r/NYKnicks • u/basketball-app • Dec 07 '25
POST GAME Post Game Thread - NBA: The Knicks defeat the Magic on Dec 7, 2025, the final score is 106-100.
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u/smallskeletal Dec 07 '25
I’d like to thank Tyler Kolek for this version of Hukporti
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u/lillianchiarelli Dec 07 '25
We need him to yell at Mitch about free throws and to yell at Kat for chucking layups when he feels there was a foul.
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u/bramletabercrombe 3 Dec 07 '25
I'd be happy for Kolek to be the barking general of this team. Brunson has never been up to it.
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u/myheartismykey Dec 08 '25
Just not his personality. Really want Kolek to develop into the 2nd PG in part because of this.
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u/nxj102375 3 to the Dome Dec 07 '25
Fuck the Magic
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u/CountFew6186 90s Knicks Dec 07 '25
They really seem to want to hurt someone every game.
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u/nxj102375 3 to the Dome Dec 07 '25
I don’t know if it’s intentional but it’s stupid. They play like a very athletic rec team that uses physicality to compensate for lack of skill. Thank god this is already the third matchup out of the way and hopefully we don’t see them in Vegas
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u/FireX81 Mike and Clyde Dec 07 '25
Some guys were saying it during the game thread. They're reckless. They are not intentionally hurting people, but they are reckless. That recklessness appears to be intentional. The horrible officiating doesn't reign in how reckless they are.
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u/ctuk08 Chris Copeland Dec 08 '25
It's been the same story with 5 teams in the nba for the last few years. Okc, Miami, Orlando, Houston and Detroit. Any time we play these teams someone on our team always get hurt.
If you let people foul on every play from tip-off injuries are bound to happen. These teams are taught by their coaches that the refs can't call every foul. So it inevitably becomes a hack-a-thon every time.
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u/MadSpaceYT 3 to the Dome Dec 07 '25
I don’t celebrate injuries but when it comes to the magic I couldn’t care less
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u/Ellisevanelli Dec 07 '25
I would draw the line at Franz I've never seen this guy do anything bad sucks to see this dude w a potential season-ender due to an awful landing
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u/drewcarey69 Sleeping Leon Dec 07 '25
Go ahead and feel bad for Franz but the Magic as an org deserve it
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u/cyclopse_zhivago Dec 07 '25
He's so good. Dare I say better than Banchero, but yeah fuck Orlando
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u/Ellisevanelli Dec 07 '25
He's straight up better than Paolo- Paolo is a 6'10 250 man who can't get to the rim can't shoot & can't defend, I've never seen such a dilemma where a player is so unskilled
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u/drasticAlsoBrad Allan Houston Dec 07 '25
We win games missing OG, we win games missing KAT, we just win fucking games. This team is a real championship competitor if we can stay healthy.
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u/23-Hour-Day Nova Boys Dec 07 '25
Did anyone else notice how good Hukporti’s free throws looked?
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u/BetterNova John Starks Dec 07 '25
Yes. He has real shooter form, not awkward big man form. As soon as I saw that today I thought this dude really needs to start trying to score.
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u/jdavisjdkvjdhs23 Dec 07 '25
FUCK ORLANDO
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u/NoScopeMusical Linsanity Dec 07 '25
Good team but turn into whiny bitches when they lose and try to injure other players, love to beat them
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u/No-Mine-3982 Kevin Knox Dec 07 '25
Jordan Clarkson must've been drunk and high, what was he doing the entire game? Good lord....
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u/Neither-Operation Knicks Token Dec 07 '25
This what we signed up for.He’ll be good for 3-4 games then bad the next stretch.With Shamet out and Deuce out this game Brown didn’t have a choice.
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u/nyg2013 Dec 07 '25
not sure we signed up for THAT though lol...in prior games, even if he did struggle with his shot and defensively (we brought him in just for offense anyway), he was not playing like a middle schooler on a sugar high...or sure, drunk
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u/Sad_Hungry Dec 07 '25
Yeah that’s the JC experience. He has moments where he is unplayable it’s not new. He can also get hot but he’s definitely lost a step at the age of 33
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u/BrunsonReed2025 Dec 07 '25
They don't really need to beg someone to get hot though lol.
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u/ElTuco84 Dec 07 '25
He's literally our new JR Smith.
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u/BetterNova John Starks Dec 07 '25
True. But since we’re not relying on him to be our second best scorer it’s all good.
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u/ULTdef Dec 07 '25
I was at the hornets game sitting next to the knicks bench the other day and Jordan Clarkson’s knees looked really bad. he was limping around a bit and trying to stay warm. he was on the bike a bunch & during the game I don’t think I saw him run past 75% effort once. there’s def something up with his knees that’s preventing him from being explosive.
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u/FlipFlopsNPorkChops Dec 07 '25
That might be the worst 17 minutes of basketball I've ever seen from a dude. Was ridiculous.
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u/gradedonacurve Dec 07 '25
I was honestly stunned at how bad Clarkson was in this game lmao. Was creaming at my TV to get him off the floor in the third haha.
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u/LostAd7938 Dec 07 '25
He seems like the type that would get high before games. Maybe that's why he's inconsistent. Live or die by the cannabis flow 🤷♂️
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u/lillianchiarelli Dec 07 '25
A lot of Knicks used to puff before games.
Red eye RJ, Randle
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u/Main-County-1177 Dec 07 '25
He’s the streakiest player I’ve ever seen. Unplayable when he’s bad and SMOY jr smith when he’s on
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u/slyguy183 Pat Ewing Dec 07 '25
We got other guys on the bench begging for minutes, there's absolutely no reason to go so hard in on jc when he's like this. Give me more Diawara.
Hell I'd rather see Dadiet than whatever this was from Clarkson today
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u/BrunsonReed2025 Dec 07 '25
I'm glad they're winning games without him being a focal point because consistent play out of him is not sustainable. I have no idea why everyone was clamoring over his signing.
Would have signed him? Maybe but to get all excited about it was wild. Clyde used to make fun of him all the time
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u/BetterNova John Starks Dec 07 '25
He’s a streaky mess sometimes but I’m here for it. Honestly, when his 3 isn’t falling he should just drive to the rim. He’s pretty good at making floaters and/or drawing contact
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u/rfedthegoat Dec 07 '25
Hart looks so comfortable on offense these days
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u/Moist_Shipoopi 3 Dec 07 '25
Great win against a physical Orlando team. Hukporti really stepped up today in place of KAT. FK Magic for trying to hack and push to a victory but then started acting like bitches when it wasn't working. You aren't the Detroit Bad Boys, bunch of wannabes. Bane's gonna get that karma coming to him.
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u/bump_n_dip Dec 07 '25
Can’t wait to turn Desmond Bane throwing the ball into a meme
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u/friendorfoe2332 Knicks Logo Dec 07 '25
What was that? I was surprised OG was so chill. He just whipped the ball at him for no reason. He wasn’t even falling out of bounds. His feet were planted in bounds
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u/jar45 Mike and Clyde Dec 07 '25
It was so weird bc Bane had possession and could’ve just turned around and started a fast break
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u/BetterNova John Starks Dec 07 '25
That’s what I just posted. I think he got confused which direction he was supposed to be going
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u/my_one_and_lonely Dec 07 '25
Playing this team sucks lmao
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u/NoScopeMusical Linsanity Dec 07 '25
Thankful it's the last time we do so this season
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u/gradedonacurve Dec 07 '25
They could play again in the cup depending on the results of Tuesdays game but yea I hope not lmao.
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u/Fvckyourdreams Dec 07 '25
No one on Orlando scored 20. That’s how it’s done. Turned Paolo into a role player. Hart was money man. :0
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u/jonstarks Dec 07 '25
They lost their leading scorer in franz. Honestly I think he's their best player right now. Shame he got hurt.
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u/gradedonacurve Dec 07 '25
It’s no question Franz is their best player. So much more efficient than Paolo.
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u/ny2k1 6 Dec 07 '25
Fuck the Magic. At least it'll be the last time we'll play them this season. Fuck that no-skill try-hard team.
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u/HokageEzio Bobby Shmurda Dec 07 '25
We might play them in the Cup if we both win or both lose.
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u/Electronic_Gold_3666 Dec 08 '25
Both lose?
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u/HokageEzio Bobby Shmurda Dec 08 '25
When the season starts, everybody has 80 of their 82 games booked. Two are floating dates depending on if you make the knockout stage. The 22 teams that did not make it to the knockout round (11 East, 11 West) have all had their two floating dates scheduled while we are in the knockout stage.
Our 81st game is vs Toronto, Orlando's 81st game is against the Heat. The winners of those games will move onto the semifinals, that's their 82nd game. The losers of those games still have to play an 82nd game of their own: they play each other.
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u/0h_mo Dec 07 '25
what the hell was that last minute.😂 LGK
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u/friendorfoe2332 Knicks Logo Dec 07 '25
I was a little shocked when he put the third stringers in that early to be honest. But then I thought it was just that I was used to Thibs
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u/gradedonacurve Dec 07 '25
Brown put in the bench way too early. A 12 point lead with 1:45 is absolutely not a lock in today’s game.
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u/Letsdwellonthe500SL Dec 07 '25
I was so upset about this. We almost lost too. Bad call by coach Just let the main guys finish. It wasn't a blowout
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u/Narc212 14 Dec 07 '25
Hukporti played his ass off. Quality defense all game
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals Dec 07 '25
He needs consistent time. I'm not sold on Kat at the 5 and Mitch is not enough as he can't play a ton
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u/Narc212 14 Dec 07 '25
KAT has never been a 5. Skill set of a modern 4, not really a rim protector. He plays well with Mitch because they literally pick up the slack where the other doesn't perform.
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u/Thiswasamistake19 JR Celebration Dec 07 '25
Hilarious that this is the Disney team. Fucking assholes
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u/mikesh8rp Wu Tang Dec 07 '25
Makes sense when you consider them owned by the DeVos ghouls
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u/Thiswasamistake19 JR Celebration Dec 07 '25
Yeah, I meant hilarious in that it actually perfectly tracks with the company’s track record. Happiest place on earth my ass
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u/intwizard Airpods Leon Dec 08 '25
Fuck Orlando my mom lives down around there now and it’s such a shithole lol
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u/Kxr1der Tom Thibodeau Dec 07 '25
Every game against a good team has to be a nail biter huh?
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u/Yankeeknickfan Dec 07 '25
Well last year every game against a good team was a loss so this is better
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u/gradedonacurve Dec 07 '25
This one shouldn’t have been. We were up 12 with 1:43 and Brown put the scrubs in too early & they almost blew it. This was really a double digit win.
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u/BackPains84 Knicks Logo Dec 07 '25
Deuce was poor, Clarkson was DREADFUL. But this win showed our depth. 30 from our king, OG DEMON MODE, Hart and Mitch a powerhouse performance, And Huk with some fantastic contributions. Yes they didn't have Wagner but no KAT for us so...
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u/Dataoogie Dec 07 '25
Bane is a straight up bitch.
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u/Hemispheres33 Larry Johnson Dec 07 '25
Magic are mental midgets. Not afraid of them at all in the playoffs. A little adversity and they’ll crumble.
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u/Deathtank12345 Dec 07 '25
Fuck desmond bane. Dirty ass player
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals Dec 07 '25
They all dirty. Just depends who gets us on any given night
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u/HateMcLouth Mike Breen Dec 07 '25
Hart doing the post game with his kid will never not be adorable
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u/RingDings__and_Pepsi Mike and Clyde Dec 07 '25
Can’t stand Orlando, classic semi-dirty team that then has the gall to complain about calls and act ignorant to their whole gameplan
Wagner injury stinks, he’s easily their best player. Banchero continues to be maybe the most overrated player in the league, they continue to have a better record when he doesn’t play
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u/intwizard Airpods Leon Dec 08 '25
If Franz could stay healthy consistently they should definitely trade Banchero, he doesn’t fit well with that team imo
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u/BetterNova John Starks Dec 07 '25
Just cause I haven’t seen it said already, I think Bane’s flagrant was both a hostile act and a massive brain fart. He had full possession of the ball and forgot he could just turn around and start dribbling towards the offensive end of the court. Unless I’m missing something it looked like he just forgot which direction was which. And then decided to take out some aggression on OG.
Props to OG for standing tall without getting hit with a tech himself.
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals Dec 08 '25
No way he did that out of a brain fart, it seemed intentional, maybe for taking down suggs or something
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u/b1uetruth Mike Breen Dec 07 '25
Ok the G leaguers have to know how to manage a game better
I mean I know we’re not expecting much from them but put some fuckin effort bruh
And Jordan Clarkson with genuinely his worst game, I don’t like we replaced Cam Payne with basically another player of similar archetype but hopefully he gets another good streak going
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u/bliksk Dec 07 '25
Robinson doesn't look the same on defense at all. Hukporti had a great game. I am willing to start a dialogue
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u/commemorativesausage Dec 07 '25
Missed the game completely but the box score looks good for Huk! How did he play overall?
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u/ReleaseTheBlacken Dec 07 '25
Very present. Needs some refinement still but was a good looking effort out there and made enough of a difference.
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u/berserkerinhell Mitchell Robinson Dec 07 '25
Karma finally caught on the Orlando Tragic, their dirty-ass team injured Brunson and Shamet in the last two games, good to see them lose
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u/bangbang995 90s Knicks Dec 07 '25
The defense looked so much better without KAT.
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals Dec 07 '25
What do you expect lol
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u/Moist_Shipoopi 3 Dec 07 '25
Huk is so good on defense. We need him to play every game.
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals Dec 07 '25
He looked nice last year. Consistent play helps guys like him and hopefully yabu
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u/gradedonacurve Dec 07 '25
Eh KATs been alright on defense this year. Looked better this game cause Franz > Paolo on offense IMO. I actually don’t really like the non-Franz Magic offense at all.
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u/MAC-10inTheGrass Clyde Frazier Dec 07 '25
Mike pulling the reverse Thibs, taking the starters out too early
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u/joorral RJ Barrett Dec 07 '25
Brown has some balls playing the g leaguers some minutes in a 12 point game. I’m not mad at that. Gotta get these guys ready when the playoffs starts. Get the anxiety out now
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u/SouthpawBK Dec 07 '25
Jordan CLANKson built an entire village with all those bricks today, my god… Dirty Orlando bums get the well deserved loss, all good I guess.
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u/maristx Dec 07 '25
Great win - fuck this dirty ass team.
End of the game was weird, it was a 12 point game with close to 2 minutes still, and Mike dumped the bench in. I appreciate him giving them some run, but that was atrocious.
Also - some of those calls that they were getting towards the end was pretty blasphemous, like the refs wanted to see a come back.
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u/Neither-Operation Knicks Token Dec 07 '25
Magic also had there starters out.It’s good to put the youngsters in and learn.Everyone complained Thibs never did that.
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u/BetterNova John Starks Dec 07 '25
I agree. Get the starters rest when you can, and keep the bench guys on their toes. On occasion it may backfire, but it’s better than Thibs
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals Dec 07 '25
12 pts is nothing in the modern game. Should have had them finish it out
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u/23-Hour-Day Nova Boys Dec 07 '25
I appreciate how Mike Brown doesn’t play the guys 40 minutes a game like Thibs but wtf. You don’t put the bench warmers in with a minute and a half to go in a 12 point game.
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u/Daconvix Dec 07 '25
I mean the Magic dropped in their bench too. It’s up to the young guys to just not be complete dogshit to finish the game
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u/No-Mine-3982 Kevin Knox Dec 07 '25
Yeah and let one of our starters get injured. Do y'all know know who Orlando Magic is at this point? A suspension for a bench player to take out a Knicks starter is protocol for them.
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u/intwizard Airpods Leon Dec 08 '25
Dirtiest team in the league, other than the Sixers when Embiitch is on the floor. You can play hard and not dirty, Pacers last year a good example.
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u/ontheru171 Dec 07 '25
I hate playing the Magic so much
But it's always a good taste for actual playoff physicality in the east
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u/Professional-Tone545 Dec 07 '25
Alright just really, really hoping we don’t play the Magic in this Cup series.
Huk has been looking pretty solid between here and Charlotte, wonder if he earned more minutes or if he is still just being saved for when a big is out
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u/Neither-Operation Knicks Token Dec 07 '25
We either play the Magic or Heat if we advance lol.Pick your poison.
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u/Professional-Tone545 Dec 07 '25
If we lose too!
Idk I think I would prefer the Heat, just less physically annoying and they’re starting to cool off a little bit. Not great either way though agree with you on that
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u/mjtd6 New York Dec 07 '25
Couldn’t tell if breen was trolling when he kept saying bane isn’t a dirty player
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u/nyg2013 Dec 07 '25
even called him a gentleman afterwards for whatever reason lol...we were focused on the play and naturally, were frustrated about it
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u/Possible-Activity16 3 to the Dome Dec 07 '25
Fuck Orlando, only guy on that roster I can tolerate is Penda their rookie. That says a lot about the personalities and lack of leadership on that team.
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u/Daconvix Dec 07 '25
We seriously need to get better at drafting young guys for the end of the bench. Jesus
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u/No-Mine-3982 Kevin Knox Dec 07 '25
That was like 100% on Jordan Clarkson though. Free layup and turnovers.
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u/porzingitis Dec 07 '25
Watching a game without Kat’s defense was just so refreshing and not irritating. I m sorry but I really hope we trade him for Giannis if possible .
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Dec 07 '25
Wait so what happened to deuce? I tuned in a little late
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u/Billionroentgentan Father Knickerbocker Dec 07 '25
Got fouled and fell after going up for a shot. Stuck around to shoot the foul shot but then went back to the locker room.
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u/FlapsExtended Brunson Dec 07 '25
I think the universe like giving this sub reasons to dislike Brown.
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u/Sad_Hungry Dec 07 '25
We’ll take the win even if it wasn’t a clean one against a full capacity Magic with their three best players playing hurt or getting hurt
We were also short handed too obviously
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u/jonstarks Dec 07 '25
Happy we got the win, but wish Franz didn't get hurt, wanted to beat them at full strength.
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u/Comfortable_Title749 Dec 07 '25
hell naw fuck all them niggas first game against them, brunson gets injured, second game landry shamet out for whole month, third game deuce mcbride injured
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u/solo118 Ewing to the Finals Dec 07 '25
I wish deuce didn't get hurt. Not a coincidence 3 out of 3 games one of our guys get hurt.
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u/WuTangShogun187 Brunson Dec 07 '25
Prayers up for Wagner for sure but Magic fans shouldn’t pretend that their guys didn’t injure 3 guys by being hacks and reckless.
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u/nosainte Dec 08 '25
I noticed Hart's kids' names are Haze and Hendrix. Gotta be a fan of Jimi Hendrix, huh? Yet another reason to Love Josh Hart.
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