Eastern Conference Quarterfinal: (3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) New York Knicks

[EmpireWF]

Crap, I hope Amare's back is only acting up and not something too serious.

 

[jeffx]

Knicks did the best they could with this flawed roster. They just don't have the pieces right now.

 

[IamMedellin]

jared fukin jeffries?.....really?

 

[SHOGUN]

Melo can't do it all by himself.

:shifty:

 

[EmpireWF]

Wojo knocks Anthony for apparently being okay with his big statistical night despite losing. Also, he suggest the Celtics could lose 3/4 and we'll be back in Boston for a Game 5, all tied up.

Here's the conclusion of his column...

Yes, this was a gallant performance out of Anthony, out of these undermanned Knicks. The Celtics aren’t playing well now. They’ve executed in the final minutes, survived Games 1 and 2, but they’ll probably come back to Boston for Game 5 with the series 2-2. Unless Stoudemire’s back doesn’t allow him to return this weekend, the Celtics won’t make it out of a rocking Madison Square Garden with complete control of the series.

So yes, Anthony will come back to Boston with a chance to steal Game 5, to maybe yet steal this series. When Game 2 was over, Anthony told his teammates in the locker room that “Boston didn’t do anything but take care of home court.’”

‘Melo seemed far too glad to take the praise for playing so brilliantly with such a skeleton crew on the floor. These series are won in the telltale moments at the end, and the Knicks had chances in Games 1 and 2 to get out of Boston with a victory. So much comes with a superstar’s job, and it doesn’t end with a magical box score to frame for your home study.

Carmelo Anthony says this was a lot of fun, but champions don’t find joy in statistics that spare them the tabloids’ wrath. They come to take everything, and they’re miserable unless they do. Anthony’s never been that superstar, never embraced that burden, that mindset.

He’s an epic talent, but he can still be more, and that can still happen in these playoffs. The time’s now. Far, far from the sweet cocoon of his old Rocky Mountain home, ‘Melo’s new address demands it.

Anthony falls short of stardom with loss - NBA - Yahoo! Sports


Win just one of these home games please.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

1st alicia now this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PDTMUsJg2k

In typical Swizz Beats fashion, that was epically bad.

 

[Juggernaut]

IDK, if I was Melo and I almost single handily beat the Celtics, and I knew I'd have Amar'e or Chauncey back for games 3 an 4, yeah...I'd probably be happy.

 

[G-men]

IDK, if I was Melo and I almost single handily beat the Celtics, and I knew I'd have Amar'e or Chauncey back for games 3 an 4, yeah...I'd probably be happy.

yeah id be real happy being down 0-2 in a series against the defending Eastern Conference Champs

 

[ram29jackson]

is the game not televised tonight ?

 

[kmanharris]

is the game not televised tonight ?

:facepalm:

 

[EmpireWF]

is the game not televised tonight ?

Friday night, buddy

 

[Champ]

No one took Celtics in 4?

 

[Twigg4075]

I'm a C's fan and I say they take it in 6. They play notoriously bad on the road in the playoffs so I can see this series coming back to Boston tied 2-2. Not to mention they squeaked out those two wins, with two of the Knicks best players out.

 

[Juggernaut]

yeah id be real happy being down 0-2 in a series against the defending Eastern Conference Champs

bama:

They were playing with only one of their 3 best players. Chauncey and Amare were out, yet the game was still only won in the last minute. Now your'e getting both of them back, and your'e going to be playing at home for the next two games. Added to that, you know Melo has to be feeling good knowing he can almost carry this team by himself.

And you know those clutch shots that won it for Boston in the end? Well yeah, Mr.Big Shot is coming back and will be taking the same shots for NY now.

 

[IamMedellin]

Knicks better not get swept

Msg better not play that swizz beatz song

 

[manchild24]

WOW, I dont know the players on the Knicks but did that guy puss out at the end of the game trying to wrap a pass around a defender down low. You take that shit up hard get fouled and get your ass to the line.

 

[jeffx]

I guess the league forced Sir Charles to apologize for his remarks about D'Amdummy. He was telling the truth.

 

[G-men]

bama:

They were playing with only one of their 3 best players. Chauncey and Amare were out, yet the game was still only won in the last minute. Now your'e getting both of them back, and your'e going to be playing at home for the next two games. Added to that, you know Melo has to be feeling good knowing he can almost carry this team by himself.

And you know those clutch shots that won it for Boston in the end? Well yeah, Mr.Big Shot is coming back and will be taking the same shots for NY now.

bama:

at the end of the day, they still have to win 4 out of 5 against the Celtics. no matter who you are or what the circumstances may be, you cant be happy going into a game 3 down 0-2.

 

[Juggernaut]

Because no team has come back from a 0-2 deficit to win the series right? They lost the first two games AT boston, without Chauncey AND Amare, in the last minute. Now they're coming to play at home, in front of an electric crowd.

Momentum in on the Knicks side.

 

[Twigg4075]

I think MSG will be rocking tonight and the Knicks will get a much needed win...but of course I'm rooting for the C's all the way!