If you suffered through that game on a Friday night, then you 1) have no life or b) have no life.
The Celtics beat the Knicks, 96-92, in a game that just wouldn’t die. My god that 4th quarter lasted forever. The Celtics lead peaked at 11 points in the 2nd quarter but Boston just refused to play hard enough to put away the hapless Knicks.
Boston trailed early in the 1st quarter thanks to a 3 minute scoreless stretch. The streak was broken when Isaiah Thomas banked home a 3-pointer and 1. The Celtics picked up the defensive intensity and pace in the 2nd quarter where they stretched the lead to 11 points. It was a true team effort. At one point in the 2nd quarter, 9 Celtics had at least one field goal.
Rather than step on the throttle in the 3rd quarter, the Celtics played lackluster and care-free. How bad was the defense? Andres Bargnani torched Boston for 10 of his game high 25 points. Thanks to a quick 5 point spurt by Thomas at the end of the quarter, the C’s maintained a 7 point lead.
The 4th quarter was pure torture.The Knicks refused to die and neither coach wanted to take his time-outs into the locker room. Seriously, the quarter must have lasted 40 minutes. Fortunately, style points don’t matter and the C’s ran off with the W
Green
Thomas (18 points, 6 assists) didn’t shoot the ball particularly well (4-13), but he looked light years better than he did Wednesday night vs Miami. It appears the back stiffness is finally behind him.
Brandon Bass cranked out a blue-collar double double (16 points, 10 rebounds).
Evan Turner filled up the stat-sheet once again – 15 points, 7 rebound, 5 assists and 5 TOs.
Gross
Tough night for Tyler Zeller (2 points, -10 in 12 minutes).
The birthday celebration for Clyde Frazier was a big cup of awkward. From the a cappella group to that silly skipper’s hat, nothing about this party seemed right. I’m still trying to figure out why CSNNE shared it with us.
Greenlights
Thomas banks triple and gets fouled
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Thomas ducks under
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Grid
- Boston made 34 of 43 FTs
- NY outscored Boston, 44-32 in the paint
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