NBA Playoffs Rd 1: (2) New York Knicks vs. (7) Boston Celtics

[King Taharqa]

[2] New York Knicks (53-28)

PG-#2 Raymond Felton

UNC '05

6'1 205 lbs

13.9 PPG 2.9 RPG 5.5 APG 36.0 3PT%

SG-#9 Pablo Prigioni

ARGENTINA '12

6'3 185 lbs

3.5 PPG 1.8 RPG 3.0 APG 38.6 3PT%

SF-#21 Iman Shumpert

Georgia Tech '11

6'5 220 lbs

6.5 PPG 2.9 RPG 40.0 3PT%

PF-#7 Carmelo Anthony

Syracuse '03

6'8 230 lbs

28.7 PPG 6.9 RPG 2.6 APG 37.9 3PT% 83.0 FT%

C-#6 Tyson Chandler

Dominguez HS '01 (Compton, CA)

7'1 240 lbs

10.4 PPG 10.7 RPG 1.1 BPG 63.8 FG%

BENCH

PG-#5 Jason Kidd

SG-#8 J.R. Smith

SF-#16 Steve Novak

SF-#55 Quentin Richardson

PF-#1 Amar'e Stoudemire

PF-#3 Kenyon Martin

C-#14 Chris Copeland

C-#23 Marcus Camby

HEAD COACH

Mike Woodson

[King Taharqa]

[7] Boston Celtics (41-39)

PG-#0 Avery Bradley

Texas '10

6'2 180 lbs

9.2 PPG 2.2 RPG 2.1 APG 1.3 SPG

SG-#34 Paul "The Truth" Pierce

Kansas '98

6'7 235 lbs

18.7 PPG 6.4 RPG 4.9 APG 37.9 3PT%

SF-#8 Jeff Green

Georgetown '07

6'9 235 lbs

12.8 PPG 3.9 RPG 1.6 APG 38.5 3PT%

PF-#30 Brandon Bass

LSU '05

6'8 250 lbs

8.7 PPG 5.3 RPG 1.0 APG

C-#5 Kevin "Big Ticket" Garnett

Faragut Academy '95 (Chicago, IL)

6'11 253 lbs

14.8 PPG 7.8 RPG 2.3 APG 78.6 FT%

BENCH

PG-#4 Jason "Jet" Terry

SG-#11 Courtney Lee

SG-#27 Jordan Crawford

SF-#44 Terrance Williams

PF-#12 D.J. White

C-#4 Chris Wilcox

HEAD COACH

"Doc" Rivers

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This will be the best 1st round series of the playoffs IMO. Both of these teams want to earn the right to see the champs. Unfortunately, only one of these teams will move on to that. People are writing Boston off again as old and washed up, and getting caught up in the Melo Knicks craze. I got NY winning this series, but it will take them 7 games to do so. Boston dont lay down and they rarely go out in the 1st round. Add in the recent tragedy in Boston, and I could see "sympathy" pushing these guys to an upset. It wouldnt shock me because Doc Rivers is a damn good coach. Yet & still, I got NY squeeking by in 7. They will have to prove their toughness in this one.

[ZB1224]

Not to nitpick (and you can delete this after you see it), but Pablo isn't 6-7 215.. he's 6-3 185.

Also, Celtics in 7.

[Kevin Greene]

Knickerbockers in 6.

[Sapper]

Felton's downfall as a Bobcat was his inability to guard Nelson in the playoffs. I think he has a better shot against Bradley and Terry and the Knicks will win it on that matchup (and NY's bench is stacked with talent).

I'll go Knicks in 6.

[Guest]

The Celtics might just cause an 'upset' here and take this one in 6 or 7.

[King Taharqa]

Celts hold in OT to prevent the sweep. Series goes back to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Knicks lead 3-1

[King Taharqa]

Celtics shock NY to take the series back to Boston. Series now sits at 3-2 Knicks.

[Kevin Greene]

Old age and treachery FTW!