‘It was PARALYSIS!’ π³ – Wilbon on Kenny Atkinson’s coaching in the Knicks’ comeback win | Get Up
Jay Williams, Michael Wilbon, Brian Windhorst and Alan Hahn join Mike Greenberg on Get Up to react to the New York Knicks’ historic comeback win vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2026 NBA Playoffs.
0:00 Cavs vs. Knicks
1:23 What went wrong?
4:10 Understanding the timeout situation
7:16 Knicks’ frustration
8:50 Donovan Mitchell disappearing
10:24 Cavs’ roster
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D.M. needs a great game two to redeem himself & his Cavaliers.
I was at the Garden when Harden dropped 61 on the Knicks. Pure joy watching him get roasted last nite . LETS GO KNICKS π π΅
James harden defense is terrible and he used to be a solid defender with good hands now he jogging to defense slides with no hand up
Oh well….Now they saying that the Cavs will lose the series!!…but remember the one thing that's a fact!!..is that Kenny is very good with making adjustments!!.. Yes he messed up by not calling timeout to slow the run but when they redeem themselves and win the series,.. Every sports writer will like always change their tone πππ―
Was Kenny A. paid off? How else could he be so inept? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. KA was insane. Put Tyson on Brunson or someone who could keep up with him. How many times do you have to see a coverage fail before you change it? Why is Harden bringing the ball up when he constantly kills the clock or turns it over? What happened to feeding Allen and Mobley underneath?
BRUNSON IS HIMMMMM! Stop glazing Shai and give credit to the TRUE MVP π
How did they do it? Simple, Harden on the other team doing Harden things π
Um I guess the Pacers recent playoff run never happened… π€
The cavs are tired
danhausen the goat
Weirder: they went to Hack-a-Mitch up 20 to try to prevent momentum from building but did nothing to stop momentum.
i literally went to sleep for work mid three 4th and said good s**t Cleavland and went to sleep lol
Crazy thing is defense is literally heart , effort , and intellect like come on
Jason Kidd is out thereβ¦
One of the greatest choke games of all time.ππππ
Has an NBA Coach ever been fired during the playoffs? Atkinson is well deserving of that happening to him.
I am a Knick fan, suffered thriugh the years….love this win, but htey came from behind, and to defend atkisn, yes he did not make subs, taking harden out, but, this is the ifrst game, NYC is the one with the pressure, Id say to my team, look at what we did, almost steal first game, tired as they are, come on, they can state they did good, save for that part, granted you should take all the opps you get but hero ball, not sustainable for NYC
Why would they call timeout or stop the bleeding if the higher ups called and said let NY win? If the mob calls you do exactly what they say
Legend has it Lenny is still holding on to his timeouts for this game
You notice they didnβt start taking 3 after 3 after most teams would of start jacking up 3s to get back in the game
3:10 he was paralyzed in awe of Captain Clutch and the magic of Madison Square Garden πβΌοΈ LGK π§‘ππ§‘ππ―π«‘
Fun fact, Kenny Atkinson and Mike Brown were both assistant coaches to Steve Kerr during the 21-22 championship season.
4:36 Hey Kenny πΆβYou've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to runβ π΅ πππ Salute Recruit π«‘π LETS GO KNICKS π§‘ππ§‘ππ§‘ππ§‘πβΌοΈπ―
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Blaming Mitchell? How about Harden jacking up 3's and missing? How can you possibly be so unself aware to think "Ok guys, this team needs a hero. Time for Harden Ball. I am the system!" and then proceed to play like playoff James Harden, one of the most worthless, net negative post season players of all time?
For the millionth time JAMES HARDEN IS OVERRATEDβΌοΈ
These conference finals game 1s have been nothing short of historical!
I wonβt shut off a Knickβs game again this season. I threw in the towel when they were down by 20 and Brunson was missing free throws. Lesson learned
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That's the difference between Anthony edwards and Jalen Brunson. Ant gave up with 8 minutes left, but Brunson kept fighting back to win the game.
James Harden is a gambler. Free Billups
This is rigged magnet π§² π§²π the the enouncers knows it and just don't want to loose there jobs they know.