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The Last Dance?
End of the road? The Celtics try to avoid elimination against the Knicks.
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Things getting chippy here in Beantown; refs starting to tighten the vise grips. Celtics lead 65-55 with 2:40 left in the third.
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Fouls piling up against the Celtics -- KG, Bass, Green all with 4. Knicks starting to chip away at the FT line, down 12 with 7 left in 3rd.
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A Jeff Green corner three extends Boston's lead to 59-39 ealry in the 3rd. Knicks trading baskets early, but that does not a comeback make.
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A flurry of late second quarter buckets -- from Pierce in particular -- extends the Celtic lead to 19 at the half. This one's going to 5.
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PIERCE 3 SMASH!
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Somehow JVG missed the 4 minutes the Bradley-Terry-Williams-Green-Bass played together this season.
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A would-be Felton and-1 helps cut the lead to 12, 42-30, right before a Melo lane violation nulls the free throw. That kind of day for #7.
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Green attacking NY relentlessly in transition, earning trips to the stripe and helping extend the BOS lead to 42-28 late in the first half.
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Well, so much for that.
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Danger zone for the Celtics. Can't let the Knicks get even by halftime.
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KG and Pierce have each picked up their third foul on the last two possessions. Big momentum swing there.
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Melo starting to earn trips to the stripes, helping the Knicks stay within striking distance. 33-25 Boston with 6:33 left in the half.
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I feel like Jordan Crawford and Jason Terry play better with Terrence Williams on the floor running the offense.
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Knicks struggling mightily with Felton and Melo off the court in the early going of the second. Melo back in with 9 minutes left, Cs up 13.
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BOS leads 22-17 after a helter-sketer first quarter. Pierce (7) and Green (6) pacing the Cs, while Melo (7) looks to shrug off a slow start.
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