PLAYERS:
Kevin Garnett,
Carmelo Anthony,
Moses Malone,
Flip Saunders,
Brandon Bass
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves
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Good piece this morning on KG from the NY Times’ Harvey Araton. Heading into tonight’s game with the Knicks, Melo & KG have supposedly put their squabble behind them. But we all know that with KG, anything’s possible: (huge pun intended)
Either With Him or Against Him-NY TIMES:
Nobody knows what Kevin Garnett will say or do when Carmelo Anthony steps onto the floor in Boston on Thursday night, when theKnicks and the Celtics meet for the first time since Garnett’s on-court posturing turned Anthony into a backstage vigilante early this month in New York. That is the point. Garnett is as unpredictable as he is emotional. He is as calculating as he is quick-witted. If that sounds contradictory, Garnett has always come across as a little stranger than the average professional basketball player, and at least that much ...
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How we see it goin’ down: Celtics vs Hawks
Tip: 7:30PM Court:Philips Arena Watch it:CSNNE Hear it: WEEI
Referees: TBD
Spread: ATL -5.0, O/U: 185.5
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The Matchup
Record: 20-22
Record: 24-18
On road: 7-13
At home: 14-7
Streak: Lost 5
Streak: Won 2
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Buckets: Pierce (18.9 ppg)
Buckets: Josh Smith (16.7 ppg)
Boards: Garnett (7.1 rpg)
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Melo Signed a Box of Honey Nut Cheerios
It’s my favorite cereal T…
Great to see Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony is a good sport. Check out Carmelo posing with a Boston celtics fan holding some Honey Nut Cheerios — He was even gracious enough to sign the kid’s box. That’s exactly how you handle the situation.-TO
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Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks past Boston. (AP Photo)
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