Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks (6 Apr 2010)

Boston Celtics 101-104 New York Knicks


If the Celtics would have won tonight's game, their 10-0 run to start the fourth period, which took them from an eight-point deficit to a two-point lead, would have easily been the key moment of the game.

Unfortunately for the C's, this one wound up in the loss column. So instead of a great run by Boston keying a come-from-behind win, a play that the Knicks made is what stands out from the rest.

With Boston leading by one and less than a minute remaining in the game, New York had possession of the ball with a shot to take the lead. The Knicks ran a play that wound up causing some switches by the C's on defense, and as a result, Bill Walker was left wide open behind the 3-point line. He fired up a shot from behind the arc, but his one was off the mark. That's when the league's second-leading rebounder made his biggest play of the night, as David Lee hauled in his third offensive rebound of the game (and 11th overall) to preserve possession for the Knicks.

Lee corralled the rebound and kicked it outside to allow his shooters to win or loose the game instead of him, and that wound up being a great decision. Tonight's best player wound up with the ball in his hands and he wound up making the play of the game.

Danilo Gallinari took possession of the ball from a few feet behind the arc and used a pick to free himself up just to the right of the top of the key. As his toe hovered right over the 3-point line, he rose up and let the deep shot fly as he was pressured by Celtics defenders. At first, the desperation shot seemed to be way off the mark, which would have preserved the Celtics' lead. Instead, the shot banked off of the backboard and through the net. His jumper was initially ruled a 3-pointer, putting the Knicks up by two, but was reviewed during the Celtics' ensuing timeout and changed to a two-pointer that left the score at 102-101 with 36.8 seconds remaining.

When the C's came back onto the court from their timeout, they ran an isolation play for Paul Pierce, but his eventual pass attempt in the lane was tipped by Gallinari and Chris Duhon stole the ball. After David Lee made a bucket at the other end, the C's couldn't get off a final shot off before the buzzer sounded to try and tie the game.


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[RAWsoulja317]

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[SuperMacca76]

Che canestrone di tabella di Gallinari!!

[SuperMacca76]

Grande Danilo!! Career high di 31 punti..

[Dottorass]

gallo grandissimo

[Noste86]

Grande Gallo!!