Q_FBE - FBE stands for Forensic Basketball Evaluation
The game appeared to be a typical Trap Home Game coming off a successful West Coast Trip where we are paired with a Weak Traditional Rival (Knicks) and just before a major showdown with Cleveland. Worse yet was the team we just traded with.
Also given our home anxieties all season and the fact that Paul Pierce was sat down, this had the makings of being a Frustrated Basketball Engineers special. We have had far too many of those this season.
I sat this one out due to errands and getting ready to move cross country to a city where NBA games used to be played up until 2 seasons ago.
The Boston Celtics got engaged in a shootout for about three quarters of the game and then got control in the 4th quarter imposing their successful defensive style on the Knicks and escaped with an unconvincing 4 point win. But these are the kind of wins needed this time of year as we try to maintain at least a third seed and keep hope alive to improve our playoff spot. Boston's record, I believe will be 56 and 26 which won't be good enough to catch Cleveland but maybe enough for a two seed.
Then we have to wait for the outcome of the Atlanta - Orlando Division race to see who the second round opponent will most likely be. Atlanta is an absolute hideous matchup nightmare for us. THAT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED REPEATED THIS YEAR. Maybe that is why Nate Robinson is on the Celtics because he single handedly beat the Hawks with something like 40 SECOND HALF POINTS while coming out of Datoni's Doghouse.
Topic: Knicks (19-35) at Celtics (35-19) 2/23 (Read 55399 times)