Celtics (19-4) at Knicks (16-9) 12/15

[ejk3489]

Well that couldn't have ended worse...

[CelticSooner]

I knew he would make that just based off how far he got down the court.

[vinnie]

Just don't think it is going to be the Celtics' night. And, they might want to have someone guard Wilson Chandler

[Neurotic Guy]

Fitting end to the half.  Knicks on fire. 

[crownsy]

Jeez, i mean, I'd love to be able to go "man we need to tighten up on defense" and we do a bit, but can STAT or felton miss anytime tonight?

Love jackson on ESPN after the third ridiculous contested fall away "you don't want to give Amare that shot"

No mark jackson, im pretty ok with giving him a fallaway rainbow shot at 17 ft. He hits it, I tip my hat.

[vinnie]

Celtics really played poor defense for much of the half. Amar'e did make some ridiculous shots, but for the most part, the Knicks had tons of open looks and missed a lot of them. They need to tighten the D significantly in the second half or the win streak ends at 10. Amar'e should score 75 against the Heat Friday -- LOL

[CelticSooner]

Unless the C's start playing real lockdown playoff defense Knicks will win this one. It should be close throughout none the less.

I gots work to do, will have to listen to Grande and Max during the second half.

[Change]

I wholeheartedly believe Rondo is hurting the team. He needs to be agressive 2nd half or sit. Nate offensive is needed more in this game.

And what's up with these refs? Its seems everytime Celtics make a run, They kill it.

[MaxAMillion]

I don't have a problem with the defense...they are throwing up a bunch of stuff that is going in. The Celt defense is based on closing down the interior and forcing teams to the perimeter. The Knicks are making a bunch of shots.

The problem is the offense (Doc was right). No way the C's should only have 51 points against the Knicks. The C's should attack the basket constantly. The Knicks have no size inside or shot blockers.

On a separate note, I still hate the JO signing and always will.

[guava_wrench]

Rondo was very annoying. If he gets the ball open underneath, he shouldn't pass to Pierce. Rondo needed to shoot quickly off the backboard.

Dumb plays like that are just setting up his teammates for 3 second violations. We ended up with 2 turnovers on what should have been layups for Rondo.

[mahonedog88]

Wow...that's legit the perfect way for the knicks to end the half.  It's been that kind of game.

2 things I've noticed...you can definately tell the knicks have gotten up alot more for this game then the celtics.  I'm getting the sense that the celtics are just sorta playing, treating this as just another game.

Also, seeing Amare play like this really makes you wonder if that Cs/Cavs series would've maybe played out a bit different last year if the Cavs traded for Amare instead of Jamison.  I'm not saying the Cavs would've won because everything just fell into place perfectly for the Celtics last year, but it def would've been SO much more competitive and probably would've gone 7 games.

[snively]

Just don't think it is going to be the Celtics' night. And, they might want to have someone guard Wilson Chandler

Eh, the Knicks got by on mostly low % stuff for most of the 2nd quarter, while the C's got great looks in the paint.  If that continues, the C's have a great chance at this. 

It's the offensive boards in the 1st quarter that we can't allow.

[j804]

Well that's what you get when you don't practice since what our last game? were sleepwalking out there Defensively a step slow on everything

[LooseCannon]

D'Antoni was an assistant coach for the 2008 Olympic team.  Clearly, he is who LeBron wishes was available to coach the Heat.

[kozlodoev]

So the Knicks went on fire from the three, and we're still only down 7.