Ariel

26. Mostly basketball. DM's are always open. @TheStrickland

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

Quick Announcement!

I've started a substack! Won't change any of the threads I do on here, just allows me to post some longer thoughts I have and go more in-depth than a tweet allows for

It's completely free to subscribe and I already have something on NYK/MIA up. Link below

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

KAT: "I don't know what it was but I just felt a calm and a peace that I don't know, had to be coming from the woman above

"I felt really confident…I felt like a kid. It was just fun out here. This is something as a kid you always dream about…to be in the NBA Finals

"All day…weird feeling. I felt like a kid getting ready to play in my Saturday and Sunday AAU games

"In a way I felt like I was seeing her in the stands

"It was really fun. It was really comforting

"Game 1 of the NBA Finals you're told how the pressure's gonna be…

"I don't know, it felt like a certain presence was here that was very comforting and very loving and I felt like I could have fun out here––in Game 1 of the NBA Finals…"

Shaq: Yes. Rest in peace to your beautiful mother"

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

KAT kept the Knicks in it for 3 quarters, great two-way game from him. Shamet and OG made timely buckets. Hart with big plays as well. Knicks just kept themselves in it and Brunson shut the door. 12 wins in a row and 3 more to go

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

Dont even know what to say bro what a team

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Back to back huge plays from Robinson. Seal for the Brunson layup and a big stop on Wemby in iso

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Doesn't matter what Brunson has shot in the first 3 quarters, no one is as reliable down the stretch of a game

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

12 minutes left, tie game. Hasn't been pretty but doesn't have to be. Been a real gusty game, Knicks have to find a way to pull this one out

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

KAT has been flat out awesome

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Nice run with Wemby off the floor. These are the minutes the Knicks just have to dominate this series

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

Wemby is starting possessions on KAT and as soon soon any Knick gets near the paint, he sinks in. Spurs perimeter guys buy time on their rotations by ignoring Hart. It's all being compounded by the Knicks missing the open looks they do create

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

Knicks attention to Wemby has led to a lot of open corner 3s particularly from Champagnie. Knicks haven't played well but are hanging around

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

When officials don't do their job they put players at risk man

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

These minutes from KAT have been so big. Really steadying the ship and his aggression has been great

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

@Almin_V yeah and Wemby on Hart

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

Pretty good start offensively. Getting good looks and playing with great pace. Need to clean up the defensive glass better. Surprised at some of the matchups on both ends early on

[Kris Pursiainen @krispursiainen]

Join us @LockedOnKnicks at 2pm ET for a schematic NBA Finals preview!

Will be breaking down what to look for in Knicks/Spurs (and why) with @APachecoNBA & @CJSacchi:

https://t.co/kjevsdFIsu

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

@CAPTAINPEARLNYK Yeah I’m with you definitely hoping it’s something he can manage and I’m sure he and the staff are doing everything they can to get him on the court. The brutal part to me is not having a timetable for return which could mean missing games entirely

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

I mean this is just brutal news

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has suffered a broken right pinky finger and there is no timetable on his return, sources tell ESPN.

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

@CAPTAINPEARLNYK I’d assume so, might just be a pain management thing at that point?

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

NBA finals bound and 4 games away from cementing themselves in New York history forever. Mike Brown has done an incredible job getting the level buy in he has and the players have not only bought in but executed at an unbelievable level. Still more to do, but a great achievement

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

@rjcbd4 I was 2 man lmao. Special team

[Ariel @APachecoNBA]

At a lost for words at this point. Just complete dominance with everyone contributing. Everyone has found ways to have an impact. As well connected of a basketball team you will see