I stand corrected. The Knicks are unstoppable right now. They are really good. And I'll admit, I totally underestimated this team. The Celtics caught the Knicks at the wrong time.
The Celtics fell to them tonight, 90-76. They are now down 3-0 in the series. Yes, the Red Sox did it, but no NBA team has ever come back when down 3-0 in a series.
Here's a recap:
The good:
* The Knicks were still ten points under their season average and they still won by 14 points.
* Kevin Garnett gave everything he had and then some. KG finished with 12 points and 17 rebounds. The 17 boards were the second most Garnett has grabbed in a playoff game as a Celtic.
The bad:
* I will make this as simple as possible. The Celtics offense is bad. Very bad. You know why? Their best offensive player is on the sidelines. No one on the Knicks -- or any other team in the Eastern Conference for that matter -- could guard Rajon Rondo.
* Turnovers killed the Celtics. It seemed as though the Knicks capitalized on every turnover. The Knicks made the Celtics pay for every solitary mistake they made. The Celtics allowed the Knicks to score 14 points off turnovers in the first half alone.
* It's really disappointing to see the Celtics go down like this. They've been through a lot this season, and it's hard to rely on two guys that are 35 and over to produce like they're 25.
Boston will look to avoid a sweep on Sunday afternoon at TD Garden. Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m.
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