Celtics Vs Knicks - Game Recap - Season Opener (Christmas Day 2011)

Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, including a pair of free throws with the game tied and 16 seconds left, and the New York Knicks survived a seesaw season opener Sunday to beat the Boston Celtics 106-104!

Amare Stoudemire added 21 points and Toney Douglas had 19 for the Knicks, who led by 17 in the first half, trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter, then pulled out a thrilling Christmas victory in the delayed opener to the 2011-12 season!

Rajon Rondo had 31 points and 13 assists, nearly leading the Celtics back without an injured Paul Pierce!
But Kevin Garnett missed a jumper just before the buzzer, the kind of shot Boston always seems to make against the Knicks!

Brandon Bass had 20 points and 11 rebounds in his Celtics debut, and Ray Allen added 20 points!

Garnett finished with 15 points. He and Allen had a sleepy Christmas start, with Rondo keeping the Celtics in the game until they got going in the second half!

But it wasn't enough against the Knicks, who withstood a potentially serious knee injury to first-round pick Iman Shumpert to beat the team that swept them out of the first round of last season's playoffs!

Pierce has a bruised right heel but hopes he can return Tuesday when the Celtics visit the Miami Heat!

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[jets4dasuperbowl]

All Of you who say the Knicks will never win another championship... Look at them now

[jets4dasuperbowl]

Way to break up the fight Baron Davis

[geocgeo]

The Knicks are going nowhere because Mike Dantoni is not a good NBA coach. New York's roster is tailor-made to be a pick-and-roll team but that's not the way Dantoni likes his teams to play.The Knicks are lousy on the pick and roll and their defense sucks. Mike Dantoni will be gone soon. They need a better coach before they have a chance.

[skill14]

@geocgeo

The 10-15 knicks are playing mediocre-bad basketball. And Boston beat them by 2 points. And Baron Davis still hasnt played yet. like I said a month ago. We'll see at the end of the year. Long season. Not sure why you replied to my comment over a month later since I didnt say anything negative about the Celtics

[geocgeo]

@skill14 FEBRUARY 6TH,2012 How are the 9-15 Knicks doing?

[geocgeo]

@halimaakter7388 Largest margin clinching the NBA championship in league history game 6 2008 NBA finals Celtics 131 Lakers 92..RESPECT THAT!

[geocgeo]

@halimaakter7388...Champions without Bill Russell 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008

There would be a lot more...Reggie Lewis.. Len Bias..

Do you know who they were?

[halimaakter7388]

@geocgeo 17 banners right thanks to bill russel. he gets respect but not the celtics

[halimaakter7388]

@geocgeo nigga stfu

[geocgeo]

@halimaakter7388 You like to talk about dicks that says it all...

New York Knicks NBA Championships only 2 (1970, 1973)..

Don't hold your breath waiting for number 3. If you ever get to a Celtic's home game look up at the 17 NBA championship banners...ROFL