NBA: Terry’s OT heroics lift Celtics over Knicks
Jason Terry scored Boston’s last nine points in the final 92 seconds of overtime, lifting the Celtics over New York 97-90 Sunday to avoid a sweep in the first-round NBA playoff series.
Jason Terry scored Boston’s last nine points in the final 92 seconds of overtime, lifting the Celtics over New York 97-90 Sunday to avoid a sweep in the first-round NBA playoff series.
The NBA suspended Knicks guard J.R. Smith on Saturday night for Game 4 of New York’s playoff series against Boston for elbowing the Celtics’ Jason Terry in the chin.
Carmelo Anthony started fast, struggled through the middle, and finished with a flurry.
And the New York Knicks, after knocking the Boston Celtics from the top of the Atlantic Division, took the first step toward knocking them out of the playoffs.
The New York Knicks locked up their playoff seeding by clinching the number two spot in the Eastern Conference with a 90-80 win Sunday over the Indiana Pacers.
Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead New York over Oklahoma City 125-120 on Sunday, stretching the Knicks’ NBA winning streak to 12 games.
J.R. Smith scored 24 points and the New York Knicks shook off the absence of Carmelo Anthony and the shock of Amare Stoudemire needing more knee surgery to rout the slumping Utah Jazz 113-84 on Saturday night.
Amare Stoudemire needs surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss six weeks, a stunning blow to the New York Knicks as they chase the Atlantic Division title.
Stoudemire, who had been playing well off the bench, will have the procedure to remove tissue within the week, the Knicks said Saturday before their game against the Utah Jazz.
LeBron James scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead defending NBA champion Miami past New York 99-93 on Sunday as the Heat matched its record win streak with a 14th victory in a row.
The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the New York Knicks 102-88 with the help of a strong bench attack and Chris Paul’s 25 points, seven assists and a half dozen rebounds.
LeBron James scored 30 points in another efficient performance, Dwyane Wade added 20 and the Miami Heat dominated the middle two quarters on the way to an easy 111-89 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
David West scored 30 points and Paul George added 15 on Friday night, leading Indiana to a 102-89 victory over Miami.
The Knicks ended an 11-game losing streak in Boston as Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and won his rematch with Kevin Garnett in New York’s 89-86 victory over the Celtics on Thursday.
Kobe Bryant engineered a second-half comeback, helping the Los Angeles beat the New York Knicks 100-94 in the NBA on Tuesday and extend the Lakers’ winning streak to five games.
