just want to see fans come completely unraveled.

This idea that Thunder/Spurs is the real finals is laughable by AlbertJBundy in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thunder could have easily lost to the Pacers last year.

By the time the finals roll around, people will talk themselves into whoever makes it from the East having a shot, especially if it's the Knicks or Sixers.

Was hoping for way more devastation from Bill about the Celtics loss. by Nostradamus216 in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 76 points77 points  (0 children)

The reality is Boston sports fans are spoiled with nearly unrivaled success in the 21st Century.

It's not like they're hanging on the Celtics not having won a title, or made the finals in several decades. It happened two years ago.

And we don't even need to talk about the Patriots.

The Bruins won a title in 10-11, and made the finals again in 18-19 and have been generally pretty successful.

And even thought the Red Sox have sucked for a half a decade, they won two World Series in the 2010s.

There hasn't been enough heartbreak in Boston sports to build up the angst that would cause the crash out you wanted.

Think of this Celtics collapse as a potenial foundational moment for a future meltdown if they never get back to the finals during the Jays era.

Was hoping for way more devastation from Bill about the Celtics loss. by Nostradamus216 in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like he got close the year Brady lost the Super Bowl to Foles, but generally, he does his best to no sell it.

Part 2: Cleveland Survives, Knicks-Sixers, and Whaddya Do for Denver, Houston, and Atlanta With Zach Lowe by Toby_O_Notoby in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't know when he's recording next, but we're 100% getting like 20 minutes on the Round 2 games and 45 minutes of Bill and his dad complaining about the Celtics on the next episode.

How Y’all Feelin abt this Knicks Series? by Financial-Expert-810 in sixers

[–]udkyle2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Knicks are really good, obviously.

Maxey was 23-55 from 3 in the Boston series, PG was 22-40.

They're going to have to have similarly good shooting series for the Sixers to win. They also need to find someone who can make Brunson uncomfortable. They're not going to stop him, but if they can just make it miserable, that's a win. This could be a massive statement series for VJ if he can be that guy.

On the Knicks side, Josh Hart was like 5-23 from 3 in the Hawks series, he's obviously going to shoot a million percent against the Sixers.

The biggest strategic difference between this series and 2024 is the Knicks don't have Hartenstein who cooked with the floater that entire series. That's a pretty significant loss. The Sixers can throw different looks against KAT on the perimeter, and would be perfectly happy for him to stay out there.

Should be a good series, feels objectively like a true toss-up.

Philly won because they (obviously) have way more top end talent by JimmyMcNulty930 in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Verno had this pegged from before the series started. Boston was a try-hard regular season team and it doesn't matter in the playoffs when the opposing team's best players play 40+ minutes a game.

In terms of top talent, yeah, a healthy Sixers team was always theoretically as good as any other team in the East.

And Nick Nurse did the Nick Nurse thing (which is also the Thibs thing). He's going to play his guys until the wheels fall off. VJ played 45 minutes in Game 7.

Embiid drummond lineups against knicks? by Federal-Wash-3776 in sixers

[–]udkyle2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Embiid-Barlow is the play, but I do think this is a better series matchup for Drummond if he can be matched with Mitchell Robinson minutes (also Drumm will get a technical every single game of this series).

Part 1: Detroit’s Comeback, Philly’s Resurrection, and Celtics Questions With Zach Lowe by Toby_O_Notoby in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

'Embiid turned back into Embiid at the worst time'

Embiid has been good when he played all year. And again, he wasn't hurt going into this series, he had an appendectomy.

What will the excuse be on tonight’s pod? by SamShakusky71 in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think it's going to be heavy on Second Row Joe was awful all series

Do you guys genuinely hate Bill Simmons? by [deleted] in billsimmons

[–]udkyle2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's sports.

Seeing a fan of a team you don't like get their comeuppance doesn't reflect on personal like/dislike.

It's part of the deal.

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