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New York Knicks survive to play another day, beat Pacers in Game 5

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New York KnicksNew York Knicks survive to play another day, beat Pacers in Game 5

The New York Knicks, led by Carmelo Anthony‘s 28 points, fought off elimination in their NBA playoffs series versus the Indiana Pacers, winning Game 5 by the score of 85-75 at home Thursday night.

Chris Copeland and J.R. Smith each scored 13 points while coming off the bench for New York, as they are attempting to be only the ninth team in NBA history to comeback from a 3-1 postseason series deficit and win.

Anthony, who failed to score a basket during the fourth quarter of both games in Indiana, sank a jump shot halfway through the fourth in Game 5, after the Pacers cut the Knicks lead to four points. He followed the basket with two made free throws, then Raymond Felton put up a layup, and New York was never threatened again.

Paul George posted 23 points, six assists and six rebounds for Indiana, who played without starter George Hill due to a concussion.

George was in foul trouble throughout the game and could not keep Anthony contained quite as well as he had in the Pacers’ previous victories in the series.

David West scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Indiana Pacers, who were looking to close out the Knicks and advance to the Eastern Conference finals, which would be the franchise’s first time since 2004.

The winner of this series has the pleasure of facing the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat. The New York Knicks trail the Pacers 3-2 and face another must-win game Saturday, which is when Game 6 will be played.

Indiana Pacers win Game 4, take commanding 3-1 lead over Knicks

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George Hill put up a game-high 26 points and Paul George chipped-in 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Indiana Pacers over the New York Knicks by the score of 93-82 in Game 4 Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in their NBA playoffs series.

The Pacers need just one more victory to advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, which would be the first time the franchise has reached that point since 2004.

Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points, before fouling out, and J.R. Smith added 19 points as New York had yet another horrible night shooting the basketball.

This series has followed a consistent pattern, and Game 4 was no different. The Knicks were off shooting the ball, the Pacers outrebounded New York by a wide margin and NY could not compete during the second half.

The Knicks did not hang around for very long either. The Pacers ended the opening quarter going on a 9-2 run to break a tie of 14-14. New York couldn’t get any closer than five points for the rest of the game.

The Pacers’ home record during the postseason improved to 5-0, winning each of those games by double-digits. Indiana and the Memphis Grizzlies are the only two teams that are yet to lose at home during these NBA playoffs.

For New York, these type of shooting nights are becoming all too familiar, as they lost their fifth out of the last seven contests.

The Knicks shot only 35.6 percent, as a team, from the field, including shooting 28.6 percent from beyond the arc. They were also outrebounded 54-36 in Game 4.

The Indiana Pacers will look to close out the series as both teams travel back to New York for Game 5, which will be played on Thursday night.

Indiana Pacers turn up the defense to take Game 3 from New York Knicks

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Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers turn up the defense to take Game 3 from New York Knicks

Roy Hibbert led the Indiana Pacers with 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Paul George added 14 points, grabbed eight boards and dished out eight assists to lift their team past the New York Knicks by the score of 82-71 Saturday night to win Game 3 and grab a hold of a 2-1 lead in their NBA playoffs series.

Carmelo Anthony put up a team-high 21 points, as he was the only player to score in double-digits for New York. The Knicks only held a lead at one time during the game, and it lasted a total of 76 seconds. They spent the remaining 45 minutes playing from behind.

Amare Stoudemire returned to the New York Knicks lineup in Game 3, but he looked rusty after being sidelined for the past two months. Stoudemire ended up shooting 3 of 8 for seven points in nine minutes of playing time. J.R. Smith added nine points while coming off the bench, after he missed the team’s morning shootaround due to a fever of 102-degrees.

The Indiana Pacers will look to go up 3-1 in Game 4, which will be played Tuesday night in Indy.

New York Knicks 2nd half run dooms Indiana Pacers, series even at 1-1

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New York KnicksNew York Knicks 2nd half run dooms Indiana Pacers, series even at 1-1

The New York Knicks blew out the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 Tuesday night, using a 30-2 run in the second half, which included scoring the first 20 points of the fourth quarter, to get the win by the score of 105-79 and even their NBA playoffs series at 1-1.

Carmelo Anthony bounced back from a horrendous shooting performance in Game 1 to score 32 points, while making 13 of 26 shots from the field. Melo also grabbed nine rebounds, dished out three assists and recorded two steals in 35 minutes of playing time for the Knicks.

Anthony spoke after the game and said,

“I think for the most part from the start of the game and throughout the whole game, I think we played with a sense of urgency today. We played the way we’ve been playing as far as competing at the highest level.”

Iman Shumpert chipped-in 15 points, while converting on a sensational put back dunk during the first half that is being described as the ‘Play of the Year’ (see video below), and Raymond Felton put up 14 points for New York, who turned a close, hard fought game through the majority of three quarters into a runaway victory over the last 15 minutes.

Paul George led the way with 20 points for the Pacers, who held a two-point lead and all the momentum with just over three minutes remaining in the third, which is when coach Frank Vogel called a questionable timeout.

By the time Indiana scored their first points of the fourth quarter, the New York Knicks were leading the game by 26 points.

Knicks coach Mike Woodson spoke after the game and said,

“The fourth quarter we just defensively, we picked up. We kept getting stop after stop and then we would rebound the ball and get it up and our offense began to flow like old times. It was kind of nice to see.”

The New York Knicks will now travel to Indianapolis for Game 3, which will be played on Saturday.

Indiana Pacers steal home court advantage, beat Knicks in Game 1

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David West scored a team-high 20 points and Paul George put up 19 points as the Indiana Pacers stole home court advantage away from the New York Knicks by winning Game 1 of their NBA playoffs series, on the road, by the score of 102-95 on Sunday.

D.J. Augustin added 16 points while coming off the bench and Lance Stephenson posted a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, who held a 16-point lead during the third quarter while Carmelo Anthony was stuck on the bench due to foul trouble. The Pacers easily held on to their lead from there, spoiling New York’s first Eastern Conference semifinals game since 2000.

West spoke after the game and said,

“I thought guys did a good job just putting them on their heels. We were attacking, we were aggressive.”

Melo ended up with a game-high 27 points, to go along with his 11 rebounds, but shot only 10 of 28 from the field. Anthony was clearly flustered by Indiana’s rugged defense, and was possibly out of sync because of the fact that he had to defend David West throughout the game.

The Indiana Pacers will look to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Knicks in Game 2, which will be played on Tuesday night.

New York Knicks close out Boston Celtics on road in Game 6

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Carmelo Anthony led his team with 21 points as the New York Knicks, who led by 26 points at one time, held off a furious comeback by the Boston Celtics to get the win in Game 6, by the score of 88-80 Friday night, and advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2000 postseason.

Iman Shumpert put up 15 of his 17 total points during the second half, which is when Boston cut their deficit of 75-49 down to just four points. However Melo made a jump shot to give the Knicks an 81-75 advantage, then made a three-pointer right before J.R. Smith converted on a three-point play to get New York back up ahead by double-digits, which they had previously nursed for most of the game.

Jeff Green scored a team-high 21 points for Boston, who attempted to be the first team in NBA history to fall behind 3-0 in a postseason series, then comeback and win.

Paul Pierce added 14 points for the C’s on 4 of 18 shooting, including 1 of 9 from three-point land. With that said, Carmelo Anthony also struggled shooting the basketball, going 7 of 23 from the field, including missing his first five attempts from beyond the arc. Melo did sink the key bucket with 1:43 remaining to put the nail in the coffin for the Knicks.

Kevin Garnett posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards for the Boston Celtics, who will now face another NBA offseason full of talks and rumors surrounding if the team will bring back or break up their aging core, which helped the franchise win it’s 17th NBA championship back in 2008. Jason Terry added 14 points while coming off the bench, which is the only points Boston got from their reserves all game.

The New York Knicks hadn’t won an NBA playoff series since Latrell Sprewell and Patrick Ewing helped them reach the Eastern Conference Finals back in 2000. They will now face the Indiana Pacers in the second round, which starts Sunday with Game 1 in New York.

Celtics beat Knicks at MSG, avoid elimination for 2nd straight game

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Celtics Beat KnicksCeltics beat Knicks at MSG, avoid elimination for 2nd straight game

The Celtics beat Knicks to get back into the series, and now it’s back to Boston for Game 6.

The Boston Celtics are just two wins away from making NBA history, and from prolonging the New York Knicks‘ playoffs futility in the most unlikely manner.

Kevin Garnett played like a beast Wednesday night, scoring 16 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, as Boston hung on to keep their postseason hopes alive while cutting the Knicks series lead to 3-2 by beating them by the score of 92-86 at Madison Square Garden.

Brandon Bass scored 17 points as Boston gritted their way through the first half, even needing to comeback from being behind 11-0 to start the game, then pulled away later in the game to keep New York from winning their first NBA playoffs series since 2000.

J.R. Smith, who returned to the Knicks lineup after serving his suspension of one game for elbowing Jason Terry while his team was comfortably ahead late during Game 3, ended up with only 14 points on 3 of 14 shooting, including missing the first 10 shots he took.

Jason Terry contributed 17 points while coming off the bench for the Celtics.

Jeff Green added 18 points and Paul Pierce put up 16 points as he and KG, the two pieces left of this team’s original Big 3, extended their NBA season, and quite possibly their careers as members of the Celtics, for at least one more game.

Carmelo Anthony shot a measly 8 of 24 for 22 total points, in what was another horrific night shooting the basketball for the Knicks. New York blew a comfortable lead in Game 5, and now their comfortable lead in the series is gone.

With the Celtics beat Knicks, they will now travel back to Boston to host Game 6, which will be played on Friday night. They need only two more victories to become the first and only NBA team to comeback from a 3-0 deficit to win an NBA playoffs series.

Boston Celtics live to play another day, beat New York Knicks in OT

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The Boston Celtics let a 20-point lead, with only eight minutes left in the third quarter, disappear as the New York Knicks came storming back to tie the game, sending it into overtime.

With that said the Celtics kept fighting, and with Jason Terry scoring Boston’s final nine points during OT, they were able to weather the storm and escape with a win at home over the Knicks by the score of 97-90 on Sunday.

Paul Pierce scored a team-high 29 points for Boston, as his team forced a a Game 5 in their NBA playoffs series.

The Knicks had tied the game at 84 apiece, sending the game into overtime, after being down 19 points at halftime and 20 points early on in the third quarter. The score was 88-88 during OT before the Boston Celtics seized control for good on a three-pointer by Jason Terry. Carmelo Anthony, who led New York by scoring 32 points, made a short jump shot, but Terry followed it with a 15-foot jumper with 50 seconds left to put the Celtics back up by three, 93-90.

After Melo missed a shot from beyond the arc with 20 seconds remaining, Terry was fouled and made both attempts from the charity stripe. He then finished the game off with a break away layup as time expired.

The Boston Celtics travel back to New York for Game 5, which will be played on Wednesday.

New York Knicks on verge of sweeping Boston Celtics, go up 3-0

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New York KnicksNew York Knicks on verge of sweeping Boston Celtics, go up 3-0

The New York Knicks would prefer to head back home while advancing to the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs, and they helped their cause immensely Friday night.

It’s been 13 years since the Knicks have won an NBA playoffs series, and now they will have the opportunity to advance in sweeping fashion.

Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 26 points as New York pushed the Boston Celtics to the brink of elimination by beating them on the road by the score of 90-76 in Game 3 to take a 3-0 series lead.

It was the first NBA game at the Garden since the Boston Marathon Bombings and emotions were high, however New York took the crowd out early which helped them build a 16 point lead at halftime.

Raymond Felton posted a double-double by scoring 15 points and dishing out 10 assists for the New York Knicks, who are on the verge of advancing in the NBA playoffs for the first time since reaching the Eastern Conference finals back in 2000. Game 4 will be played on Sunday.

Knicks beat Celtics behind Carmelo’s 34 points, take 2-0 series lead

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Knicks Beat CelticsKnicks beat Celtics behind Carmelo’s 34 points, take 2-0 series lead

After the Knicks beat Celtics to take a 2-0 lead in their first round NBA playoffs series, New York will now go to Boston with intentions of coming back home to be playing in the second round.

Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 34 points and J.R. Smith, who was awarded the Sixth Man of the Year award before the game, scored 19 points as the New York Knicks  dominated the second half for the second straight game to win by the score of 87-71 over the Boston Celtics Tuesday night.

Raymond Felton chipped in 16 points for New York, who went on a 27-4 to start the second half to blow the game wide open. The Knicks are looking to win their first NBA playoffs series since back in 2000 during the Eastern Conference semifinals. This is the New York Knicks first 2-0 lead in a postseason series since they swept the Toronto Raptors during the first round of that same year.