SB Nation Boston - NBA Playoffs, Celtics Vs. Knicks: Boston, New York Rekindle Old Rivalry In First Roundhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2011-04-14T10:43:16-04:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/18703872011-04-14T10:43:16-04:002011-04-14T10:43:16-04:00NBA Playoffs Schedule: Celtics-Knicks Complete Series Dates And Times Released
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<p>With the regular season now offically in the books, it's time to focus on the postseason, which begins Saturday. The 2011 NBA playoff schedule for the Eastern Conference's first round was released late Wednesday night (previously, only the dates and times for Games 1s had been known). </p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Boston Celtics</a> open their series with the <a href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Knicks</a> Sunday night, at 7 p.m., at TD Garden. Game 2 is set for Tuesday night, and then Games 3 and 4, at Madison Square Garden, are scheduled for Friday and Sunday. Four games in eight days -- welcome to the NBA Playoffs. And if it goes seven games, the deciding contest would be May 1, a full two weeks after Game 1.</p>
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<p>But for an older team like Boston, that's welcomed. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.celticsblog.com/2011/4/14/2110519/first-round-schedule">CelticsBlog</a> put it best: "Just look at those glorious days off in between games."</p>
<p>Here's the complete schedule for the Celtics-Knicks series. </p>
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<p>Game 1: Sun., April 17 in Boston, 7 p.m., TNT<br>Game 2: Tue., April 19 in Boston, 7 p.m., TNT<br>Game 3: Fri., April 22 in New York, TBD, ESPN<br>Game 4: Sun., April 24 in New York, 3:30 p.m., ABC<br>Game 5: Tue., April 26 in Boston, TBD<br>Game 6: Fri., April 29 in New York, TBD<br>Game 7: Sun., May 1 in Boston, TBD</p>
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<p><i>Visit SB Nation for complete playoff schedules for both the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/4/14/2110233/nba-playoff-schedule-2011-eastern-conference-first-round">Eastern Conference</a> and<a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/4/14/2110585/nba-playoff-schedule-2011-western-conference-first-round"> Western Conference</a>. And click here for a pdf of the <a href="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/588181/2011_NBA_Playoffs_Bracket.pdf" target="_blank">NBA Playoff bracket</a>. </i></p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/4/14/2110832/nba-playoffs-schedule-celtics-knicksRyan Hudson2011-04-13T13:20:13-04:002011-04-13T13:20:13-04:00NBA Playoffs Schedule: Celtics-Knicks Open Series Sunday Night On TNT
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<p>Clear you calendars for Sunday night at 7 p.m. ET, because that's when the <a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Boston Celtics</a> begin their quest for banner No. 18. Little by little, the 2011 NBA Playoffs schedule is starting to <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/celtics/statuses/58214876887269376">leak out</a>, and Game 1 of the quarterfinal matchup between the <a href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Knicks</a> and Celtics is set for April 17, at the TD Garden, and it will be aired nationally on TNT. </p>↵<p>The two longtime rivals will offers fans a bit of a sneak preview Wednesday night, when New York travels to Boston for the regular season finale. But with the playoff pairings already decided in the Eastern Conference, and coaches likely more motivated to avoid injuries than anything else, it won't be more a glorified summer league game.</p>↵<p>The 2011 NBA postseason officially gets under way on Saturday, with at least a triple header of games: </p>↵<blockquote>↵<p><a href="https://www.indycornrows.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Indiana Pacers</a> at <a href="https://www.blogabull.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chicago Bulls</a> (ESPN, 1 p.m.) </p>↵<p>Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat (ABC, 3:30 p.m.)</p>↵<p>Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic (ESPN, 7 p.m.)</p>↵</blockquote>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/4/13/2108795/nba-playoff-schedule-celtics-knicks-game-1Ryan Hudson2011-04-12T13:29:11-04:002011-04-12T13:29:11-04:00NBA Playoffs, Celtics Vs. Knicks: Boston, New York Rekindle Old Rivalry In First Round
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<p>There's nothing like a Boston-New York rivalry in the playoffs, and I mean <i>nothing</i>.</p>
<p>While the Red Sox and Yankees account for the majority of the rivalry, there are two other teams that have played a major role in the feud: the <a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Boston Celtics</a> and the <a href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Knicks</a>.</p>
<p>The official schedule for the Celtics-Knicks first round series has not been released, but it is widely speculated that the series will begin on Sunday, April 17, considering that <a target="_blank" href="http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-bruins/2011/4/12/2106238/nhl-playoff-schedule-2011-canadiens-bruins">the Bruins play the Canadiens in game two of their opening round series</a> on Saturday night before heading to Montreal for games three and four.</p>
<p>Boston and New York are two of the three remaining original NBA teams from 1946, with the <a href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Golden State Warriors</a> (then the Philadelphia Warriors) being the other. During the days of <span>Patrick Ewing</span> and Larry Bird, the Celtics and Knicks were considered legitimate rivals, but the rivalry died down in the 1990's and 2000's when both teams fell upon hard times.</p>
<p>The rivalry began to rekindle during the 2010-11 regular season, as the Knicks re-loaded in the offseason with stars Amar'e Stoudemire and <span>Raymond Felton</span>, which gave the city hopes of once again being competitive.</p>
<p>Both teams met for the first time this season back on October 29, 2010, with Boston prevailing 105-101.</p>
<p>Yet the biggest regular season meeting between the two came on December 15, 2010 at Madison Square Garden. It was a tightly contested game all-throughout, but <span>Paul Pierce</span> made sure the C's came home with the win, sinking a last-second jumper to give Boston a hard fought 118-116 victory.</p>
<p>Boston proceeded to win the next game against New York, toppling the Knicks 96-86 on March 21, 2011 in the first meeting between the two teams since <span>Carmelo Anthony</span> and <span>Chauncey Billups</span> were traded to the Big Apple.</p>
<p>Coincidentally, the Celtics and Knicks will play each other in the regular season finale for both squads at TD Garden on Wednesday night, although neither team will likely give away any secrets to the other.</p>
<p>The Celtics and Knicks have met 12 times in the playoffs, with their most recent postseason series coming in 1990 when New York beat Boston 3-2 in a five-game series. Boston and New York have split their 12 postseason series, with each team besting the other six times in the playoffs.</p>
<p>Only twice in those 12 meetings have the series lasted seven games, with the 1984 Knicks beating the Celtics, 4-3, in the Eastern Conference semifinals and the 1973 Knicks besting Boston in seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals before going on to defeat the <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Lakers</a> in the NBA Finals, marking their second NBA title.</p>
<p>Of course, Boston has had much more success than New York in the playoffs, winning an NBA-record 17 NBA Championships while appearing in 21 NBA Finals.</p>
<p>As far as predictions go, Tom Ziller at SB Nation <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/4/12/2105923/nba-playoffs-2011-celtics-knicks-predictions">believes that the Celtics are the better team in this series</a>, but not by that much, as he predicts Boston will top New York in seven games.</p>
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<span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">Boston in 7. For the balance of the season, the Celtics were a much, </span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><i>much</i></span><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> better team. The Knicks go two deep in terms of star power; the C's go four deep, and have home court advantage. I can't see Boston losing more than one game at home, and I can definitely see the Celtics winning in New York.</span>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/2011/4/12/2333313/nba-playoffs-celtics-vs-knicks-boston-new-york-rekindle-old-rivalryGethin Coolbaugh