There was no funeral like the Knicks hoped.

Led by Kevin Garnett’s 16 points and 18 rebounds, five Celtics contributed double figures in a 92-86 win over the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

Carmelo Anthony once again struggled on offense going against Jeff Green and Brandon Bass. Anthony finished with 22 points on just 8-for-24 shooting. Raymond Felton led the charge for the Knicks and finished with 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.
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Kenyon Martin guaranteed a Celtics “funeral” in Game 5, indicating he felt the Knicks would close out their first round series in Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. Didn’t happen.

The Celtics beat the Knicks 92-86 to force Game 6 Friday night in Boston.

The Knicks played up the hype even more before the game, looking foolish while wearing all black as if they were attending a funeral:

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It turns out they could be early for their own funeral. Boston Strong!

“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”

Former Celtics center Jason Collins revealed he is gay, in an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated.

With the announcement Collins is now the first active openly gay male athlete from the four major pro sports in America. In other words, this is a pretty big deal.

Recently, there have been reports that at least a few prominent NFL athletes still playing plan to come out soon, but Collins is the first, so he will pave the way for what could be several other pro athletes to come out soon. Continue reading Former Celtics Center Jason Collins is Gay »

After blowing a 20-point third quarter lead, the Boston Celtics managed to hang on in overtime to beat the New York Knicks in Game 4 of their first round playoff series, 97-90. With the win, the Celtics sent the series back to New York for Game 5 on Wednesday.

Jason Terry finally showed up to help the Celtics avoid an embarrassing sweep, scoring the last nine points in overtime as part of an 18 point effort on 7-of-10 shooting. Paul Pierce had a team-high 29 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists, while Jeff Green added 26 points and Kevin Garnett pulled down 17 rebounds to go with 13 points.

Game 4 marked the first time in the series the Celtics surpassed 80 points.

Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 36 points for the Knicks, though it took him 35 field goal attempts to get there (he made 10). With J.R. Smith serving a one-game suspension for elbowing Terry in Game 3, Raymond Felton stepped up in his absence, sparking a third quarter run to bring the Knicks back from a 59-39 deficit three minutes into the second half. Continue reading JET, Celtics Hang on in OT to Avoid Knicks Sweep »

The Celtics scored under 80 points for the third straight game and now trail the Knicks 0-3 in their seven game playoff series after a 90-76 loss in Boston on Friday night.

Jeff Green led the Celtics with 21 points and 9 rebounds, but seemed to turn the ball over every time the Knicks double teamed him. Green finished with five turnovers. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett combined to shoot just 11-for-28. Pierce had 17 points, while Garnett grabbed 17 rebounds.
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The Celtics scored just 23 points in the second half and went without a field goal in the last nine and a half minutes as they lost game 2 of their playoff series with the New York Knicks, 87-71.

Carmelo Anthony was once again brilliant for the Knicks, and finished with 34 points. Recently crowned Sixth Man of the Year, J.R. Smith, added 19 for a Knicks team that now find themselves up 2-0 in the series as they head to Boston.
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The Celtics dropped game 1 of their best-of-seven first round playoff series to the New York Knicks, 85-78. The Celtics’ led by as many as seven points late in the third quarter, but couldn’t hang on. Game 2 is set for Tuesday night back at Madison Square Garden. What did the Celtics and their fans learn from game 1?

Point Guards are Important

After ACL tears to both Rajon Rondo and Leandro Barbosa left the Celtics thin in the backcourt, Doc Rivers and the coaching staff decided that they would play a ‘point guard by committee’ style of Basketball. The Knicks exposed this strategy on Saturday. Avery Bradley, Paul Pierce and Jeff Green, the Celtics primary ball-handling playmakers in their offensive system, combined for 16 of the team’s 21 turnovers. Meanwhile, Knicks point guard, Raymond Felton, turned the ball over just twice in 43 minutes of play.
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