It could have been worse - much worse. The final score was 104 to 59 for the Boston Celtics. However, the Celtics starters played limited minutes. Kevin Garnett played under twenty three minutes, while Ray Allen and Paul Pierce had under twenty nine minutes of court time. The Knicks had trouble even with the second unit of the Celtics.

link: Knicks / Celtic Box Score

This was an embarrassment. It was a game that had national television coverage. The Celtics instituted their own ‘mercy rule’ by limiting the scoring. For example, they made an intentional turn-over by not trying to score and letting the shot clock end a possession. That is humbling in itself but, at least, it does not reflect on the score board. That’s how bad it was.

Isiah Thomas still is the coach and Knicks president of operations. There will be pressure on the Knicks management for change - and Isiah Thomas needs to win some games immediately.

Catherine Forsythe

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