New York Knicks: News Articles
NY Post (MARK HALE) —
HEROAdd Pablo Prigioni to the list of surprising New York playoff sports heroes. The Argentinian point guard was sensational in putting the Celtics on the brink last night, leading the Knicks to a 16-point halftime lead behind his nine points and four steals before the break.ZEROWith his...
NY Daily News (FRANK ISOLA) —
While both Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni expressed sympathy for Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook, neither of the Knicks’ point guards felt his potentially season-ending knee injury was the result of a dirty play.
$Newsday —
J.R. Smith ran up the tunnel and into the Knicks' locker room with 7:06 left in Friday night's 90-76 Game 3 victory over the Celtics after getting ejected for an elbow to the head of Boston's Jason Terry.
NY Daily News (PETER BOTTE) —
J.R. Smith ran straight off the court and up the runway leading to the Knicks’ locker room, quite possibly making his final appearance on the famed parquet floor of TD Garden in this first-round series.
Bergen —
Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook joined the likes of Kobe Bryant, Amar'e Stoudemire and Derrick Rose after injuring his knee Thursday night.
NY Daily News (Mitch Lawrence) —
All the emotion in the world couldn’t help the overmatched Celtics. On a night when they honored the heroes from that terrible day on Boylston St reet 11 days ago, and remembered the victims of the attack that wounded this great city, the Knicks still had more than enough to dominate the Celtics and deal with almost everything that was thrown at them.
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —
BOSTON — J.R. Smith was ejected with 7:09 left in the Knicks’ 90-76 rout of the Celtics last night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series after hitting Jason Terry with an elbow — the only ugly moment for coach Mike Woodson’s club. The Sixth Man Award winner...
NY Times (HOWARD BECK) —
Led by Carmelo Anthony, who seemed to enjoy silencing Celtic fans, the Knicks routed the Celtics and took a three-games-to-none lead in their first-round series.
Bergen —
It was the first game for the Celtics back home since the tragedy and the emotions were still raw.
NY Post (MARC BERMAN) —
BOSTON — The Celtics mystique didn’t matter Friday night. The 17 championship banners didn’t matter. The pomp and circumstance and ceremonial tributes didn’t matter, either. Neither did the parquet and raucous crowd.In fact, Boston fans booed at halftime. Somewhere, Red Auerbach was not smoking a victory cigar...
NY Daily News (FRANK ISOLA) —
The Knicks are poised to end the Celtics' season on Sunday after Mike Woodson’s team took a commanding 3-0 series lead by defeating Boston, 90-76, at TD Garden. No team in NBA history has won a playoff series after losing the first three and the Celtics, undermanned and underperforming, simply don’t have the players to win four quarters much less four games.
$Newsday —
The Knicks are one win away from accomplishing something they haven't in more than a decade: winning a playoff series.
$Newsday —
The Celtics had not played at home since April 10, an eon ago in these parts.
Bergen —
Carmelo Anthony led the way with 26 points while the team got contributions up and down the roster.
$Newsday —
The Celtics held a moment of silence before Friday night's playoff game with the Knicks to honor the victims of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings.