Kenny Smith on the Knicks' rotations Thibodeau wouldn't play 9 guys in a baseball game

Kenny Atkinson is a secret agent for the Knicks

The Knicks play chess while the Cavaliers play checkers as the Knicks patiently move the ball around to find Landry Shamet for the open corner 3 to beat the shot clock

New York Basketball The Knicks' players are slowly losing their minds waiting for an opponent for the ECF

Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley mock a bit Mike Breen's They are only down by 10 They are only down by 8 calls during the game

Thinking Basketball I do think that the competition the Knicks have played has been subpar you could argue Atlanta was the best team they've played against the Cavs 3 or 4 possessions in a row the Knicks just get runout layups That's just an abomination of transition defense

SNY Kenny Atkinson said losing the Game 6s in the previous rounds hurt the Cavaliers We win those Game 6s we beat the Knicks - I'm not saying that but I think it gives us a better chance But the density of the frequency of the games played a part in it