Knicks 94, Celtics 87: The Knicks Display Energy and Grit
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Both the Knicks and Celtics played their stars down to the wire in a preseason game that neither looked nor sounded like an exhibition and ended in a victory for the Knicks.
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Scoring is nice. So are defense, consistency, and staying in games. But not if they're coming in losing efforts.
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Paul Pierce scores 28 points, and the Celtics win for the first time this season in the Knicks' home opener.
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Stephon Marbury made five 3-pointers in the second quarter to help put the Knicks ahead for good, and New York received a fourth-quarter boost from Jerome Williams in a 90-82 victory last night over the Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden.
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It is only summer league, but the Knicks are 2-0 and youngsters like Renaldo Balkman and Demetris Nichols are making Isiah Thomas, the coach and president, look good and feel good.
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Paul Pierce scored 28 points, Ricky Davis added 20, and the Celtics shot 56 percent to win for the first time this season, crushing the New York Knicks 107-73 in the Saturdayâs home opener at Madison Square Garden.
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With this city obsessed by a certain pinstriped baseball squad, another New York team with a bloated payroll comes to mind. Like the Yankees, the Knicks also are a divisional rival of their Boston counterpart. To the dismay of those trying to promote NBA basketball as a quality product, the Knicks and Celtics could easily find themselves battling for the ...
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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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Maurice Evans came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points, and the Sacramento Kings kept the New York Knicks wallowing in mediocrity with a 105-98 victory Tuesday night.
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The Celtics, who have the best record in the N.B.A., won their second game of the season against the Nets , who had won six of their previous seven.
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It wasn&#39;t long before all of the Knicks starters were kicking back and enjoying last night&#39;s 110-96 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers last night at Madison Square Garden.
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Losing five games in four states last week probably wrecked whatever chance the Knicks had of making a playoff run, but it did not douse their newly discovered self-esteem.
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The Knicks flashed the resiliency that has kept them afloat and made them intriguing, but only after reminding everyone of their worst traits in a loss to Golden State.
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Jamal Crawford had everyone convinced the ball was going in long before it was released. A most unlikely bank shot at the buzzer gave the Knicks a 93-92 victory over the Houston
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The Knicksâ victory against the Orlando Magic Tuesday night brought their total to 24, and pushed the them ever closer to Orlando, a team they are chasing for a playoff berth.
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Given the state of affairs in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics aren't ready to brag about their recent accomplishments. But for the record, Boston has become the hottest team in the East, not so quietly climbing the standings with a combination of resiliency, youthful energy, and veteran leadership.
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The Pistons are the defending NBA champions for a reason and the Knicks are a first-round playoff team, at best, for a reason. The Pistons came to the Garden last night and led for only a few seconds.