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Celts Hold On Against Knicks

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Wait...haven't we seen this game already?   The Celtics again build up a comfortable, but certainly not insurmountable lead only to have that lead whittled away resulting in another win against an inferior opponent that was needlessly close. 

  • A relatively even first quarter (both teams at one point had a 7/8ish point lead) was followed by a second quarter where the Celtics second unit absolutely dominated. 
  • The 2nd unit of House, Ray, TA, BBD and Powe did a great job on both ends of the floor, particularly the undersized front court of Leon and Baby. 
  • Leon was unstoppable in the second quarter against the Knicks' "bigs"
  • Rajon was visibly more aggressive tonight, a good sign however he's not back to the point that "You Got Rondo'd" chants will be filling the rafters
  • Perk also played very well tonight, including a very un-lazer-like turnaround bank jumper at a key point in the 4th quarter.  Very nice Beast. 
  • And who hit the key shot of the night?  Brian Scalabrine.  Good for Scal, who started for the suspended Garnett
  • Paul Pierce took over yet again in the clutch to save our bacon (along with the dagger from Scals!)
  • Could someone please explain to me the circumstances under which Quentin Richardson thinks he has any reason to talk smack to Paul Pierce?  I don't get it.  He's awful. 
  • Wilson Chandler is clearly the best player on the Knicks.  Amazing. 
  • Stephon Marbury played 0 minutes (inactive) but made the most money of the Knicks players.  (gpowell with the line)

Box Score and quarter splits after the jump

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Final - 11.18.2008 1 2 3 4 Total
New York Knicks 28 19 30 24 101
Boston Celtics 26 30 33 21 110

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BOSTON CELTICS
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Paul Pierce, SF 35 5-13 2-4 10-13 0 8 8 2 1 0 3 1 22
Brian Scalabrine, PF 21 3-5 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 4 8
Kendrick Perkins, C 27 7-9 0-0 2-6 4 4 8 3 0 3 4 3 16
Ray Allen, SG 42 5-14 0-3 5-5 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 15
Rajon Rondo, PG 28 7-11 0-0 1-2 1 7 8 7 2 0 2 2 15
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Leon Powe, PF 28 6-9 0-0 2-2 2 5 7 1 0 1 0 1 14
Eddie House, SG 21 3-6 1-3 1-1 0 5 5 3 2 0 0 2 8
Tony Allen, SG 18 3-6 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 6
Glen Davis, PF 19 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 5 6
Kevin Garnett, PF DNP SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE
Gabe Pruitt, PG DNP COACH'S DECISION
Patrick O'Bryant, C DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
42-79 5-13 21-30 9 36 45 22 7 8 13 20 110
53.2% 38.5% 70.0% Team TO (pts off): 14 (14)

(AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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QRich post game on MSG is hilarious.

He’s such an idiot. PP is in that clown’s head. He’s just rambling about Paul and the New York media is feeding him question after question.

by Green17 on Nov 18, 2008 10:18 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Q-tip is an idiot, but he’s a dangerous idiot. He’s not above taking a cheap shot (as he has shown in the past).

by Berkcelt on Nov 19, 2008 1:27 AM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why must we constantly complain about wins being close.

Unless you have money against the spread who cares? Everybody makes a run in the NBA.. A win is a win is a win. We are really working hard to complain about 10-2.

by Hondo on Nov 18, 2008 10:31 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This one wasn’t that close.

Is Scalabrine on the All-Star ballot?

by Brickowski on Nov 18, 2008 10:33 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i don’t like marbury and the knicks are playing head games with him before they get rid of him and hope he’s ruined for the team that gets him, but if i were the knicks it would be q rich who would be in street clothes. he is useless. yes perk played well, but in the 1st quarter, he was slowing his shot by winding up his shot and putting it down before erecting his shot. smart defensive players will snuff him out. let’s give some kudos to eddie who wasn’t mentioned much, but played a solid game. d’antoni was a master at working the refs and should have been booted.

by nazzbo on Nov 18, 2008 10:42 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hondo

Excellent point Hondo, agree 100%.

10-2 and still complaining. We have come a long, long way in one season and 12 games.

It is also worth noting again the obvious, one Mr Kevin Garnett was absent and we still handled the Knicks.

Great win, great record. Well done to the boys, love your work.

Go the Green !!!!

Cheers

Aussie

by Aussie Celtic on Nov 19, 2008 2:13 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I didn’t have the chance to watch the game against the Knicks but using the box score and recap as sources, it looks like the C’s didn’t blast the Knicks all the way through when they had the chance. Wilson Chandler’s looking pretty good at the box score, filling up the entire stat sheet.

The surprise of the game for me was reading about Scalabrine hitting clutch baskets, a trey and a 20+ footer, when the Knicks were threatening to take the game from us. I’ve read about how Scal has the same brain type as MJ and I think that this game just proved that. Haha. Scal just earned his salary for tonight with those plays.

Nice win by the C’s. 10-2 is always a welcome sight for me.

by Celtic_E on Nov 19, 2008 2:25 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Reyquila

Couldnt watch the game live but we must have played very well defensively against ateam that was scoring like 120 points a game; and without the defensive pressure from KG. Im not a Scal fan but Im happy for him that he was a very important factor in our W. That should upper his confidence for the future, just in case. Im also glad Rondo made an effort to shoot some more. We cant expect to get far this year unless that dude picks it up offensively; absolutely no excuse for a guy with his speed not to even try to take it to the basket. What did he do all Summertime? Just bask in the glory of showing his ring 24 hrs a day? He should have been shooting 1000 balls each day at the GYM, specially at the foul line. I hope last night he “got” it.

by Reyquila on Nov 19, 2008 7:03 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i read bulpett’s piece on the knick verbiage. they should shut up and let their coach do the talking. randolph can talk when he leads the team in defense. until then , he parks his big butt in his mouth.

by nazzbo on Nov 19, 2008 11:15 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wilson Chandler

I saw this guy in the preseason game and now for only my second time last night. This guy really is a player, huh? He can shoot and drive like a 3, but plays strong enough to bang with 4’s. I really like this guy’s intensity and game. How long until the Knicks trade him for (insert selfish overpaid superstar here)?

The Knicks uptempo offense under D’Antoni impressed me too. After they get rid of and obtain a few more pieces, they will have a good roster to run with. I liked when Gorman or Dickerson told us D’Antoni’s theory too: “If you can score 114 a game, its a lot easier to convince players to play defense and just hold them to 113, than the other way around.”

Aside from our Pierce clearouts in the 4th (i just hate how uncreative and boring they are), our offense was great tonight with KG out of the lineup. We isolated Powe a few times in the 2nd quarter and he did great work down there! How about Eddie’s passing too!! That really stuck out to me last night even though his assists don’t show it.

by action781 on Nov 19, 2008 12:04 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Scaly for 3.......

How stupid does Q-Ball have to be to talk junk without a prayer of being able to back it up? I mean he’s stunk his whole career. His brain should be studied to determine how someone with no game thinks so much of himself. He’s not even in Tony’s Allen league and he thinks he can tug on ’Superman’s’ coat?

Oh and the game was never in doubt. The Knicks made an awful lot of tough shots and Boston turned it over due to lack of attention and being a bit too ‘cute’. No worries The C’s are 10-2.

C's are #1

by Birdbrain on Nov 19, 2008 12:22 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice Shooting Baby!!

I was impressed by Big Baby’s outside touch!!

by stoyko on Nov 19, 2008 12:45 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good things and bad things...

Celts shot well, kept the Knicks out of the paint for awhile, and moved the ball well.

The C’s aren’t doing themselves any favors though by keeping teams in games though with their turnovers, bad FT shooting and fouls. They also revert to quick shots late in the game that let the opposing team creep back in.

Doc seems to be all over those mental mistakes and will hopefully clean them up.

Incidently, it was almost 1 year ago today that Q popped off about the Celts (C’s were 11-2 on Nov. 29). Then his team recieved a 40+ point beatdown.

You’d think he’d learn.

by LuckyNumber07 on Nov 19, 2008 1:18 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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