Celtics Vs. Knicks: Carmelo Anthony, Rajon Rondo Go Nuts As Knicks Pull Out 106-104 Win
Carmelo Anthony dropped 37 points as the New York Knicks edged the Boston Celtics 106-104. Rajon Rondo countered with 31 points and 13 rebounds.
Boston
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104
New York
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106
Boston
Celtics
104
| Final - 12.25.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 23 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 104 |
| New York Knicks | 34 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 106 |
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New York
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 23 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 104 |
| New York | 34 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 106 |
| Boston | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 37 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-0 | 15 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-1 | 0 |
| Jermaine O`Neal | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-1 | 6 |
| Ray Allen | 37 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 20 |
| Rajon Rondo | 41 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 9-12 | 5-1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2-0 | 31 |
| Marquis Daniels | 29 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-0 | 4 |
| Brandon Bass | 27 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 20 |
| Chris Wilcox | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Keyon Dooling | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Avery Bradley | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| E`Twaun Moore | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Paul Pierce | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Mickael Pietrus | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jeff Green | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Greg Stiemsma | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| JaJuan Johnson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 39-76 | 2-5 | 24-31 | 41-13 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 28-3 | 104 | |
| .513 | .400 | .774 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 1 (23 pts) | |||||||
| New York | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 33 | 10-17 | 4-7 | 13-15 | 8-1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4-0 | 37 |
| Amare Stoudemire | 34 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 6-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-1 | 21 |
| Tyson Chandler | 36 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2-1 | 7 |
| Toney Douglas | 35 | 8-19 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-1 | 19 |
| Landry Fields | 33 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 7 |
| Jared Jeffries | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Iman Shumpert | 22 | 3-13 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 11 |
| Bill Walker | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 0 |
| Josh Harrellson | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Balkman | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Mike Bibby | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Baron Davis | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Steve Novak | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Chris Hunter | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jerome Jordan | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 35-74 | 9-20 | 27-34 | 31-8 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 25-3 | 106 | |
| .473 | .450 | .794 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 0 (18 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Joe Crawford, Marat Kogut, Zach Zarba
Duration:2:47
Officials: - Joe Crawford, Marat Kogut, Zach Zarba
Duration:2:47
