Greg Van Riper

@WillieBeamon @RealBobManning And, yet, they still own the Celtics. Lol

@gregvanriper @RealBobManning Celtics lack a point guard , Knicks lack a championship since the internet , mood rings or CDs existed

Note as #Celtics head back to Boston: they still need a win or #Knicks loss to clinch 2. BUT #Pelicans are sitting out most of their rotation in BOS tomorrow. Zion - OUT Murray - OUT Murphy - OUT Missi - OUT McGowens - OUT Jones - QUES Bey - QUES Matkovic - QUES

@JoeyMBaby @AlexKnight_1991 @aj_larocca @thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA Tatum played 4 games and the Celtics were down 3-1. Hali played, what, 1 game? Again, massive difference.

@gregvanriper @AlexKnight_1991 @aj_larocca @thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA Lost when he played in 24 and lost when he didn’t play. Same shit the Knicks say about the Tatum injury last year

Win or lose, the Celtics have taken the Knicks down to the final minute tonight in MSG without their MVP candidate in Jaylen Brown. It’s very clear who the best team in the East is and the favorite to make the NBA Finals right now.

@JaysBestindaNBA @2Gz_Rich @NBA_NewYork 2 rings since 1986.

@2Gz_Rich @NBA_NewYork You say this like two rings since the 2000s which is more rings than 86% of nba teams

Celtics TV: "Knicks celebrated as if they were gonna hang a banner. You see them storm the court?" "Oh yeah. Good. Let em" "Act like you've been there" "…Uhhh, this will get aggregated…I forgot we can't say anything critical of the Knicks or else it ends up on some website"

@JamilasDad @RealBobManning Thanks for the advice, champ! Lol. That sounds like a threat. I'll have to screenshot your reply.

@gregvanriper @RealBobManning Pembroke isn’t a far drive for lots of people. I’d personally be careful what I say to others on Twitter.

@Struzz21 @RealBobManning The Knicks don't lose playoff series to Boston. Lol

@gregvanriper @RealBobManning Celtics in 6 and that’s only if the Knicks get by the Hawks lol 😂 come back when the Knicks actually win something ✌️

@JoeyMBaby @aj_larocca @thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA The Knicks are top timber.

@gregvanriper @aj_larocca @thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA They lost to the same team the Celtics swept the year before on the way to actually winning a championship. Knicks don’t have what it takes to win anything and you’ll see again soon

@JamilasDad @RealBobManning That's right. My condolences to your daughter for getting raised by a bum such as yourself. Lol

@gregvanriper @RealBobManning Oh look, it’s the guy who is always wrong about Boston sports takes back for more

@JoeyMBaby @AlexKnight_1991 @aj_larocca @thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA Haliburton was available in '25, he was largely unavailable in '24. Massive difference.

@AlexKnight_1991 @aj_larocca @gregvanriper @thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA It’s just interesting the Knicks went on to lose to the same team the Celtics swept the year before. Knicks fans can hang the banner for beating the Celtics at least

@brad_stein56024 Certainly not in crunch time, which is why the Knicks win these games and the Celtics don't. All my best to your Rabbi! Lol

@gregvanriper Their actual point guard got outplayed by Boston's bench point guard.

@SeanGrandePBP No champions in that list, naturally.

And the Celtics will need 36 3's in the final two games this weekend to land in the top ten again here...

More "Gap Year Celtics" insanity. Boston finishes 26-15 on the road, with a +7.56 differential, better than the '24 title team and the 9th best in NBA history. Five years ago, only five teams ever had seasons of +7.5 on the road. Celtics have done it in 4 of the last 5 years.

@SeanGrandePBP Scratch ticket basketball, baby!

@msbean_617 @StoolGreenie Lol, no. Why? Because you don't have a true point guard, and that matters at playoff time. The Celtics have 0 answer for Brunson. Knicks in 6.

@StoolGreenie Calculated night of for JB, we mop these guys in 6 in 3 weeks.

Pretty much the same exact blueprint as the playoff series - Horrific shooting early - Josh Hart making 3s - Couldn't slow down Brunson - Zero defense in the 2nd half/4th quarter - Out-executed in high leverage situations - High Tatum TOs/tough shooting splits

@SeanGrandePBP The Celtics lack the point guard necessary to win games against the Knicks. They have no answer for Brunson the same way the Pierce teams never had an answer for Kidd.

Celtics got 1.205 points/possession, and shot 37% from 3 without Jaylen Brown in the loss at MSG Thursday. Boston this year had been... * 37-1 when scoring 1.2 points/possession, the lone loss at Chicago Jan. 24. * 35-3 when shooting 37% from 3. * 8-1 without Jaylen Brown.

@JoeyMBaby @aj_larocca @thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA They lost, just like Tatum and did for 6 years before they finally got over the top.

@aj_larocca @gregvanriper @thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA What happened in the next series?

@ant_95__ @BallUpTopBrad It took Tatum and Brown a whole ton of ECF losses and a Finals loss before they got over the top.

@gregvanriper @BallUpTopBrad Minus a championship 🤣

If u beat the Celtics without Jaylen Brown u didn’t beat the Celtics at all

@josesvo22 @StoolGreenie It sure beats losing. Lol

@StoolGreenie knicks always celebrating like they won the chip lmao

@SHADOWREAL31049 @StoolGreenie Lol, he certainly didn't last Spring.

@StoolGreenie I think Joe was fucking with the Knicks all night. I think Joe knows exactly how to deal with the Knicks.

@thatperson7777 @BrettSiegelNBA They were going down 3-1 when he went out. It was over. Boston blew Games 1 and 2 in their own building with 20 point 2nd half leads.

@gregvanriper @BrettSiegelNBA Was Tatum playing the full series? Exactly my point