Knicks Lead Series 1-0.
SMITH GETS THE STEAL!!!! The Knicks dribble it out! Game over! The Celtics score just 8 points in the fourth quarter and are down in the series.
40.6 remaining in the game KNICKS UP 85-78 TheKnicks strip the Celtics.
THIS COULD BE GAME!!! Melo to Martin who drops the layup!
Green at the line with 1:02 remaining-- The Celtics are 18-18 from the line.
1:41- Knick fans get to their feet! Kidd with the ball. Melo with the ball. FOR THREE! No. TWO! Yes! Knicks up by seven!
Kidd so clutch! Picks up another turnover. . . Celtics walk it up. Terry for three. No!
ANTHONY WITH THE LAYUP! FIVE POINT GAME WITH 2:31 remaining in the game!--
3:30 remaining--- Kidd with solid defense. Kidd walking it up after Pierce misses the three. J.R. misses the three! The Knicks haven't been able to put this one away despite having plenty of opportunities.
Smith can't finish but the comes back to steal the ball! what a hustle. 3:50 on the clock Felton for three! NO!
4:32- Pierce pops a jumper from the free throw line!! Three-point game
Missed free throw.1-2 for Felton
4:52 Kidd with the steal! Green had the ball and Kidd knocked it away. Felton then gets fouled as he's attempting layup. Pierce with the foul.
Smith at the line-- Brick! 5:30- Green travels! Turnover. Smith misses the jumper.
Garnett just picked up his fifth foul in a tight game that could end up going to overtime. No bueno for Celtics.
Melo is just a little more aggression away from picking up his fourth foul
5:44- Smith with the layup! Jumps! Looks like he's swimming as his legs are all over the place. Lays it in! And-1! Knicks have a chance to make it a five-point game after we return from commercials.
6:00- Pierce with a jumper! Swish!
Garnett draws the foul. Smith was there on the help and he was charged with the foul. Felton complains about a foul and doesn't go after the loose ball.
6:40- Melo with the ball. Working on Green! MONEY! Sinks his second consecutive jumper. 32 points for Melo.
7:12 Kidd misses jumper after Melo knocks down jumper and makes hard play on defense to prevent the score.
8:09- Garnett with the short jumper Martin almost got the block. Tied at 72.
This game looks like it's goingto be close if both teams continue playing this way.
The Celtics get a foul call as Pierce was hit by Kenyon Martin.
8:52- Felton holds the ball. organizaes offense. Melo up. Misses. FELTON WITH THE OFFENSIVE REBOUND! ...but he can't make in the layup. Fail! Celtics ball.
9:14- Carmelo with suffocating defense on Green. Foul on Melo. Melo with tough D forces Green to pass it up.
9:37 another offensive rebound and the crowd is on their feet. Knicks turn it over. NO! Martin gets the ball lays it up! And-1!
Free throw good! Knicks lead by 2.
10:20 Knicks not able to capitalize after extra possession... Wow Martin's defensive presence! Strips Green Knick bal.
10:52 Garnett misses jumper and Knicks down by just one.
Copeland with beautiful defense on Garnett
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15.2 seconds remaining- Terry called for a foul. . . Kidd to the line. 2-2. Celtics bring it up slowly.
41.8 seconds remaining- the Knicks have gold ice cold. Melo gets the ball and he sinks it in. The Knicks need him now.
1:16-- Boston 11-1 run! Pierce with the three that rims in and out and sinks in!
Melo misses once again as we approach 2:00--- Celtics up four after a layup. Knicks getting offensive boards.
2:30- Pierce on the line. 2-2
Knicks called for the foul and Smith and Felton react to the call. They wanted the strip.
Melo with the ball after sinking the free throw and tying the game... Melo is ICE ICE COLD!!
We return to the action as they both get on the floor.
3:05 remaining in the third quarter---- Knicks will shoot tech free throw when th action returns.
Melo backs himself onto Pierce. Defensive 3-second. One-shot tech.
3:27- Melo misses the pull up as it goes in and out. Knicks playing zone. Moving well to the ball. Pierce ariballs it and hears it from the fans.
4:04- Smith drives to the hoop. Ball stripped and off his quads. ... Pierce has the ball. Fiends Bradley. Bucket! Celtics lead.
4:24- Melo with a hard foul on Lee as he was going up for the slam. Lee at the line. 2-2
Lee can't knock down the shot. Knicks get the rebound... Kidd to Martin! JAM!
5:19- Knicks get the lead right back! Felton wide open knocks down the tre
5:38-- Pierce takes it to the hoop. Gets a foul call... That's the fourth consecutive foul called. Pierce gives Celtics the lead
6:03-- Offensive foul on Garnett....Another whistle... Melo draws a foul on Green. It's getting physical now.
6:15- Melo on the elbow. Drives. OFFENSIVE FOUL! Pierce draws another foul.
6:36- Knicks turn it over. Bradley drives. Puts it up. Nothing, then Garnett slaps it out.
7:27-- Smith with a desperation jumperthat bricks. . . Knicks play good D on the other end. Melo walks it up. TIE BALL GAME!
8:07-- Bradley called for a block fou. Felton passes the ball to nobody. Then Chandley picks up the foul as Green takes it to the hoop.
Green goes 2-2 from the line.
8:35- Shump called for the foul 4th on him. He sits... Ball getting inbounded by the Celtics.
9:01-- Pierce with a horrendous shot. . . Knicks take the lead! Smith immediately sinks the jumper from the top of the key over Green
9:19- Knicks can't take the lead as Shumpert can't handle ball goingup on the layup---- SMITH back in the game.
10:04-- Sloppy ball again. Melo open for three! Wide open! First points of the quarter!
10:25- Both teams struggling in the 3rd quarter--- 0-4 combined.
11:43 Melo misses a three to open up the half
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CELTICS UP 53-49
Melo with a horrible shot.... He goes 2-11 from the floor after starting 4-4. has 19 points.
Pierce misses three at the top of the key.
30 seconds to play in the first half... Melo with the ball. Pierce on Melo. Knocked out of bounds. :06 seconds to shoot.
Melo at the line- sinks first free throw. TIMEOUT KNICKS... 2-2 from the line.
1:00 minute to go--- Felton with the ball. Celtics up by six
Melo can't do anything but dribble a lot and then force the turnover. Celtics score.
1:42 GREEN TO THE BASKET!! And-1! Knicks not getting back.
Melo has the ball. Jumper.. Misses. Neither team taking advantage of each others' struggles.
2:00- Copelan in for Smith. Melo fouled by Green. No tech on him despite extra contact after whistle. Kidd inbounds.
2:24 Shumpert drives. Guess who draws the offensive foul? Paul Pierce. Celtic ball. Shumper foul
2:39 to play in the second quarter--- It will be Knicks ball.
3:06--- Two free throws go in. J.R smith with the handle. Misses layup. Chandler grabs the rebound. SMITH FOR THREE! Yes! (Marv Albert voice)
3:23 left in the half--- Felton dribbles... gives it to Shump. Lee with the steal. Misses layup. Foul on Felton. Lee to the line.
Knicks with a turnover... Celtics turn it over. Felton turns it over. Pierce travels. SLOPPY BALL!!!
The Knicks probably too worried about the outside shit have been getting murdered in the paint as Bradley is chopping up the Knicks' interior game.
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4:07-- BRADLEY AGAIN WITH THE CUT!!! Boston up by two points.
4:39 Bradley cuts to the hook and ties the game. He had just missed an easy layup before.
5:09- PIERCE FEED GARNETT WHO SLAMS IT HOME WITH THE ALLEY!!
5:49 WOW! Melo with the beautiful moves! Spin move and then sinks the jumper from the base line.... J.R. SMITH WITH A SIMILAR MOVE SINKS THE LAYUP!!
6:07- Chandler with tight D on Garnett who misses the hook.
6:20--- MELO BREEZES BY BASS! Garnett with the foul. Late call. Wow, it looked like a clean block. 2 on KG.
Melo 2-2 from the line.
Melo gets the foul call. Ball inbounded to Melo.
6:38 Novak in and fouls Green. ... Green sinks both shots.
Melo had a chance to penetrate, but settled for the jumper instead.
7:01- Bradley knocks down the jumper... Melo misses jumper on other side.
MELO BACK ON THE COURT... so is Pierce.
7:16-- Felton tries to dunk, misses, Martin the trailer picks up rebound and then gets hacked by Garnet. First personal on KG.
Misses first FT..... 1-2 from the line.
Yuck! Martin with a brick as we hit 7:30 mark in the second quarter... FELTON WITH THE STEAL!
7:57- Green answers again! Sinks a jumper as he was pleading for the ball.
8:19- Shumper steps on the line as he caught a line-drive pass from Felton. Turnover.
8:29- Knicks with a beautiful possession. Celtics can't get shot off and Felton with a block to cement the turnover and 24-sec shot clock violation.
Melo still on the bench...
TIMEOUT CELTICS---- with 8:56 to play in the second quarter----
Knicks having trouble covering the floor. Ironically, Courtney Lee and Terry missed wide open threes. They take advantage on offense and sink three straight threes.
8:56- Shump sinks a three! That's 9 straight points for N.Y. on three straight threes!
Kidd with a three no problem this time.! Sinks it... KIDD WITH BACK TO BACK THREES TO TIE IT!
Kidd missed tree. AIRBALL!.... Green answers on the other side with an easy layup
GREEN SINKS A THREE AS SHOT CLOCK WAS EXPIRING! Knicks held it down on defense in that possession.
11:42-- Felton sinks shot..
Melo on the bench at start of period and so is Pierce.
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Knicks have to step it up on defense since the Celtics are spreading the floor well.
Celtics should just keep a face on Carmelo's face if they want to stay close.
First quarter notes: Celtics finish quarter on 10-2 run. They slow down Melo at the basket. He missed two layups after penetrating to the basket. Celtics able to keep up and prevent baskets.
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BUCKET!!! At the buzzer Jeff Green sink a three and they go into the second quarter with a three!
Still tied in MSG as we are seconds from concluding the period.
Knicks tie the game on a tip in by Martin... OH!!!! ANd on the other end Martin blocks Terry!
Celtics push it up the floor! Layup, miss, offensive rebound. tap in! Celtics take the lead
Tied ball gmae with less than 2:00 minutes remaining in the first quarter. Smith misses fade away.
Pierce has the ball and he runs it up the floor. Kidd called four a foul on Pierce. Refs are being too tough if you ask me. Pierce to the line....
1-2 from the line... 2-2 from the line.
Pierce knocks down his free throw.... Melo misses free throw on the other side.
2:23 remaining in the 1st QTR- Knicks lead 24-21. Though the game is close, they seem to have more of an advantage.
SMITH WITH THE JAM TO GET THE CROWD ROARING!... Pierce answers right back with a layup and-1!
Pierce misses jumper. Smith with the ball. Throws up a floater. Smith called for the foul and he wants an explanation. Fans react and they boo. Bad call. Pierce was in the restricted area. Kidd with the pump fake as the Knicks force the turnover.
Kenyon Martin in the game as Chandler takes a break. Illegal screen on Martin. Kidd also in the game.
Boom! Green answers with a three. . . J.R. Smith with a jumper! Swish! . . . There's Pierce with some points.
Fan yells LET'S GO MELO as he sinks his free throw. He has 13 of the Knicks 20 points this quarter.
4:40 left to play in the 1st QTR-- Chandler with the block. Melo pushes it up! Bradley on defense. Melo AND-1!!
Celtics make it a three-point possession. .... Melo now 0-2 after starting 4-4. . . . Felton called for a foul on the other end of the floor.
Whoa! These refs are being sticklers. They just gave Chandler a foul and a tech! He "pushed" Garnett and then tapped him on the hind right after.
5:20- Already feeling Smith's presence. Goaltend on Garnett, give Smith two points.
J.R. Smith in the game and it looks like he just woke up from a nap. . . Garnett misses an easy layup. Offensive rebound. Bass knocks down the jumper
6:02 OH! Determination! Bradley contests, Felton sinks the jumper! Swish And-1!!! Felton at the line.
Melo playing defense, forces Pierce to pass it up. Three passes later. Bucket! Bradley from downtown.
6:50 Knicks on their side. Melo misses his first shot of the game.
Copeland draws a charge on Pierce who's struggled!
The Celtics run a play and they waste it on Pierce, who bricks a three. Copeland misses a three.
7:46 TIMEOUT CELTICS--- Following Melo's three! He's 4-4 from the floor. This guy is trouble!
8:17- Knicks take their first lead of the game! Melo with a three!!! 3-3 with 7 points for the NBA scoring champ!
Knicks with the ball. What a pick and what a drivel Felton takes it to the hole!! Two points
6-4 Cheerio! Garnett knocks down his second jumper of the game.
4-4 Knicks tie as Melo sinks another jumper rom the same spot.
4-2 Celtics lead and they miss the shot as the Knicks defense makes its presence.
Knicks 2 shots-... 2 airballs... Melo with a jumper!
After the first minute. Celtics up 4-0! Bradley with the cut!
Celtics airballs a three! Celtic ball.
2-0 Celtics after Garnett jumper
Here's tip off! Knicks fans boo as Celtics have possession! And they then yell D-FENSE! Garnett with the jumper!
The 2013 New York Knicks get ready to face the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs. If you can't watch the game for any reason, join us as we bring you scoring updates of the game as the NBA Playoffs have begun. Check out the top of the article for score and the body of the article for the plays that led to the score. Here's what both teams bring to the table.
The Knicks had a very successful season. They started well and finished with an impressive run and at one point even had a 13-game winning streak rolling. Carmelo Anthony left his best basketball for the last games of the season as the Knicks convincingly locked up the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference after a couple of weeks of battling agianst the Indiana Pacers for the better playoff position.
For the Celtics, the season was disappointing. In 2012 they were just one game away from the NBA Finals. Ray Allen departed for the beaches in Miami leaving just Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce as the members of the Big Three. The youth and speed was removed after Rajon Rondo went down with a knee injury, but they still managed to win games and stayed above .500 finishing the 41-40.
Now, the prediction is that the Knicks will take this series, whether five, six or seven games, the Knicks are supposed to win it. I personally have it the Knicks winning in five. They have a solid bench, though they are dealing with injuries and they have Anthony, who's one of the hottest players in the league. You can't count out the Celtics who have a very saavy and pesky Jason Terry on their squad.
Many thing the Celtics can pull out the victory following the tragic episodes of Monday's Boston Marathon bombing. If anybody knows about bouncing back from tragedy it's the Knicks.They had Madison Square Garden packed with believers though the Knicks opened up their season against the defending champion Miami Heat. New York was fighting back following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Sandy. Now the Celtics will look at this episode to give their people a reason to follow the game.s
Here's what the Celtics' Pierce had to say, "I think when you go through tragedy as a city you kind of look for something to cling on, and really I believe that the city of Boston lives and dies with our sports teams and they're going to be watching closely." Pierece also said the Knicks were expected to win and Anthony accepted the respect and knows the Knicks have to play now in order to actually win the series.
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