Can Knicks Take Control Of East? + Can OKC Break NBA Wins Record?
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to the NBA Cup quarterfinals in the Eastern Conference including big wins for the Knicks and Magic. Plus, do the Knicks have a real chance to run away with the East? Then, the guys preview the NBA Cup quarterfinals in the Western Conference by talking if the Suns have any chance against OKC and if the Spurs can surprise the Lakers. Finally, can the Thunder win 70 games or more this year?
0:00 Intro
2:11 Knicks advance to NBA Cup Semis
10:37 Bane leads Magic to NBA Cup Semis
22:19 NBA Western Conference quarterfinal preview
22:13 Suns have any hope vs. OKC?
31:40 Suns improving the organizational culture
36:58 Expectations for Spurs @ Lakers
48:33 Difficulty of the NBA schedule
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47 Comments
LeBron prepares with film the complete inverse of how Windy prepares for this pod 😅
Classic stupidity there will never be a team better than that bulls team idgaf how many games okc wins! It’s not just about wins it’s about the entire aura that bulls teams bring into opposing teams arenas. That will never be matched not even LeBron heat matched that level of aura Jordan bulls teams bring into had
OKC is about that work. Everybody gets the same treatment. Rather you're +/- 500, you're going to have to play solid ball the whole 48. I just want to see this team healthy. Too many injuries this season, but I guess it's better to have them now instead of later in the season.
Does WindWorst watch the NBA?
10:08
I'm pretty sure the magic game was the only one Kat's missed this year. Idk what this guy's talking about.
I hate to say it but that’s 2.25 dunks a game, Windy
These are knicks guys. Go Magic!
Lol Towns missed one game all-season.
Towns only missed one game this year u guys not really watching basketball
We all thought botemps was 😑 but vincent goodwin and anthony slater taught us how good we have it with the timmies! I give thanks as late friendsgiving post!
When had KAT been in & out of the lineup? Smdh
I'm convinced that everyone commenting on the Knicks…doesn't actually watch the Knicks. Makes me wonder how much basketball some of these "experts" actually watch. Are we just looking at box scores, stats, and comparing and contrasting from previous unrelated seasons?
Windhurst is horrible as a podcast host.
TIL I’m older then Bontemps, geez his paper round must’ve been hard
They should keep that Windhorst pic from the thumbnail and stick it on every Windhorst video thumbnail
ive listened to hoop collective long enough that i figured it out. They cover the NBA, they do not cover basketball. You guys are very entertaining, but will we ever get analysis beyond box score or Shams rumors? I m still a fan dont worry but its sad when I want to hear some basketball talk
Man Man is playing in the G League because the Suns don't have a roster spot for him. All of this talk that the Suns should of traded out of that spot because Man Man isn't as good as Queen is BS. He will get his opportunity in the second half when the Suns trade Richards. Then we will see the truth come out of what the Suns drafted. If you watched Duke last year you already know he is a real one.
Can someone invert botemps face😅
Pistons are better than the Knicks.
Here we go again, bringing up Luka’s usage rate again, boring fat yanks
OMG! The hoop collective finally talked about the Knicks, of course Wendy talks about their losses on the road totally ignoring that they're 13-1 at home! Go Knicks!
If the knicks win, it's not impressive because the team they play is hurt etc, if they lose, their not ready to compete. Literally knicks for clicks hate
24 games into the new season and I didn’t listen to these clowns talking about basketball. I yeah I feel pretty about myself 😂
You can tell they don't watch the Knicks!! 😂
Fun stat for the hoop nerds,
OKC has played 106 regular szn games
they have won 91/106 games
starting 5 SGA/Dort/Dub/Chet/ihart
have only played together 13/106 games
an astounding 12% of possible games
talk about a well oiled machine 😮😭
what are you talking about, KAT is playing team ball, which allows for everybody to shoot at a higher clip. KAT shooting numbers are down, but Deuce is hitting, Makhil is hitting, Josh, Shamet when he played is hitting. To quote DMX "What do you __ want"?
KAT Missed 1 game all year 👀 why do they have ignorant unknowledgeable sportscasters on the show. For the most part I know the entire industry is talking out of their a$$es an they cant watch all teams play but this is nonsense information.
Bane with a huge win to push the Magic to Vegas. Magic now 3-0 over the Heat.
windy get some sleep my boy
Enough with the smugness Windhorst. No one was out in the streets celebrating. Why so obnoxious ?
Everybody talks about defense with everyone until we get to Soft Like Charmin Curry.
Then everybody pretend like it doesn’t matter. What is defense?!?
What nobody wants to say is that Curry will never be an all time great like that because if you put him on any team against any 5 of the top 75 players, they’re hunting Steph curry on defense and it’s not like he’s Luka where his ability to defend depends on his effort. Curry is not 6’7” 230 lbs. he’s 6’3” 95 lbs.
The Magic showed a lot of resilience in last nights game
The biggest development for the Knicks is how well hart has shot from 3. Good teams would always put a smaller guy on Kat, allowing the center to lurk around the rim and daring hart to take open 3s. Take that away and the Knicks become impossible to guard.
I'll say it again OKC will be closer to 60 than 70. I'm a OKC homer. I'm a realist. OKC hasn't played anyone that's really good yet. They are going to lose games.
Bro on the right should smile more
Luka is a HoF Ball Hog. He has no shame at jacking up shots.
I want my team to beat OKC, but at the same time I would love OKC to beat everyone and just have them finish 81-1 and then we can just stop looking at anyone to beat their record
This it true the numbers don't lie. But it's a faster game now. It's not the same as it was 6 years ago playing wise.
knicks getting smoked by boston in the playoffs lmao
Thanks for finally talking about the Knicks for an extended segment.
KAT only missed 1 game this season. He's been very durable most of his time with Knicks. No Knicks fan was out in the streets celebrating. That's only reserved for a championship. Knicks fans are most loyal in NBA unlike LA Fakers fans.
Trash. How can you go on narrative and not even know KAT played in the game? Or that he only missed one game?
Like I said some people continue to fall up.
What the hell is this guy talking about? Brooks is killing it. Suns are killing it.
That on dude definitely does not watch the Knicks
Who TF is celebrating? These mfs Yoo I swear
Bontemps…no pistons slander…the knicks are fine at two…
FYI for Brian… Ware went to the bench when Bam came back from his toe injury. Which was a week before Herro came back & when Bam was healthy at the beginning of the season Ware was coming off the bench. Spo has said he doesn’t like the Bam + Ware lineup.
So it actually has nothing to do with Herro.
Just important if we do reporting we get the facts correct