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http://tinyurl.com/6p8jd3g NY Post

Anthony has triple-double, Knicks rout Celtics 118-110

Carmelo Anthony had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his second
career triple-double, and the New York Knicks made 19 3-pointers to keep
alive their Atlantic Division title hopes with a 118-110 victory over the
Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

JR Smith and Steve Novak both scored 25 points for the Knicks, who overcame a
season-high 43 points from Paul Pierce and moved into sole possession of
seventh place in the Eastern Conference while trimming Boston's division lead
to 3½ games. The Celtics would have wrapped up their fifth straight Atlantic
title with a victory.

Instead, the Knicks staggered them with a record-tying 14 3-pointers in a
72-point first half and equaled their season high by finishing 19 of 32
behind the arc. They improved to 14-5 under interim coach Mike Woodson.

Tyson Chandler had 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting for the Knicks, who finished
one short of their franchise record for 3s, set last season.

Kevin Garnett scored 20 points for the Celtics, who fell out of a three-way
tie for fourth in the East with Atlanta and Orlando. Rajon Rondo had 13
points and 13 assists.

Playing without the injured Ray Allen, the Celtics got a brief scare in the
third quarter when Rondo landed hard on his back going for a rebound and
remained on the court for a few minutes while being attended to before
remaining in the game.

Woodson has repeatedly said the division title was his goal, even though the
Knicks' 18-24 record when he took over always made that unlikely. Boston
coach Doc Rivers said he's never talked to the Celtics about winning a
division title or congratulated them for doing so, but there's no doubt it's
worth having this season. Division winners are guaranteed to be seeded no
worse than No. 4, avoiding Chicago or Miami until at least the second round.
Allen missed his fifth straight game when he felt pain in his right ankle
Tuesday morning. He had gone through the morning shootaround and Rivers
assumed he was set to play before the pain returned. Neither was sure if
Allen would play Wednesday against Orlando.

Allen, the NBA's career leader in 3-pointers made, would have fit in
perfectly in this game.

The Celtics jumped to an 8-2 lead, but the rest of the first half belonged to
the Knicks. New York scored the final 10 points of the first quarter, going
up 32-26 behind 12 points from Anthony and 63 percent shooting.

The Knicks then scored eight straight points to open the second quarter,
capping an 18-0 run when Smith's 3-pointer made it 40-26 with 9:16 left.
Consecutive 3s by Mike Bibby and Smith later made it 54-35 midway through the
second, and the lead reached 20 points when Novak was fouled while making a
25-footer, falling backward out of bounds and into the arms of Woodson — the
only time anyone got near a Knicks shooter in the half.
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Novak hit two more before halftime, the Knicks taking a 72-53 lead into the
locker rooms as The Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" played over Madison
Square Garden's speakers. But Pierce had 17 points in the third quarter to
get the Celtics back into it, and the Knicks led 96-84 after three.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17lkdqoLt44

The Celtics finally got within single digits late in the game, with Pierce
scoring four straight to cut it to 112-106 with 3:07 left. But Novak hit two
3-pointers around a jumper by Rondo, putting it away at 118-108.

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感謝指正~ 已經改了 ^^
※ 編輯: djviva          來自: 60.250.135.187       (04/18 13:21)
感謝指正~ 不小心就送兩分了..
※ 編輯: djviva          來自: 60.250.135.187       (04/18 13:43)

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