I knew Anthony Carter would lead a comeback, I just didn’t know when. Superstars rarely fade without a fight. But not even Carter’s onslaught (of sorts) and his teammates’ surge of energy could get New York back into the game. Not after a first half that was more surgery than blowout.If Friday night was extraordinary, with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen combining to hit 14-19 threes and Rajon Rondo compiling just the eighth 20-assist triple double in NBA history, the only thing extraordinary about today’s first-half dismantling was the ordinary, dull and methodical fashion Boston used to end New York’s season. There was nothing special about the way Boston played, nothing the Celtics couldn’t presumably repeat every night, no record-setting feats, no historical subtext, nothing but the cold, steady hand of an experienced killer.The Celtics immediately turned from old and gray to wise and experienced, posting the first series sweep of the Big Three era,...
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