Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks made a statement to the rest of the Eastern Conference on Saturday afternoon, knocking off the Boston Celtics to go up 1-0 in the best-of-seven series.
That statement—which has been CC'd to the Miami Heat—is simple.
The Knicks are playoff contenders in the East.
Maybe more specifically, as long as No. 7 is suiting up, the Knicks are playoff contenders in the East.
Anthony took 29 shots and hit four three-pointers en route to his 36 points, giving the Knicks just enough juice to survive Jeff Green (26 points), Paul Pierce (21 points, seven assists) and the rest of the Celtics on Saturday afternoon by a score of 85-78.
Chastised as a potential first-round knockout candidate, the Knicks are dealing with injuries and old age now more than ever before this season. Amar'e Stoudemire isn't expected to play in Round 1, Tyson Chandler and Kenyon Martin are both coming back from injuries and with Marcus Camby and Pablo Prigioni sidelined for Game 1, there were some that thought the Knicks couldn't hang tough enough with Boston ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Ethan Grant
Carmelo Anthony’s Game 1 Performance Proves Knicks Are Contenders in East
April 20th, 2013 by Ethan Grant Leave a reply »
Advertisement