NBA
1/8 Finals Round 3: New York K. - Boston C. 96-113
Date: April 22, 2011
No fantastic finish needed for the Boston Celtics this time. They simply spoiled Madison Square Garden's postseason homecoming party right from the start. Paul Pierce scored 38 points, Ray Allen added 32, and Rajon Rondo had a Celtics' playoff-record 20 assists as Boston beat the New York Knicks 113-96 on Friday night to take a 3-0 in their first-round playoff series. Rondo had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who pulled out two close games in Boston but never trailed in this one, dominating the first playoff game at Madison Square Garden in seven years. They will go for the sweep Sunday afternoon, and no NBA team has ever lost a series after winning the first three games. Boston coach Doc Rivers said he rarely talks to his team about the crowd environment, but the former Knicks player made an exception Friday knowing the stage. "My main concern is this was not entertainment coming in here today. This was a competition and I thought we came with that mentality," Rivers said. After winning the two games in Boston despite trailing in the final half-minute of both, the Celtics scored the first nine points of this one and never really let it get much closer. "You come out and you hit them first. You don't give the crowd a reason to get involved. That was big, when we came out with that run to start the game. We were comfortable from there on out," Pierce said. Carmelo Anthony had 15 points and 11 rebounds but shot 4 for 16 for the Knicks, who were booed as they walked off the court trailing by 23 points after three quarters. "You can't give them that big an opening that they can smell blood," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said. Exactly 10 years to the day since their last home playoff victory, the Knicks were outclassed in the same way they have been so many times in their forgettable decade since. With Chauncey Billups sidelined again with a knee injury, Amare Stoudemire limited by his back spasms and Anthony unable to duplicate his 42-point performance from Game 2, the Knicks lacked the firepower to match the defending Eastern Conference champions. *Courtesy of www.sfgate.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
1/8 Finals Round 3: New York K. - Boston C. 96-113
Date: April 22, 2011
No fantastic finish needed for the Boston Celtics this time. They simply spoiled Madison Square Garden's postseason homecoming party right from the start. Paul Pierce scored 38 points, Ray Allen added 32, and Rajon Rondo had a Celtics' playoff-record 20 assists as Boston beat the New York Knicks 113-96 on Friday night to take a 3-0 in their first-round playoff series. Rondo had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who pulled out two close games in Boston but never trailed in this one, dominating the first playoff game at Madison Square Garden in seven years. They will go for the sweep Sunday afternoon, and no NBA team has ever lost a series after winning the first three games. Boston coach Doc Rivers said he rarely talks to his team about the crowd environment, but the former Knicks player made an exception Friday knowing the stage. "My main concern is this was not entertainment coming in here today. This was a competition and I thought we came with that mentality," Rivers said. After winning the two games in Boston despite trailing in the final half-minute of both, the Celtics scored the first nine points of this one and never really let it get much closer. "You come out and you hit them first. You don't give the crowd a reason to get involved. That was big, when we came out with that run to start the game. We were comfortable from there on out," Pierce said. Carmelo Anthony had 15 points and 11 rebounds but shot 4 for 16 for the Knicks, who were booed as they walked off the court trailing by 23 points after three quarters. "You can't give them that big an opening that they can smell blood," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said. Exactly 10 years to the day since their last home playoff victory, the Knicks were outclassed in the same way they have been so many times in their forgettable decade since. With Chauncey Billups sidelined again with a knee injury, Amare Stoudemire limited by his back spasms and Anthony unable to duplicate his 42-point performance from Game 2, the Knicks lacked the firepower to match the defending Eastern Conference champions. *Courtesy of www.sfgate.com
 BOSTON C. (coach: Joe Mazzulla)113 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 7 | eIjdI, einIj | 35 | 0-64 (42.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 1 | 0 | 66 | 85 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 87 | 5 |
| 85 | SllRj, eiF | 49 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 2-66 (98.9%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 81 | 5 |
| 43 | OaRQZR, Oiul | 44 | 2-66 (98.9%) | 1-2 (90%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 43 | 5 |
| 0 | GiQjRUU, KRLaj | 48 | 3-7 (33.3%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 3 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 5 |
| 9 | P'XRil, zRQBiajR | 89 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| GQRRj, zRff | 86 | 4-1 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| 66 | giLas, GlRj | 67 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 64 | WRsU, gRlIjUR | 64 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| KQsUaZ, XRjid | 9 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -8 | 5 | |
| 68 | WifRQ, kIj | 4 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| buQphF, wQIF | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| OiLlILaZ, Aishi | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 82-07 (39.0%) | 63-83 (02.4%) | 60-69 (22.8%) | 64 | 45 | 34 | 46 | 83 | 5 | 68 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 664 | 657 | |||
 NEW YORK K. (coach: Michael Brown)96 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| SjUhIjF, CiQBRlI | 40 | 4-64 (84.6%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 1-2 (90%) | 4 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 64 | 5 | |
| 6 | AUIudRBaQR, SBiQR | 48 | 8-2 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 84 | gIuDlis, wIjRF | 87 | 6-8 (05%) | 4-3 (90%) | 3-3 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 64 | 5 |
| 1 | yaRlds, vijdQF | 86 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 63 | wuQaif, eIjjF | 65 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| zRffQaRs, ziQRd | 43 | 0-66 (30.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 66 | 5 | |
| 4 | WallaiBs, AhiTjR | 46 | 3-0 (25%) | 8-0 (35%) | 4-3 (90%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 84 | 5 |
| 0 | WilVRQ, mall | 83 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 62 | bisIj, eIDRQ | 60 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 9 | 5 |
| CiQURQ, SjUhIjF | 3 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| WallaiBs, AhRldRj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| mQITj, gRQQaZV | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 83-01 (38.7%) | 7-85 (30.5%) | 86-82 (90.5%) | 68 | 86 | 44 | 62 | 61 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 71 | 90 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
