Here are five things to watch out for when the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have lost 20 of the last 26 meetings.
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One factor that has hurt Porzingis is that he was in foul trouble during three of those six contests.
CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard each scored 21 points as the Portland Trail Blazers held off a late rally by the Minnesota Timberwolves to post a 96-93 victory at the Moda Center. It also tied for the most 3-point attempts in an National Basketball Association game since the Knicks shot 47 on December 17, 2009.
Anthony acknowledged that he needed help, especially against this team.
“You’d be surprised”, Green said. “We’ve been successful with not knowing where our second scorer was going to come from, and some games third or fourth scorer”. He leads the league with an average of 29.4 points per game as his Warriors are on a historically good pace at 44-4. But the Knicks hung with them and trailed only 55-49 at the half after Derrick Williams’ three-pointer at the buzzer. They charged back with 64 over the middle two quarters – the Knicks had only 65 through three – and looked back to normal after a sluggish win Saturday in Philadelphia. The six-point deficit quickly became double-digits and grew to 82-65 after three.
It is often said Golden State Warriors defending NBA MVP Stephen Curry simply can not be stopped. The Knicks answered with a 12-3 run to close to 92-79 with 7:19 left. The only way Curry doesn’t have a huge game is if the Warriors take the Knicks out early.
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Curry, along with teammates Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, have been selected to play in the NBA’s All-Star Game on February 14. “We were right there and they went to more of a level that they’re capable of getting to and got some separation”. It was the most treys they had made in a first quarter since 2003.
