Celtics End Knicksâ Modest Winning Trend
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The Knicks had trouble stopping Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the fourth quarter on Monday, and even more trouble stopping Kendrick Perkins in the first half.
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There is no substitute for youthful optimism. Minutes removed from finally snapping a franchise-record 18-game losing streak, some Celtics were talking of putting together a winning streak.
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The New York Knicks happily exploited another fourth-quarter collapse by the Miami Heat, who sent Pat Riley to a new low Saturday night.
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Allen Iverson made a nifty pass to Marc Jackson for the winning layup with a second left, and the 76ers moved back to .500 and into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with the Celtics after a 106-105 victory over the New York Knicks last night in Philadelphia.
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It was late in the fourth quarter. The New York Knicks were losing badly. The Madison Square Garden crowd was cheering for the Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony.
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&quot;The lid was closed,&quot; said Thomas, who was shooting 30% before last night, when he made four shots in the first quarter and was 6-for-8 overall (15 points) in the Knicks&#39; 110-96 victory over the Clippers.
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Amare Stoudemire registered 29 points  and Quentin Richardson added 25 as the Phoenix Suns'  high-powered offense shifted into top gear Tuesday, romping to  a 133-118 victory over the slumping New York Knicks.
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The post-All-Star-break Celtics look a lot like the pre-All-Star-break Celtics. Injury-plagued. Turnover-prone. Inconsistent.
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A comfy conference lead. A welcome break in the schedule. A grind-it-out victory over one of the league's elite, a victory without your best player. Not a bad way to end a month of January that brought the Celtics back to earth. A little.
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In an era of diminished expectations, Isiah Thomas was rewarded for merely making the Knicks functional again, and fun.
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It took a strange and unexpected call, a television replay and two clutch free throws by Channing Frye for the Knicks to pull out their latest dramatic victory Friday night.
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In the span of a week, the Celtics have gone from phenomenal to mortal. They blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter before losing, 88-83, to the Wizards last night in front of a sellout crowd at TD Banknorth Garden. The Celtics (30-6) have lost back-to-back games (and three out of four) for the first time this season and ...
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The end of the Detroit Pistons' road trip was almost the worst night in their history. Zach Randolph had 25 points and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks rolled to an 89-65 victory over the weary Pistons on Sunday night.
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It was shaping up to be another mundane evening in the back-to-back life of an NBA team. The Knicks, pushed to the limit by the lowly Hawks in Atlanta on Tuesday, clearly were going through the motions early on against Memphis last night at the Garden.
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Knicks coach Isiah Thomas enjoyed a rare easy night at Madison Square Garden.
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The New York Knicks outgunned the Heat in the closing seconds for a 99-93 win on Monday that further tightened the ferocious battle for Eastern Conference playoff berths.
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The Knicks are right on pace to finish the first 20 games with a .500 record after last night&#39;s 96-88 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, which is right where team president Isiah Thomas predicted they would be.