With their second straight come-from-behind victory on Wednesday night, the New York Knicks didn\u2019t just take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Playoff series against the Boston Celtics. According to Colin Cowherd, the Knicks also scored a \u201cwin for manalytics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cowherd explained his take on Thursday\u2019s episode of\u00a0The Herd. He acknowledged that while the Game 2 loss proved him wrong, he enjoyed watching it unfold.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what I said, \u2018The Knicks are not going to win another game.\u2019 I know it. But watching the Celtics collapse, you know what I thought about? The math nerds will not take over our sport. The basketball gods are pushing back. Wall Street, AI, tech, it\u2019s all being taken over by analytics. Can we just have our basketball? Boston missed 75 threes in the last two games. By the way, 11-for-11 on dunks. How \u2019bout a few more of those? I found myself at the end sort of enjoying the collapse. These scrappy, tough, stayed-in-college Villanova guys. And that\u2019s what the Knicks are. They\u2019re Villanova professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe math nerds will not take over our sport\u2026Wall Street, AI, tech, it\u2019s all being taken over by analytics. Can we just have our basketball?\u201d Colin Cowherd on Knicks-Celtics pic.twitter.com\/VOn5dqcKhO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Cowherd had more to say.<\/p>\n \u201cI have never seen what just happened in Boston. A world champion starts a series at home, heavily favored at home, has 20-point leads in both games. And not only loses, had no guts at the end. The champs are supposed to have a champion\u2019s confidence. I find the Celtics, honestly, after last night, hard to root for. All they are now is a math formula. Three-pointers regardless. And last night, to me, was not just a win for the Knicks. It was a win for manalytics, which is my term.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLast night was not just a win for the Knicks, it was a win for \u2018manalytics\u2019\u2026 It\u2019s about resilience and grit and toughness.\u201d@ColinCowherd<\/a> criticizes the Boston Celtics\u2019 late-game play and contrasts it with the underdog New York Knicks. pic.twitter.com\/GvqRo76L2i<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Herd w\/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Cowherd is not the only person<\/a> who made such comments. Celtics reporters\/podcasters Chris Forsberg and Abby Chin, who offered Boston plenty of excuses<\/a> after the Game 1 win, criticized the team\u2019s<\/a> lack of grit after Game 2.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes it is funny to watch the math nerd get his pants pulled down,\u201d Cowherd added. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what happened last night.\u201d<\/p>\n \t