Celtics-Knicks Preview

Posted Dec 14 2010 6:01PM

It's not a big surprise that the Boston Celtics are the hottest team in the league. What is a shock is that the New York Knicks aren't far behind.

Boston goes for an 11th consecutive victory Wednesday night as it heads into Madison Square Garden looking to halt the Knicks' longest winning streak in more than 16 years.

"They're probably going to be extremely fired up for this game and I'm hoping our guys can match that intensity," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "Any time a game has energy, it's great. It's really great for us because finding ways to get them up is always nice when you don't have to do it."

With Dallas having its 12-game run snapped Monday, no team is on a longer win streak than the Celtics (19-4). Their stretch of 10 consecutive victories is one shy of their longest winning streak from all of last season.

New York (16-9) is on its longest run since taking 15 in a row March 1-April 2, 1994. The Knicks have won eight in a row as Amare Stoudemire has set a franchise record for consecutive 30-point games by reaching that mark in each victory.

While a long win streak might be expected of Boston, the reigning Eastern Conference champion which won the NBA title in 2008, New York hasn't even been to the playoffs since 2004. The Knicks, who didn't post more than four straight victories last season, have won 13 of 14.

"We have confidence. We know how good we can be. We see the room for improvement," Stoudemire said. "We can get better. We have confidence that we can win. Every game is a different story. We just have to make sure we are ready to go and play smart."

This matchup is by far the toughest challenge for the Knicks in weeks. Only three opponents among their last 14 currently have winning records.

"They obviously have won a championship a couple of years prior, went to the finals last year, so they're hands-down the team to beat in the East," Stoudemire said.

Among East teams, the Celtics have the best record overall and on the road at 9-3. They're allowing 91.0 points per game, tied with Miami for best in the league, and just 86.1 during the win streak.

"We're finding ways to win and we're doing it with defense," Kevin Garnett said.

New York is scoring a league-leading 108.5 per game, including 114.5 during its win streak as Stoudemire has averaged 33.9 points and 10.9 rebounds.

His 30-point streak will be put to the test against Garnett and possibly Shaquille O'Neal, who is optimistic he'll return after missing the last two games with a calf injury.

Rivers' team is still missing big men Kendrick Perkins and Jermaine O'Neal due to knee problems.

"Doc does a great job of managing the old, antique cars," the 38-year-old O'Neal said.

The Celtics have kept winning despite the struggles of Paul Pierce, averaging 10.8 points in the last four games on 31.6 percent shooting. He's missed his last 16 3-point attempts.

The eight-time All-Star made four 3-pointers and had 25 points in Boston's 105-101 home win over the Knicks on Oct. 29, the teams' only meeting this season. Garnett added 24 points while Stoudemire led New York with 27.

Stoudemire had 30 points as the Knicks defeated Denver 129-125 on Sunday. He scored a season low-tying six points in the first half, but went 11 of 15 from the floor over the final 24 minutes.

"He's balling this season, nobody's stopping him," Nuggets forward Nene said.

New York has lost 13 of 15 against Boston. The Knicks did win the last meeting at MSG, 104-101 on April 6 behind Danilo Galinari's 31 points. He was 0 for 6 from the field with two points in the October loss to the Celtics.

Pierce has averaged 26.2 points in the last six meetings.

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Celtics edge Knicks on Pierce jumper with 0.4 left

Posted Dec 15 2010 11:39PM

NEW YORK (AP) Paul Pierce thought it was good. So did the fans who roared in celebration at what appeared to be the victory that would punctuate the New York Knicks' return to relevance.

Ray Allen knew otherwise, and so did the referees.

Amare Stoudemire's 3-pointer came just after the final buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a thrilling 118-116 victory Wednesday night and their 11th straight win.

"It was great basketball. It was a great Eastside barnyard knockdown, backyard scuffle, if you will," Boston's Kevin Garnett said. "Good basketball, though."

Pierce made a tiebreaking jumper with 0.4 seconds left to win it. The Knicks' eight-game winning streak is over, but a dormant rivalry might be back.

"We definitely earned our respect," Stoudemire said. "I guarantee you right now Boston respects us. We're no slouch. We're ready to play every night. Boston knows it."

Pierce's late jumper proved to be enough for the Celetics after a video replay of Stoudemire's shot showed the ball was clearly still in his hands as time expired.

"The Knicks are playing great basketball, can't take anything away from them, and I actually thought Amare's shot counted," Pierce said. "I would have been stunned there for a minute, especially after all the theatrics, so I'm glad we got the win."

Pierce scored 32 points for the Celtics, who trailed most of the night before running their record to 20-4, best in the Eastern Conference.

Stoudemire tied a season high with 39 points, extending his franchise-record streak to nine straight 30-point games. But the Knicks were denied the victory they crave over a top team.

They get another chance Friday, when LeBron James and the Miami Heat come to Madison Square Garden.

Allen scored 26 points and Garnett had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Celtics, enjoying their fifth winning streak of 10 games or more since their Big Three came together before the 2007-08 season.

Raymond Felton had 26 points and 14 assists, Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points and Wilson Chandler had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who lost for just the second time in their last 15 games.

Most of those victories came during a soft part of the schedule, leaving the Knicks needing a victory over an established NBA power to prove doubters they were back, despite their 16-10 record.

The Celtics just wouldn't let it happen.

Stoudemire's dunk snapped a 94-all tie with 8:05 left, and the Knicks stayed ahead until Garnett made two free throws with 1:29 remaining. Felton was late getting back after landing hard on a missed drive and the Celtics swung the ball around to Allen, whose 3-pointer gave Boston a 116-113 lead with 1:02 to play.

Gallinari answered with a three-point play and the Knicks got the ball back after the Celtics threw it away trying to find Allen, but Stoudemire's shot from the lane rolled out.

Pierce ran the clock down and created enough space to make his shot over Stoudemire, who had picked him up on a switch. After a timeout, the Knicks inbounded the ball to Stoudemire behind the arc, and the Madison Square Garden crowd that was standing for most of the final minutes roared when his shot went through.

But the referees had ruled it came too late, and with the Celtics standing behind them as they watched it again on video, they saw their judgment was correct.

"When I seen that shot, it was like he went to a natural shooting rhythm and just seemed like he took a little bit more time," Allen said. "And that goes back to our possession when P hit the shot, taking as much time off the clock that we could, because imagine if they had .8 on the clock or .9 on the clock, that would have been a different story."

The Knicks were seeking their first nine-game winning streak since winning 15 in a row from March 1-April 2, 1994. But the Celtics, showing their huge advantage in late-game experience, scored 67 points in the second half.

"Very disappointing," Chandler said. "We had the game all the way until the last minutes of the game. We got to give our hats off to them because they're a veteran team. They've done it in and out, won championships."

With the Knicks off to their best start since the mid-1990s, this one had a big-game feel that's been missing at Madison Square Garden - especially when Spike Lee danced out onto the floor at halftime and slapped five with fellow front-row fans after Felton banked in a running 3-pointer just in front of them to give the Knicks a 58-51 lead.

Stoudemire had to work hard to extend his streak in Sunday's 129-125 victory over Denver, but this one came easily. He was more than halfway there by the time the first quarter was over, and surpassed 30 points in the final minute of the third.

With Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal both on the bench with injuries, the Celtics used Turkish rookie Semih Erden and then Glen "Big Baby" Davis on Stoudemire, and neither could contain him. Stoudemire was 7 of 10 for 17 points in the first quarter, Chandler scored 10, and the Knicks led 32-24.

Gallinari was 0 for 10 from the field in his first six quarters against Boston this season, then broke out with a huge third quarter. He scored 11 in the period, highlighted by a driving reverse dunk, and the Knicks led 90-83 after Felton made all three free throws when Pierce inexplicably fouled him with 0.1 seconds left.

Notes: Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was helped off with an ankle injury in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. He later returned and finished the game, but Pierce didn't think Rondo would be available Thursday against Atlanta. ... Doc Rivers got his 300th victory as Celtics coach, improving to 300-216 in his six seasons with Boston. He's fourth on their wins list and needs eight to tie K.C. Jones for third. ... Stoudemire's streak is the longest in one season since Kobe Bryant had nine 30-point games in a row at the end of the 2005-06 season. ... Donald Trump did MSG Network's Q & A segment at halftime and didn't rule out a run for president in 2012 or competing on Dancing With The Stars.

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Celtics-Knicks notebook

By Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday December 15, 2010 10:36PM

THE FACTS: Paul Pierce hit a step-back jumper to break a 116-all tie with .4 seconds left and Amar'e Stoudemire's 3-pointer at the buzzer was disallowed, enabling the Celtics to extend their winning streak to 11 games with a 118-116 thriller over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks' eight-game winning streak came to an end.

QUOTABLE: "It felt good. It just happened to be a second late."
-- Amar'e Stoudemire on the shot

THE STAT: Pierce, who said Tuesday that there wouldn't be a Knicks-Celtics rivalry until after he left the NBA, finished with 32 points and 10 rebounds.

TURNING POINT: After a Celtics 20-second timeout, Pierce jab-stepped toward Stoudemire and then stepped back to drain a jumper from the right side, giving the Celts a 118-116 led.

QUOTABLE II: "[It was a] high screen and roll to a switch. He was able to get the step back and he hit the jumper."
-- Amar'e Stoudemire on Paul Pierce's jumper

HOT: Stoudemire now has nine straight games of 30 points or more. He tied his season-high with 39 points and added 10 rebounds.

NOT: The Knicks' bench continues to struggle, managing just seven points. Head coach Mike D'Antoni played only one reserve, Toney Douglas, for more than 10 minutes.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Donald Trump, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Fabolous and Spike Lee were courtside. Spike sported a No. 6 Landry Fields jersey. Asked if he planned to run for President in 2012, Trump said, "Maybe."

ROOKIE WATCH: Filling in for Shaquille O'Neal (calf), Turkish center Semih Erden had six points and three rebounds for the Celtics.

UP NEXT: For the Knicks, Friday vs. Miami, Saturday @ Cleveland, Wednesday vs. Oklahoma City. For the Celtics, Thursday vs. Atlanta, Sunday vs. Indiana, Wednesday vs. Philadelphia.

• Celtics: O'Neal, Perkins, West
• Knicks: Azubuike, Curry, Rautins

• Celtics: --
• Knicks: Stoudemire

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #20 Leroy Richardson
• Attendance: 19763
• Duration: 2:34

Boston Celtics (20-4)		New York Knicks (16-10)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Stoudemire vs Erden (Pierce gains possession)
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:54 [BOS 2-0]
	11:41 [NYK 2-2]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:41
	11:41 [NYK 3-2]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Erden Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	11:26 [BOS 4-3]
	11:04 [NYK 5-4]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:47	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:40	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:38
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	10:32 [BOS 7-5]
	10:15	Chandler Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	10:13	Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:13	Gallinari Tip Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:13
Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Stoudemire (1 ST)	10:02
	09:57	Gallinari Layup Shot: Missed
	09:52	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:51 [NYK 7-7]	Stoudemire Putback Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:41	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:35 [NYK 10-7]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:18
	09:07	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:01
	08:58	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:50 [NYK 13-7]	Fields 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)
	08:41	Stoudemire Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:41 [BOS 9-13]
	08:24 [NYK 15-9]	Stoudemire Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)
Erden Jump Shot: Missed	08:04
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:03
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:00
Erden Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:59
Erden Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:59 [BOS 11-15]
	07:44	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Erden Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:42
Rondo Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:34 [BOS 13-15]
Erden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:17
	07:17 [NYK 16-13]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Erden Substitution replaced by Davis	07:17
	07:17 [NYK 17-13]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	07:03
	07:00	Fields Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:48	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:46	Fields Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:31 [NYK 19-13]	Chandler Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:15	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:09	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)
	06:08	Team Rebound
	06:05	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:03
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	05:41 [BOS 15-19]
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:18	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)
Garnett Dunk Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:10	Team Rebound
	04:55	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:52	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:36 [NYK 21-15]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:15	Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:06 [NYK 24-15]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)
Rondo Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	03:47
	03:47	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Douglas
	03:32 [NYK 26-15]	Stoudemire Running Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Davis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:32
Allen Substitution replaced by Robinson	03:32
	03:32	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:30
	03:19	Fields Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Davis Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	03:08 [BOS 17-26]
	03:08	Felton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:08	Fields Substitution replaced by Turiaf
Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	03:08 [BOS 18-26]
	02:57 [NYK 28-18]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	02:45 [BOS 20-28]
	02:23	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:21
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:08	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:02	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:01
	01:53	Chandler Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:53
Garnett Substitution replaced by Erden	01:53
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Erden (1 AST)	01:44 [BOS 22-28]
	01:27	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
	01:25	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	01:24 [NYK 30-22]	Stoudemire Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	01:09 [BOS 24-30]
	00:48.0	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed Block: Erden (1 BLK)
	00:48.0	Team Rebound
	00:41.8	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
	00:40.1	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:40.1 [NYK 32-24]	Chandler Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	00:30.9
	00:28.9	Turiaf Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:06.9	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Erden Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:04.9
Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:00.3	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (20-4)		New York Knicks (16-10)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:35	Douglas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:14 [NYK 34-24]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	10:55 [BOS 26-34]
	10:34	Gallinari Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Erden (1 ST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:28 [BOS 28-34]
Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:11
	10:04 [NYK 36-28]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	09:46	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Daniels Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	09:35 [BOS 30-36]
	09:25	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)	09:11 [BOS 32-36]
	08:57	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:51 [BOS 34-36]
	08:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:50	Felton Substitution replaced by Chandler
Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:38
	08:38	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 3 Missed
	08:38	Team Rebound
	08:38	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed
	08:38	Team Rebound
	08:38	Gallinari Free Throw 3 of 3 Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:36
Davis Jump Hook Shot: Missed	08:16
	08:14	Turiaf Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Daniels Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:06
	08:06	Turiaf Substitution replaced by Stoudemire
	08:06	Williams Substitution replaced by Fields
Robinson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:01
	08:01 [NYK 37-34]	Douglas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Erden Substitution replaced by Garnett	08:01
	08:01 [NYK 38-34]	Douglas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	07:51	Stoudemire Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Allen Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	07:51 [BOS 35-38]
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	07:36
	07:35	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	07:09 [NYK 41-35]	Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (3 AST)
Davis Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	06:58
Davis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:58
Davis Substitution replaced by Pierce	06:58
	06:47	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:45
	06:41	Douglas Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Robinson Substitution replaced by Rondo	06:41
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:33	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:21	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:20
	06:20	Douglas Substitution replaced by Felton
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)	06:07
	06:02	Fields Layup Shot: Missed
	05:58	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:57 [NYK 43-35]	Chandler Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Fields (1 ST)	05:44
	05:38	Fields Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:37
	05:31	Stoudemire Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:31
Daniels Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:17
	05:08	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:07
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:00 [BOS 37-43]
	04:43 [NYK 45-37]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Felton (4 AST)
Daniels Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	04:25 [BOS 39-45]
	04:19	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:17
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:11 [BOS 41-45]
	03:50	Fields Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (3 ST)
Rondo Jump Hook Shot: Missed	03:39
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:37
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	03:31
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:30
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:28 [BOS 43-45]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	03:28
	03:10	Stoudemire Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	02:54 [BOS 45-45]
Delay Technical - BOS	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
	02:52 [NYK 46-45]	Felton Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
	02:33 [NYK 48-45]	Stoudemire Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (21 PTS)
	02:11	Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:11 [BOS 46-48]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:11 [BOS 47-48]
	01:58 [NYK 50-47]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Garnett Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	01:41
	01:32 [NYK 53-47]	Felton 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:12	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:57.9	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:55.4
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:38.6 [BOS 49-53]
	00:29.0 [NYK 55-49]	Chandler Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Felton (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:22.0
Daniels Substitution replaced by Robinson	00:22.0
Pierce Running Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:05.7 [BOS 51-55]
	00:00.0 [NYK 58-51]	Felton 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (20-4)		New York Knicks (16-10)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Stoudemire Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
Pierce Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	11:32
	11:22	Felton Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
Allen Driving Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	11:18 [BOS 53-58]
	10:53	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	10:51
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	10:32 [BOS 55-58]
	10:18	Fields Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)	10:03 [BOS 58-58]
Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:51
	09:51 [NYK 59-58]	Felton Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	09:51 [NYK 60-58]	Felton Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	09:37
	09:35	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:30
	09:21 [NYK 62-58]	Gallinari Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)	09:08 [BOS 61-62]
Erden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:58
	08:58 [NYK 63-61]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	08:58	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	08:57
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:40
Rondo Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:37
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	08:34
	08:32	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	08:26 [NYK 65-61]	Gallinari Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:08
	08:06	Fields Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:01	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	07:58
Allen Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)	07:55 [BOS 63-65]
	07:46 [NYK 67-63]	Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Felton (6 AST)
Erden Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	07:23 [BOS 65-67]
	07:11 [NYK 70-65]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Felton (7 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
	06:52	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	06:49 [NYK 72-65]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Felton (8 AST)
Erden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:49
Erden Substitution replaced by Davis	06:49
	06:49 [NYK 73-65]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 1 (27 PTS)
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)	06:30
	06:27	Fields Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:15	Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Pierce (2 ST)
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)	06:05 [BOS 67-73]
	05:50 [NYK 75-67]	Gallinari Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Felton (9 AST)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	05:30
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
Rondo Substitution replaced by Robinson	05:30
Garnett Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	05:14
	05:14 [NYK 76-67]	Felton Free Throw Technical (14 PTS)
	05:06 [NYK 79-67]	Fields 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Felton (10 AST)
	04:54	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	04:54 [BOS 68-79]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:54 [BOS 69-79]
	04:41	Fields Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:31	Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:10	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:08
	04:01	Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:01 [BOS 70-79]
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:01 [BOS 71-79]
	03:44	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	03:42
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	03:31
Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	03:29
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	03:23 [BOS 73-79]
	03:10	Chandler Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	03:10	Fields Substitution replaced by Douglas
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:56	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Allen Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:50
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
	02:50 [NYK 80-73]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	02:50 [NYK 81-73]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	02:33 [BOS 75-81]
	02:16	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:14
Garnett Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	02:00 [BOS 77-81]
	01:48	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	01:46
Robinson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	01:37
	01:37	Chandler Substitution replaced by Williams
Garnett Substitution replaced by Daniels	01:37
Davis Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:18
	01:18 [NYK 82-77]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	01:18 [NYK 83-77]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	01:02 [BOS 79-83]
	00:53.8 [NYK 85-79]	Stoudemire Slam Dunk Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Felton (11 AST)
	00:35.0	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:35.0 [BOS 80-85]
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:35.0 [BOS 81-85]
Allen Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:26.1
	00:26.1 [NYK 86-81]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)
Allen Substitution replaced by Wafer	00:26.1
	00:26.1 [NYK 87-81]	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)
	00:04.1	Douglas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:04.1 [BOS 82-87]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:04.1 [BOS 83-87]
Pierce Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:00.1
	00:00.1 [NYK 88-83]	Felton Free Throw 1 of 3 (15 PTS)
	00:00.1 [NYK 89-83]	Felton Free Throw 2 of 3 (16 PTS)
	00:00.1 [NYK 90-83]	Felton Free Throw 3 of 3 (17 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Rondo Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Chandler (2 ST)	11:47
	11:38	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:37	Team Rebound
Pierce Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	11:37
Rondo Substitution replaced by Wafer	11:37
	11:27	Chandler Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Daniels (1 ST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	11:21 [BOS 86-90]
	10:57 [NYK 92-86]	Gallinari Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Douglas (1 AST)
	10:48	Turiaf Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	10:48 [BOS 87-92]
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	10:48 [BOS 88-92]
	10:32	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
	10:30	Turiaf Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:30	Turiaf Tip Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:29
	10:25	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	10:25 [BOS 89-92]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	10:25 [BOS 90-92]
Pierce Foul : Personal (4 PF)	10:13
	10:13	Turiaf Substitution replaced by Fields
	10:13	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Stoudemire
Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen	10:13
	10:09	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:07
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)	10:01
Team Rebound	10:01
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:52
	09:49	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	09:46	Douglas Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	09:46	Douglas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (2 BLK)	09:32
	09:28	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	09:22	Fields Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:20
Davis Layup Shot: Missed	09:12
Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:09
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:08
	09:02	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	08:59 [NYK 94-90]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	08:41 [BOS 93-94]
	08:35	Stoudemire Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	08:35	Stoudemire Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	08:35	Stoudemire Technical
	08:35
	08:35	Douglas Substitution replaced by Gallinari
Wafer Substitution replaced by Rondo	08:35
Allen Free Throw Technical (20 PTS)	08:35 [BOS 94-94]
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	08:19
	08:17	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	08:05 [NYK 96-94]	Stoudemire Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (35 PTS) Assist: Felton (12 AST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	07:49
	07:48	Team Rebound
Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:48
Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett	07:48
	07:24 [NYK 98-94]	Chandler Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (2 BLK)	07:03
Team Rebound	07:02
Robinson Substitution replaced by Davis	07:02
Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:53	Fields Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:46	Felton Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Rondo (12 AST)	06:36 [BOS 97-98]
	06:20 [NYK 100-97]	Gallinari Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Felton (13 AST)
Pierce Reverse Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Rondo (13 AST)	06:04 [BOS 99-100]
	05:46 [NYK 102-99]	Gallinari Driving Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	05:23
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:22
Davis Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:20 [BOS 101-102]
	05:09 [NYK 105-101]	Felton 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Rondo Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)	04:48 [BOS 103-105]
	04:41 [NYK 107-103]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rondo (14 AST)	04:25 [BOS 105-107]
	04:09 [NYK 109-105]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (37 PTS)
	03:52	Felton Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	03:43
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:41
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (3 BLK)	03:40
	03:39	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	03:20	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:18
	03:07	Fields Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Allen Substitution replaced by Robinson	03:07
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)	03:07 [BOS 106-109]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)	03:07 [BOS 107-109]
	02:57 [NYK 111-107]	Stoudemire Slam Dunk Shot: Made (39 PTS) Assist: Felton (14 AST)
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	02:35 [BOS 109-111]
	02:19 [NYK 113-109]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:18
Davis Substitution replaced by Allen	02:18
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	02:03
Garnett Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	02:02
Garnett Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS)	02:01 [BOS 111-113]
	01:39	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	01:37
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	01:30
Garnett Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	01:29
	01:29	Stoudemire Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:29 [BOS 112-113]
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	01:29 [BOS 113-113]
	01:11	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:10
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)	01:02 [BOS 116-113]
	01:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:50.4 [NYK 115-116]	Gallinari Running Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:50.4
	00:50.4 [NYK 116-116]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Fields (2 ST)	00:35.5
	00:13.1	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	00:12.2
Team Timeout : Regular	00:12.2
Team Timeout : Short	00:12.2
Pierce Step Back Jump shot: Made (32 PTS)	00:00.4 [BOS 118-116]
	00:00.4	Team Timeout : Short
Robinson Substitution replaced by Davis	00:00.4
	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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