GustavBahler wrote:I believe they're showing more respect for the Thunder because of the way we lost the last 2 games. And while I disagree with their take, I can't blame them for it. We brought this on ourselves. We can still win this round if we put the last 2 games behind us and play the same way that got us the 2 seed. I'm glad to know that Woodson had no idea about the team wearing black to the game. Was bothering me that he might have condoned it.
Woodson said he did not know about the team's plan before the game. The coach said he learned about it Thursday morning and expressed his disappointment.
He said he "absolutely" would have prohibited the Knicks from wearing black if he had known about the idea.
"I made reference to our guys, you need to stay out of the papers and just concentrate on playing. That's not important. What you're wearing doesn't have anything to do with how you play on the basketball floor," Woodson said.
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He added: "I've addressed that with our players, and that's enough. The game is played on the floor, and that's where it should be played."
The Celtics are the 11th team in NBA history to force a Game 6 after trailing 3-0 in a best-of-seven series. Three teams have won Game 6.
Woodson insisted on Thursday that his team is still confident heading into Game 6 in Boston.
"We're confident. We're 3-2 in the series and still facing a close-out game. I feel pretty good about it, and our guys feel good," Woodson said. "We just got to go give back what we gave away last night. We got to go back there and try and figure it out tomorrow night."
The Knicks have not won a playoff series since 2000.
all I keep hering is "the knicks haven't won a playoff series in over a decade"
5/2/2013 5:11 PM
