From NBA.com – Celtics bring a 2-0 lead into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Friday, with all the Knicks knowing these folks were close to winning both games and also getting close to going home for the summer. Stoudemire was a force in Game 1, finishing with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Then For Game 2 The Star is Carmelo Antony.
The action Friday is the first at Madison Square Garden within the postseason since April 25, 2004, and comes Decade on the day considering that the Knicks’ last playoff victory there, a 92-85 enlighten Toronto in the opener of your first-round loss. The reputation of the “world’s most famous arena” has survived even while the Knicks’ may be badly weakened in the last decade.