Official Game Thread: Hawks at Knicks -- GAME 1

[RedDawg#8]

3 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Bogi woke up after he got posterized.  I think he made 4 of his next 6 threes.

Facts. He said enough is enough after that.

Not going to lie, I felt like that was the best thing to happen for us. They were emotionally drunk off their crowd at that point. I knew that adrenaline would wear off eventually.

[TheTruth]

@Gray Mule Get in here, hoss! I know you are smiling after our superstar Trae Young hit clutch free throw after free throw down the stretch tonight. Man was he electric tonight!

[Wurider05]

Randle looked like he couldn't handle the pressure. 

[REHawksFan]

Great win. So very happy for my superstar FINALLY getting the respect he deserves (even from some of our own fans).

But can I just say that Bogie has some giant, no gargantuan, stones to hit those late 3s. Goodness he's a stone cold killer. 

[hazer]

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

He's a generational talent, and he's been playing like that for 2.5 seasons now.  A combination of Isiah Thomas and Allen Iverson.

I love being underestimated and shunned. So much sweeter.

[RandomFan]

 

[Thomas]

I appreciated TS when he traded D8 right off the bat but now am thinking he just may be a damn genius. We have arrived now. 

[marco102]

 

[Wurider05]

Huerter, John, and Capela each had 2 blocks!! We played good defense for the most part but there are some areas where we need to tighten up.

[terrell]

4 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said:

Trae is becoming the Zeke of this generation. Little man with a big game, nerves of steel, and haters everywhere.

Lead your team Trae. The outside may never love you the way you deserve, but you can break all of their hearts on the court and there's nothing they can do about it.

He's the new Reggie Miller for NY fans...lol..

Edited May 24, 2021 by terrell

[hawkman]

6 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

He's a generational talent, and he's been playing like that for 2.5 seasons now.  A combination of Isiah Thomas and Allen Iverson.

I've been saying this for the past few seasons. None of this is "normal" for a 3rd year PG. 32 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists in a Playoff debut is insane. It's like TNT doesn't even understand what they just saw because they're so locked in to their BS narratives. We've seen this for the past few seasons. This guy is a superstar and should be all NBA no question.

[JTB]

I’m emotionally happy right now for this team ....way to get out there and face the crowd! I love how Trae Young hushed the Knick fans after he made that clutch floater....especially after he said they were saying f*** your Trae to him.

[bleachkit]

 

[marco102]

LOL they ignored him for 3 seasons.  Now they taking notice.

 

Edited May 24, 2021 by marco102

[Thomas]

TNT is strictly entertainment. Analysis evades them consistently. What is a Trae anyway right???

[hazer]

You know what’s better than making the All-Star team, being named Top 10 young players, All-NBA, etc? Tonight, after not making any of those. I prefer it this way

[Thomas]

1 minute ago, hazer said:

You know what’s better than making the All-Star team, being named Top 10 young players, All-NBA, etc? Tonight, after not making any of those. I prefer it this way

Time for Trae to make young player history post season every freeking game. Tonight was a phenomenal start. 

[JeffS17]

I literally can't think of a better way for game 1 to play out...

 

• Randle shooting the Knicks out of the game as I predicted -- no idea why this guy thinks he's prime MJ, he seeks out difficult shots for no reason
• Trae looking super solid, facilitating well, playing smart basketball, limiting turnovers (5:1 ratio tonight)
• Bogi with the quiet 18, some nice defense, locked in
• Capela played decent, I think he can be better but they're letting the Knicks foul him off ball pretty much every play
• Lou had a really nice night, kept us afloat when Capela had to sit
• Hunter had some nice flashes and seems to be getting back into a groove
• Literally everyone on TNT, the production, the NBA ecosphere, and all of social media are salivating over the Knicks, so seeing Trae hit that floater and shh the crowd was euphoric.  The fact they let Randle take the last shot was just poetic.

To be clear, this was not a game we stole in NY tonight -- we deserved the win and outplayed them most of the game.  A lot of misses were not contested and that likely won't continue. 

[BrazilianHawk]

17 minutes ago, terrell said:

And some fans wanted to take Lou Will out of the rotation.......lol. He showed up tonight......

His start was bad but he definitely saved us in the 4th. Lou being Lou, sometimes he's great, sometimes he's trash. 

[Thomas]

1 minute ago, JeffS17 said:

Literally everyone on TNT, the production, the NBA ecosphere, and all of social media are salivating over the Knicks, so seeing Trae hit that floater and shh the crowd was euphoric.  The fact they let Randle take the last shot was just poetic.

TBS movie theme right there. Would say TNT but you know....