carmelo anthony

Tip: 7:30PM     Court: Madison Square Garden     Watch it: CSNNE    Hear it: WEEI Referees: Tony Brothers, Dick Bavetta and Violet Palmer  Tickets to this and other great Celtics game The Matchup Record: 16-17 Record: 23-10 On road: 6-11 At home: 13-3 Streak: Won 2 Streak: Won 2 Leaders Leaders Buckets: Pierce (19.8 [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. As Carmelo Anthony crumpled on the floor with his hands cupping his groin, mayhem unfolded on the United States‘ sideline. Tyson Chandler and Deron Williams screamed at Argentina players and threatened to meet them at midcourt. [...]

The NBA is a stars' league and the officials are fully aware of it. But the star treatment reached a new level last night.  Melo's physical style of play makes these non-fouls harder to swallow. The officials let him bully his way to the hoop on every possession, pushing off defenders, yet he cannot be [...]

Steve Novak and J.R. Smith combined for 15 three-pointers and 50 points as the Knicks beat the Celtics 118-110. The Celtics had some major issues with defensive rotations on the perimeter tonight and the Knicks killed them. NY shot a ridiculous 14-21 from 3 in the first half and 5-11 from 3 in the 2nd [...]

Tip: 8:00 PM    Court: Madison Square Garden   Watch it: TNT  Hear it: WEEI          Referees: Dan Crawford, Tony Brown, Pat Fraher Get your tickets here The Matchup   Record: 36-25 (1st Atlantic, 4th East) Record: 31-29 (T-2nd Atlantic, 7th East) On the road:  15-16 At home: 20-11 Streak: Won 2 Streak: Lost 1     Leaders [...]

Marc Berman of the NY Post has the not-so-shocking details: Carmelo Anthony’s discontent with the Knicks organization became so severe after Monday night’s loss to the Bulls, he told a confidant he preferred to be traded before Thursday’s NBA deadline, The Post has learned. According to a person familiar with his thinking, Anthony’s disillusionment stems most [...]

Enjoy some photos from today's OT thriller vs the Knicks. Bonus GIFs after the jump… [...]

How's that for some Sunday afternoon fun? The Celtics beat the Knicks 115-111 in OT, behind a monster triple-double by Rajon Rondo and clutch shooting by Paul Pierce. Rondo tallied 18 points, 17 rebounds and 20 assists in 48 minutes. Magic Johnson is the only other guy in league history to go at least 17-17-17 (per [...]

Tip: 1:00 PM     Court: TD Garden   Watch it: ABC  Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Scott Foster, Eric Lewis, Olandis Poole  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 18-17 (2nd Atlantic, 7th East) Record: 18-18 (3rd Atlantic, 8th East) At Home: [...]

What's uglier – Rajon Rondo's new shiner or the offensive play by both teams in tonight's 91-89 Celtics victory? The Knicks controlled (I use that term loosely) this game for 3 quarters. They were the more aggressive team on both sides of the ball. But as the Knicks energy level faded in the 4th, the [...]