<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> November 24, 2006 - 7:30 pm ET</div> <span style="color:#3333FF">New York Knicks</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">(4-9)</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">PG</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Stephon Marbury</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">SG</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Steve Francis</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">SF</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Quentin Richardson</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">PF</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Channing Frye</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">C</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Eddy Curry</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson, David Lee, Renaldo Balkman, Jerome James</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston Celtics</span> <span style="color:#000000">(4-7)</span> <span style="color:#000000">PG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Sebastian Telfair</span> <span style="color:#000000">SG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">SF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Wally Szczerbiak</span> <span style="color:#000000">PF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Ryan Gomes</span> <span style="color:#000000">C</span> <span style="color:#009900">Kendrick Perkins</span> <span style="color:#000000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson, Delonte West, Rajon Rondo, Gerald Green, Tony Allen, Brian Scalabrine</span> Injury Report <span style="color:#FF6600">NY:</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Jared Jeffries will not play (broken left wrist)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Theo Ratliff will not play (lower back)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Michael Olowokandi will not play (strained abdominal muscle)</span> Who To Watch Out For <span style="color:#3333FF">Stephon Marbury</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Season Stats: 11.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.7 apg</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Eddy Curry</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Season Stats: 12.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Jamal Crawford</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Season Stats: 17.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.2 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 27.9 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 3.5 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Wally Szczerbiak</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 20.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 50% 3FG</span> Rookie Watch <span style="color:#FF6600">NY:</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Renaldo Balkman</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 20</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">2.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">NY:</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Mardy Collins</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 29</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">1.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 21</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">5.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.1 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Leon Powe</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 49</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">5.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.6 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Allan Ray</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">0.5 ppg, 0.5 apg</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">New York's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Channing Frye</span> <span style="color:#FF6600">Season Stats: 7.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg</span> <span style="color:#3333FF">Frye is not having a good year so far, but he's starting to pick up a little bit. With Al Jefferson back for Boston, he has to carry some of the load down low. Curry can't do it all offensively.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 10.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Frye and Curry can score, but they can't defend. David Lee is tough, but Al can take him. Big Al has a chance to have a good game off the bench. If he does that, it would help a lot. It will be his 2nd game back from missing 7 games after having an appendectomy.</span> Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#3333FF">Stephon Marbury</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Sebastian Telfair</span> <span style="color:#000000">Bassy vs. Steph, the battle of the cousins. You know the drill: Bassy playing against his cousin, he always plays well. Oh, and Marbury? He's one of the most talented guards in the league.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/Notes We had a 3 game winning streak, then Charlotte screwed it up for us on Wednesday beating us by 9. But the C's have a chance to win the next 2-3 games, I suggest we do that. As of right now, we are tied with Philly for 2nd place in the Atlantic Division. If we want to hold on to that, we have to win games like this. CelticBalla's Prediction I think we are going to take this one too. I think Wally is going to bounce back from his terrible game Wednesday, and I think Big Al will be productive off the bench. Bassy should also have a solid game (for one, it's vs. his cousin, and two - he had a bad game Wednesday as well). I say the Celtics win this one at home. EDIT: I just heard that the Knicks will be going back to their old Marbury/Francis combo to start the game. Jesus christ, the situation over there is F*cked.
this is Isiah Thomas of course he will.... But I hope we can pull one out of the hat and I really wish Nate Dawg would start he is the pulse of the team.
Good news guys, I was watching Celtics Tonight on FSN, and Delonte was in uniform warming up. Greg Dickerson said he would be playing tonight. THANK YOU!
Ugly game so far. Seems like neither team wants to take it over. Neither team is really playing great, someones gotta step it up at some point soon."This is not good"-Tommy HeinsonThe Knicks are absolutely trashing us with their 2-3 zone. Celtics need to get to the bucket but instead they keep heaving up threes, which is reminding me of the Antoine Walker era. They really need their act together tonight if they even want to make it a game.
Wow, I honestly don't think I've seen them play much worse than that in a long time. They couldn't score a bucket at all, and I swear they didn't score more than 30 in the second half, I'll have to check that. The Knicks did play very well, but the Celts were unable to adapt to the defensive change the Knicks threw at them, and the Knicks played it very well.
Aaaaaaaand there goes another one. We shot the ball terribly, took terrible shots, settled for WAY too many three's, we got trashed on the boards, commited way too many STUPID turnovers (eh hem.. traveling. eh hem Paul Pierce). We were not aggressive. The Knicks took 39 free throws, we took 18. Terrible overall game. There were chants in the fourth quarter that you could hear loud and clear: "Fire Doc! Fire Doc! Fire Doc!" I had to laugh, not my head, and agree. Paul Pierce <u>12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 turnovers on 4-10 shooting (1-6 from 3)</u> Terrible. Worst game I might have ever seen Paul Pierce play, honestly. He forced everything, he wasn't aggressive, he turned the ball over way too much, he took 10 shots and 6 were three's. Wally Szczerbiak <u>16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists on 6-16 shooting (0-4 from 3)</u> Another bad game for Wally. He had good shots, he just bricked them all. Sebastian Telfair <u>10 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal on 4-9 shooting</u> I thought Sebastian played pretty well. He had a great first quarter, and he was alright throughout the rest of the game. If Wally and Pierce hit their shots, he would have had close to a double-double with points and assists. Ryan Gomes <u>8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals on 4-7 shooting</u> Ryan was ok tonight. He hustled in the first half and was basically a no-show in the 2nd. Delonte West <u>9 points, 2 rebounds on 4-13 shooting</u> Like everyone else, Delonte shot the ball horribly. Not much else I can say, he took some good shots, but like Wally they just weren't falling. Al Jefferson <u>4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal on 1-4 shooting</u> He rebounded well, they didn't get him the ball when he had position. He looked solid tonight. Gerald Green <u>9 points, 3 rebounds, no turnovers on 3-6 shooting (1-3 from 3) in 21 minutes</u> He looked pretty solid out there. He was active on the glass, he hit some jumpers, took it to the rack very nicely once (but they didnt call the foul and he just missed). I think he was solid out there. Kendrick Perkins <u>2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 4 fouls in 13 minutes</u> Curry killed him, enough said. Rajon Rondo <u>3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist in 14 minutes</u> He got limited minutes because he has the flu, so don't blame Doc for that. He wasn't himself, you could tell he was sick. He is usually VERY vocal, he barely said anything tonight. He wasn't as active, etc. I mean, he's sick. Brian Scalabrine <u>1 rebound, 3 assists in 14 minutes</u> Scal made a couple solid passes and that one rebound was a nice hustle offensive rebound. He played alright. Leon Powe <u>4 points, 1 rebound on 1-2 shooting in 10 minutes</u> Most of his minutes were garbage minutes in the 4th, he was aggressive. Tony Allen <u>2 rebounds and 3 turnovers on 0-2 shooting in 11 minutes</u> We call him TA, we should start calling him TO for turnover. Next Game Tomorrow night @ Milwaukee at 9:00 pm.
How are you going to win a game when your best player only shoots the ball 4 times? Also, Doc had Pierce in at center for a stretch in the first quarter. What the hell is that? I understand the concept of "small ball" but that is ridiculous. You give up over 4 inches and over at least 30 pounds. That is awful coaching...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Nov 24 2006, 11:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How are you going to win a game when your best player only shoots the ball 4 times? Also, Doc had Pierce in at center for a stretch in the first quarter. What the hell is that? I understand the concept of "small ball" but that is ridiculous. You give up over 4 inches and over at least 30 pounds. That is awful coaching...</div> I know man, I yelled at the TV when Doc had Pierce guarding friggen Eddy Curry. Wally on David Lee too. I never like Doc's lineups, so I don't even really complain about it anymore. I'm just so used to it now.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Nov 24 2006, 11:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I know man, I yelled at the TV when Doc had Pierce guarding friggen Eddy Curry. Wally on David Lee too. I never like Doc's lineups, so I don't even really complain about it anymore. I'm just so used to it now.</div>I'm passed yelling at the TV. I just expect it and just shake my head when Doc starts being Doc. I can't wait till we get a coach with half a brain stem.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Nov 25 2006, 12:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I know man, I yelled at the TV when Doc had Pierce guarding friggen Eddy Curry. Wally on David Lee too. I never like Doc's lineups, so I don't even really complain about it anymore. I'm just so used to it now.</div>I bet you and dogma both act the same way during games. His favorite thing to do is punch the couch when either the C's are playing like sh*t, or when Doc is being Doc. Its funny to watch sometimes...One thing that I have noticed about the C's is that there offense completley sucks. Their is minimal movement and it ends up with one player going one on one to score. This method is never going to allow a team to win unless they are just on fire. And out of their 4 wins this year, they were on fire in at least 2 of them.
did anyone catch "the man" almost get a triple double. this guy is the man. I can't get enough of him he is so good :worthy: we just outplayed you guys tonight. that 2-3 zone really gave you guys problems. no one could hit a perimeter shot and they just looked lost. no one could get into the paint either. I'm surprised how ineffective paul pierce was tonight. and wow, eddy curry? 21 points 10 boards. I'm not gonna get excited over it because I know he can do that but he's gotta do it consistently. channing frye is playing like he did last season and francis came to play tonight with 22 points and 15-15 from the line. we're 5-0 when we record over 20 assists. the knicks get ball movement they win games, pretty simple.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Nov 24 2006, 11:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>did anyone catch "the man" almost get a triple double. this guy is the man. I can't get enough of him he is so good :worthy: we just outplayed you guys tonight. that 2-3 zone really gave you guys problems. no one could hit a perimeter shot and they just looked lost. no one could get into the paint either. I'm surprised how ineffective paul pierce was tonight. and wow, eddy curry? 21 points 10 boards. I'm not gonna get excited over it because I know he can do that but he's gotta do it consistently. channing frye is playing like he did last season and francis came to play tonight with 22 points and 15-15 from the line. we're 5-0 when we record over 20 assists. the knicks get ball movement they win games, pretty simple.</div>David Lee is flat out great, he is playing so well, hes awesome, I cant believe the Knicks one thx god. I never saw it coming it was like at the end of the game it was like the Knicks actually won?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Nov 24 2006, 11:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I bet you and dogma both act the same way during games. His favorite thing to do is punch the couch when either the C's are playing like sh*t, or when Doc is being Doc. Its funny to watch sometimes... One thing that I have noticed about the C's is that there offense completley sucks. Their is minimal movement and it ends up with one player going one on one to score. This method is never going to allow a team to win unless they are just on fire. And out of their 4 wins this year, they were on fire in at least 2 of them.</div> Yeah, that's the problem. This is also something I give Doc blame for, because he obviously has no offensive plays/sets. Every damn time down the floor it's one of these 4 things: 1. Pierce iso 2. Wally shooting 3. Telfair drive and kick 4. Turnover (this happens most often ) I can't stand it. We need screens, movement, pick and rolls (Telfair/Gomes are great with this, we just never use it), etc. I'd also like to see Al Jefferson get a LOT more post iso's. A LOT more. He is a very good post player, and if they exploited that he could average 13-15 ppg. He doesn't get a lot of touches, and I don't like that. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Nov 24 2006, 11:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>did anyone catch "the man" almost get a triple double. this guy is the man. I can't get enough of him he is so good :worthy: we just outplayed you guys tonight. that 2-3 zone really gave you guys problems. no one could hit a perimeter shot and they just looked lost. no one could get into the paint either. I'm surprised how ineffective paul pierce was tonight. and wow, eddy curry? 21 points 10 boards. I'm not gonna get excited over it because I know he can do that but he's gotta do it consistently. channing frye is playing like he did last season and francis came to play tonight with 22 points and 15-15 from the line. we're 5-0 when we record over 20 assists. the knicks get ball movement they win games, pretty simple.</div> Yeah David Lee was fantastic. I love this kid, he really can do it all and he hustles as much as anybody in the league. Oh yeah, Shaquille O'Curry looked good tonight too. (ugh, at least we made him look like Shaq)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Nov 25 2006, 12:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah David Lee was fantastic. I love this kid, he really can do it all and he hustles as much as anybody in the league.</div>well that's why he is the man. I wanna get a david lee jersey but I don't know where I could buy an authentic one. anyone wanna hook me up?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Nov 25 2006, 12:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>well that's why he is the man. I wanna get a david lee jersey but I don't know where I could buy an authentic one. anyone wanna hook me up?</div>at the NBA store they sell authentics that you can put any name on and number prolly to make it like Lee. No actually just pick home or away and then you pick what combo you want Lee is one.
hold on let me post a link http://store.nba.com/gp/node/n/14196811/00...TF8&league=corethey seem to be a bit more expensive but seems like a good deal
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Nov 25 2006, 12:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>$189?:cry2:</div>haha man the holidays are coming up you know so maybe you can get that...
