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(Video) Rajon Rondo Continues To Dominate In Postgame Interview

Rajon Rondo is a tremendous player, but he tends to have a little bit of an issue scoring the ball late in games. I won’t go as far as saying he is scared, but he does pass up shots and defer to teammates in crunch-time….well a lot. Last night though may have been his coming [...]

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Video: Full Kevin Garnett Reaction After Game 1

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The Enemies List: Philadelphia, Part II

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NBA: Hawks Should Have Had Free Throw on Last-Second Foul

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7 days ago

Game 6 Time Set For Thursday Night

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9 days ago

Atlanta Shakes Up Starting Five For Game 5

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Knicks (0-1) @ Celtics (1-0) Game 2 Open Thread

New York at Boston
TD Garden
7:00 PM EST
TNT

Offensive Efficiency:
Boston: 104.0 points/100 possessions (t-17th)
New York: 108.3 points/100 possessions (5th)

Defensive Efficiency:
Boston: 97.8 points allowed/100 possessions (2nd)
New York: 106.9 points allowed/100 possessions (21st)

Probable NY starters: Toney Douglas (PG), Landry Fields (SG), Carmelo Anthony (SF), Amare Stoudamire (PF), Ronny Turiaf (C)

Probable BOS starters: Rajon Rondo (PG), Ray Allen (SG), Paul Pierce (SF), Kevin Garnett (PF), Jermaine O’Neal (C)

View from the opposing bench: Knickerblogger

The Celtics have a great chance to take a 2-0 lead in the series tonight by taking care of business on their home floor.  Some things to wonder:

  • Will the Celtics be able to defend Amar’e Stoudemire better?
  • Will Rajon Rondo take advantage of not having Chauncey Billups guarding him?
  • Will Toney Douglas’ presence in the starting lineup have a negative trickle down effect on the Knicks’ bench?
  • Will Kevin Garnett, Glen Davis, and Carmelo Anthony all continue to shoot poorly?  If they all shoot well, do the Celtics still win?
  • Will/should guys like Von Wafer and Sasha Pavlovic get any burn tonight if the Celtics have some sort of lead in the second/third quarters?
  • What is the over/under on Nenad Krstic playing more than 5 minutes tonight.

Get ready, tip off in ten!

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