The Boston Celtics host the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Listen to the action line on ESPN NY's radio stream online. Celtics fans can also listen to this station, but they might want to tune in to WEEI if they want to hear Boston based coverage.
The Knicks are up 3-0 in the series as they are coming off three consecutive dominant performances against the Celtics. Carmelo Anthony is the MVP of this series as the Knicks are more than likely to lock this series up today. If they are to get into get into the second round of the playoffs, the Knicks can simply put it all away today against the Celtics.
Moving forward, the Celtics have some questions to ask themselves. They are aging and this could possibly be Kevin Garnett's last game in the NBA. Paul Pierce has been the most consistent player in the playoffs as the Celtics haven't really been able to battle against the loaded Knicks.
The Knicks will be without J.R. Smith, but they get great play from Kenyon Martin off the bench. Martin grabs rebounds and can play defense, which balances the lack of offense the Knicks will have now.
Starting Lineups
KNICKS: R. Felton, P. Prigioni, T. Chandler, I. Shumpert, C. Anthony
CELTICS: A. Bradley, P. Pierce, J. Green, B. Bass, K. Garnett
The Celtics need Brandon Bass to step it up as well as Avery Bradley. There is no doubt that the Celtics need Rajon Rondo in order to succeed, however, they will simply have to play for pride and avoid the sweep as the Knicks are absolutely focused in this series and are ready to dominate in the playoffs.
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