The Boston Celtics returned home Friday night and managed to rebound from a tough loss to the Cavaliers with a 105-101 win over the Knicks. The Celtics are now 2-1 on the season, and managed to grab a victory over an Atlantic Division rival.
It wasn't easy, as New York, now led by former Phoenix Suns power forward Amar'e Stoudemire pushed the Knicks into the lead for a time in the for a time in the first half, and were within two points with less than a minute to go in the game.
However, Stoudemire's 27 points and Raymond Felton's bench-leading 16 points weren't enough to overcome the scoring of Paul Pierce (25 points), Kevin Garnett (24 points) and Glen Davis (a bench-leading 16 points) as the Celtics put away the game in the closing seconds on two Paul Pierce free throws.
I was in attendance this evening, watching from Row G in Loge 19 (corner seats near the Celtics locker room tunnel with a great view of the court). What did I notice? Let's take a look.
Sloppy Play Puts the Celts Behind Early
The first thing I saw tonight was absolutely play from the outset on both sides of the ball. On offense, ther ...
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