National Basketball Association
Boston 92, New York 86
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
#19 James Capers, #33 Sean Corbin, #17 Joe Crawford
Attendance:
19033
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Celtics 92, Knicks 86: Jeff Green scored 18 points and Kevin Garnett added 16 and 18 rebounds as visiting Boston staved off elimination for a second straight game.
Brandon Bass and Jason Terry had 17 points apiece and Paul Pierce scored 16 as the Celtics cut New York's series lead to 3-2. Game 6 of the best-of-seven series will be played in Boston on Friday.
Carmelo Anthony scored 22 points and Raymond Felton added 21 for the cold-shooting Knicks, who attempted to deliver an early knockout punch by scoring the first 11 points of the game. Anthony finished 8-of-24 while J.R. Smith missed his first 10 shots before nailing a pair of 3-pointers to spark a late rally.
Boston fought back from the early 11-0 deficit to pull within two points after one quarter before surging into a 45-39 halftime lead. Terry knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in a late burst to extend the lead to 69-60 entering the final 12 minutes.
The Celtics scored the first six points of the fourth to open their biggest lead at 75-60, and consecutive 3-pointers by Green made it 88-76 with 2:23 to play. New York gave the home fans hope when Smith's 3-pointer capped a 7-0 spurt and cut the deficit to five with 65 seconds left, but Garnett answered with a jumper and two free throws to ice it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Smith, who was suspended for Game 4 for elbowing Terry in the face, scored 14 points on 3-for-14 shooting while not registering his first field goal until there was 2:48 to play. ... Bass' 17 points matched his total for the first four games for Boston, which was 11-of-22 from 3-point range and a perfect 17-for-17 from the free-throw line. ... Knicks F Steve Novak left the game with back spasms and did not return. ... If a Game 7 is necessary, it will be played Sunday at 1 p.m. at Madison Square Garden
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
New York |
|
Jeff Green 18 |
Scoring |
Carmelo Anthony 22 |
|
Kevin Garnett 5 |
Assists |
Raymond Felton 4 |
|
Kevin Garnett 18 |
Rebounds |
Tyson Chandler 11 |
|
Kevin Garnett 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Carmelo Anthony 6 |
|
Brandon Bass 1 |
Steals |
Tyson Chandler 3 |
|
Kevin Garnett 2 |
Blocks |
Jason Kidd 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston
|
92 |
45.7 |
11-22 |
17-17 |
20 |
41 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
| New York
|
86 |
39.5 |
5-22 |
17-20 |
13 |
39 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
Upcoming Games
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New York will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Knicks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against New York. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.