In a showdown between the East's lone superpower and one of the many teams vying to be in the conversation, Pierce rose to the occasion and buried the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Pierce went with his signature step-back and knocked it down with 0.4 seconds remaining.
But the drama didn't stop there. The early season MVP, (let's be honest, its the same terrible Knick team with 1 new guy, and that guy is doing EVERYTHING) Amare Stoudamire, gunned a 25 foot 3 pointer at the buzzer. Only problem was that time had expired before the ball left his hand. Celtics 118, Knicks 116. Final.
Couple notes on this one. First, the Knicks look better than the Heat, who will still be exposed for lack of depth. The Celtics are still the class of the east. They can go into your building, when you are totlally up for the game, and grind out tough wins. That is what championship callibur teams do.
That said, gonna be clearing the schedule the next time these two teams play. Great game. 2 good teams. Wild finish.
It is great to see, I'm not going to lie. The MSG was packed and it was totally electric. I think the Knicks can give the heat some issues due to the fact that Bosh is a total pussy and Amare is a beast. I wouldn't mind a nice Knick/Celtic playoff match up.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note Kirby is a very good Knicks fan. I called him to gloat and he took it like a man!
I want a picture of Pierce taking a bow mid-court!
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