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Celtics 91, Knicks 89: Not pretty, but well-earned

Found February 03, 2012 on Celtics Town:

PLAYERS: Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Novak, Landry Fields, Chris Wilcox, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Iman Shumpert, Tyson Chandler
TEAMS: Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics

A report from the New York Daily News claimed that Mike D’Antoni would be fired if his Knicks did not beat the Celtics on Friday night.Down two points, perhaps coaching the final timeout of his Knicks career, D’Antoni combed his mustache, prayed for the ghost of Steve Nash to come save him and looked at Carmelo Anthony and Amare, two of the NBA’s most dangerous scorers. He then tapped on his right arm for the relief pitcher, a 6-foot-10 former Marquette Golden Eagle who is averaging just 3.7 points this season and had yet to play a single second Friday night.Steve Novak came off a screen, the rest of the Knicks seemed really confused, Landry Fields passed to Novak in the corner, and if D’Antoni’s Knicks tenure really does end after that — a leaning, fade-away three from a perfectly cold 10th man — there is no more fitting end to a befuddling era of un-kept promises.The Knicks led by ten points in the third quarter; at that point, it did not ...

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