Betrayer

This was the game right here. Called it as soon as I saw it happen. And it wasn’t just this game either. Ausar has been mishandled by JB for most of the series.

Agreed. Great post and kudos for getting over the emotions of the loss faster than most of us, lol. But you’re dead on. This season was a smashing success and more than even the most insane homer could have hoped for. And this team is very young in their first playoff series without Stew and their second scoring option. Next year should be real fun

A lot of players didn’t have it tonight. Can’t deny that, but this game was still close and I put the loss on JB. Lineups were mind boggling for most of the game and then when you have it in your hand you let them go on a run to end the game by taking out the guy who was making everything happen for you in the 4th. Idiocy. that said, what hurts the most is that this series is actually 3-3 now and we should be heading to Madison Square Garden for game 7. We won game 4. The NBA knows it. The refs know it. The Knicks know it. But they’re getting their Boston/NYK series so it doesn’t matter.

That was painful. They had a wide open shot for Beasley if he didn’t fumble it.

KAT grabbed his leg!

JB just throwing this game by taking out Ausar with 3 minutes left. Lead gone. He was part of everything good happening in the 4th and you sit him? Wtf.

I’m running Cade, Ausar, Beasley, Harris, and Duren the rest of the way. Maybe you can get something rolling with a defender and a shooter out there to compliment Cade, Duren and Harris. We don’t need Schroeder’s lack of size right now and THJ doesn’t have it.

THJ has been trash tonight. Why is he getting so much run?

JB interview talking about how we have to defend better and then we see THJ with Beasley on the court and no Ausar. Insanity.

Ausar plays a lot of minutes and mirrors Brunson last game and you have success. This game? Just do something totally different and play a bunch of no-defense lineups and watch the Knicks rack up 96 pts in three quarters. Didn’t even sub in a defensive lineup for the last possession to stop them.

Terrible lineup. Schroeder, THJ, and Beasley all together.

Cade short on so many these shots. He just looks gassed today.

Nope. But at least they lost their challenge this time and not us (yet).

Holy hell, JB. Get Ausar back in this game. Brunson just feasting on Schroeder.

It’s Brunson time. Ausar on the bench and Schroeder trying to guard him.

Cade is wide open at the elbow over and over but he’s reluctant to take that shot way too often this year. The downside of analytics. That’s his shot and it would bring the big up to contest so he can make the pass over the top next time.

Once again, Robinson in and Duren sits. You don’t need Duren out there when KAT’s in the game because Harris is guarding him. You need him when Mitch is in there.

Not sure if he’s just worn down or what, but he looks like he’s playing an all-star game out there or something. No urgency and just letting the game happen rather than being aggressive on either end.

He’s the only one making anything happen. Rebounds, steals, drawing fouls, playing defense. If the other starters had 50% of his effort we’d be fine.

Ugh. Here we go again.

Waiting for Cade to wake up on defense today. He just looks tired on defense and box outs.

Ausar continues to make things happen whenever he’s on the court. He better get more minutes this half.

And they’re still getting beat back on defense. That’s just hustle. They’re about to dig another hole.

Bad start already. Come on!

No joke. He’s licking his chops every time he sees Schroeder and just takes him to the post to bend him over again and again.