THE TAKE
"I think the @nyknicks are going to come out like gangbusters. I think the #Knicks are going win game 3."
Charles Barkley @NBAonTNT looking forward to today's matchup at MSG.
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BOLDNESS
25/100
GRADE
25/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
None tagged
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
the Knicks win the game played on or around 2025-05-10 at MSG;
FALSE IF
they lose.
recency bias
OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSEThe Knicks did NOT come out like gangbusters. On May 10, 2025, the Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 115-93 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series at MSG, a 22-point blowout. Russo's prediction that the Knicks would win at home was clearly wrong.