By Kenneth Teape (@teapester725)
Friday, December 13th, 2013
New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics
Post Game Recap
The Knicks suffered a hard fought, heart
breaking loss Friday night in Boston 90-86. It is the second time in a week
that the Celtics defeated the Knicks, after a rout Sunday afternoon at Madison Square
Garden. This is a terrible loss for the Knicks as they have dropped the first
two meetings of the season with the Celtics The Knicks had control in the game,
going up by 11 in the fourth quarter after falling down by as many as 17 in the
first half. Unfortunately the reoccurring story of a stalling Knicks offense
played out again and they faltered down the stretch. The Knicks fall to 6-16
with the loss tonight and sit in the basement of the Atlantic Division.
Player of the Game: Amar’e Stoudemire
For the second consecutive game
Stoudemire receives the player of the game. He came up huge once again for the
Knicks on the offensive end, scoring 18 points on 7-9 shooting. He showed off
his increasing confidence knocking down multiple jump shots once again. He also
played 30 minutes again, which could cause some concern for the Knicks; Kenyon
Martin was forced out of the game in the fourth quarter with an abdominal
strain. Stoudemire may not be available for the Knicks tomorrow and it would be
a huge blow, I have said it once and I will say it again that he is the most
efficient scorer the Knicks have. No one scores as easily on the team as he
does and without him making easy baskets it will be tough sledding for the
Knicks tomorrow night.
-Positive
