Rabble-rousing Boston sports radio hosts still think Knicks are ‘trash' after disastrous Celtics losses
Boston sports talk radio host Michael Felger seems to have the same thought as Dave Portnoy.
In the wake of the second consecutive game in which the Celtics watched a 20-point third quarter lead evaporate and the Knicks came away with a win, Felger declared on Wednesday that he still wasn't taking the Knicks 'seriously' before doubling down and calling them 'trash.'
The Celtics had been heavy favorites coming into the second-round playoff series between the two Northeast rivals, but Boston's back-to-back collapses have shocked just about everyone to the point of some interesting takes.
3 'Felger & Mazz' still don't believe in the Knicks despite their 2-0 lead.
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'I'm not taking them seriously. I'm still not taking them seriously,' Felger said on air on Thursday during the 'Felger & Mazz' show on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
'Me either, I still think the Celtics are winning this series,' Jim Murray chimed in.
3 Karl-Anthony Towns, Mitchell Robinson and OG Anunoby on the court for the Knicks during Game 2.
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'If I had to put money, that's where I'd bet it. I'd take the odds and bet the Celtics, for sure,' Felger continued. 'And the Knicks still blow. Don't let the Celtics off the hook by saying, 'Oh the Knicks are…' No they're not, they're trash! You felt they were trash five days ago. You thought they were trash five weeks ago. You thought they were trash five months ago, five years ago.
'Because you know why? They're trash. They're garbage.'
The comments come after Portnoy took to social media to post a video in which he expressed that there was 'just no way they're going to lose to the Knicks' after the Celtics' Game 2 defeat.
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Other Boston sports media members have also been quick to dismiss the Knicks' role in the entire situation, though a bit less dramatically.
Chris Forsberg had to rein in his NBC Sports Boston Postgame Pod co-host, Kayla Burton, who started to say after the game that the Celtics were 'handing it to them!'
3 Mikal Bridges is mobbed after stealing the ball from Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum as time expired and the Knicks beat the Celtics in Game 2.
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The one media personality who seems to be willing to eat his words is Colin Cowherd, who ended up praising the Knicks on his show on Thursday.
'A lot of this is just the Knicks being a team that never quits,' Cowherd said. 'They're never afraid of the moment. Mikal Bridges and OG [Anunoby] on the wing are dudes. [Jalen] Brunson and Josh Hart, classic Villanova overachievers.'
The Knicks and Celtics series continues with Game 3 on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
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