Now it's looking like a college game for real. 1:00 remaining in the game---
1:25 to play No points scored. Shumpert controls. Finds white for three, but he misses the open look.
2:31 remaining in the game. You have Shumpert, Copeland, James White on the floor. Novak also and a No. 55 with a headband running up and down the court.
4th Block for Martin. Wow. What a treasure for the Knicks. Martin playing his heart off from the bench. He's high fiving fans now.
Neither team getting anything to fall in the past minute.
4:58 left in the game--- The Knicks are making it look like a college basketball game shooting 57% from the fllor.
5:30 left--- Martin with another block!!
Knicks should honor Nas and start singing... "Whose game is this? This game is mine!" They are dominating after that timeout. And now the CELTICS GO ON A BREAK.
KG getting dirty. Chops Felton on the screen. Gets called for the foul. Knick ball. 5 fouls on KG.
6:55 KENYON MARTIN WITH THE DEFENSE!! It looked like it was Melo with the block. These guys look much alike...
7:52 The Knicks bench excited after J.R. Smith slams it home!
8:40 Garnett at the line 2-2... nine point game. NO! Melo with the jumper.
Melo answers immediately with a jumper... Defense steps up and fouls Garnett. K-Mart on the foul.
TIMEOUT KNICKS
9:15 Sound the Jaws music. The Celtics are roaring back.
10:33 Celtics' Crawford gets two points. Melo just dropped his 30th point of the game.
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Knicks answer back scoring 32 points in the quarter to the Celtics' 11. They lead 74-59.
Carmelo has 26 points already. 30-point game is inevitable right now. ... He gets called for the foul after getting tangled up with Kevin Garnett
3:44 Garnett sinks the jumper and then Felton drives to the hoop in the Knicks following possession. --- Terry forces a turnover.
4:50 Freen drives. Dishes. Garnnet misses and Felton brings it down. Tells Melo he has it. Runs the offense. SWISH! Melo!
Pierce tried drawing a foul on the other end, Smith goes to the line as he draws the foul and it's now a 12-point game
TIMEOUT CELTICS!
5:59 ANTHONY SINKS THE JUMPER OVER and then Felton drives through the lane and sinks it.
7:01 Jeff Green at the line 1-1 2-2 from the linee... THree point game........ Nope. Three by Anthony Six point game
7:32 remaining in the third quarter
24-second violation and the Knicks defense is back in motion.
8:49 Knicks have taken the lead! They started the second half on a 10-2 run
9:33 Melo 2-2 from the line.
10:06 Garnett misses and Shumpert has single-handedly tied the game!
Celics are 0-2 so far in the second half. Melo forces the action and misses from the baseline.
11:34 Shumpter with a three!
The action will commence in minutes!
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Celtics up 48-42 at the half. They were also leading in the previous game.
SECONDS REMAINING-- Felton gets the steal and then seals the deal after he gets blocked.
1:41 Though the Celtics just committed a turnover, their ball movement has the Knicks scrambling
2:53 The Celtics are pushing it! Easy for Celtics. Too Easy!
4:31 PIERCE TO GREEN FROM BEYOND HALF COURT!! Alley!
Knicks not doing any scoring and the Celtics are taking advantage. No penetration. No ball movement.
5:52 remaining in the half-- TIMEOUT Knicks.
Garnett just saved two points as he moved Tyson Chandler.
6:34 Melo! Brick. Nobody gets back. No. Felton back, but Terry keeps it! Third three of the game!
Felton with the floater. Bricks. The Celtics waste no time to push the ball up court. Terry misses.
7:46 left in the half-- Anthony just sunk a three!
8:04 The Celtics on an 11-0 run!!! Wow!
Knick ball. Smith with the catch and shoot. No luck. Airball.
10:17 to play--- Timeout on the floor---
10:58 Knicks at the line and leading. J.R. Smith knocked down a three at the buzzer before the conclusion of the quarter.
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4:14- Time left in the first quarter
Tipoff is just minutes away---- Over in Miami the Heat are down by three to the Bucks.
The New York Knicks play the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs. Check the score, play-by-play in the live blog of this matchup as tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. This is perfect if you forgot to tune into the game or are simply stuck where the game is unavailable.
The Knicks have the advantage. The are up 1-0 in the series and have the 2013 Scoring Champ and Sixth Man of the Year in Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith. Though they are up in the series, they will have to come out charging from the gates as we can expect this veteran Celtics team to know how important it is to tie this series. The Celtics will surely give the Knicks hell if they slack off.
In Game 1, the Knicks struggled from the floor hitting 40 percent of their shots. Anthony started the game on fire, but then cooled off in the first half. He began the game 4-4 with 10 points and went on to finish the have with just two buckets and about 10 shots missed. Kenyon Martin gave the Knicks a shot in the arm off the bench as he finished with a team high nine rebounds in the first meeting.
It will be key for the Knicks to get consistent support off the bench as Tyson Chandler is still working his way to his starter role. Available today for the Knicks is Pablo Prigioni, who missed Game 1 due to ankle issues. He has great vision and plays with a blue collar mentality.
For the Celtics, the key will be the turnovers. They were killed in the second half of Game 1 because they couldn't keep their possessions. They finished the fourth quarter with a historic low, eight points and 25 in total in the second half. Who know what would have been of Game 1 had the Celtics showed up playing their usual aggressive basketball in years past.
They are without Rajon Rondo and their three-point shooter, Ray Allen, is in Miami. Jeff Green and Avery Bradley made solid contributions in Game 1 scoring 43 points combined. With a similar performance and a lack of turnovers, the Celtics could make this a series once again.