The Celtics Kevin Garnett Calls Sixers Fans 'Fair-Weather'
The Celtics Kevin Garnett called Sixers fans fair-weather, but should do some more research.
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The Celtics Kevin Garnett called Sixers fans fair-weather, but should do some more research.
Andre Iguodala snapped a tie game with five straight points in the final 90 seconds to help the Philadelphia 76ers storm back from 15 points down and stun the Boston Celtics 92-83 on Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six straight free throws as the 76ers evened the second-round Eastern Conference series with an 82-81 victory Monday night.
Kevin Garnett scored 29 points — his most in the regular- or postseason this year — and added 11 rebounds on Saturday night to give the Boston Celtics a 92-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The first round of the NBA Playoffs has come to a close for the Eastern Conference, and the teams vying to make it into the conference finals are ready for battle. Let's take a look at the Eastern Conference semifinal matchups to give you insight into who we think will come out on top.
The Bulls are hard to figure. At times, they seemed to play better without Derrick Rose. I wonder how easily he will slide back into that team, considering how he dominates everything the Bulls do on offense.
The biggest question for Knicks fans: do you want your team to face the Chicago Bulls or Miami Heat?
The Philadelphia 76ers nailed down the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference and spoiled the Nets' final game in New Jersey with a 105-87 victory Monday night.
The Nets will say goodbye to New Jersey on Monday night, though it seems three of their top stars from the Garden State era won't be at the ceremony.
The Knicks snapped a nine-game home winning streak as they fell to the Heat 93-85 on Sunday.
Gerald Green scored 23 points, and Kris Humphries had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead New Jersey to a 95-89 win over Philadelphia on Friday night, three nights after the Sixers thumped the Nets by 19 points.
Center Spencer Hawes came off the bench for the first time and a scored a season-high 19 points to lead the slumping Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-88 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.
Amare Stoudemire had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 82-79 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
It's time for Stoudemire him to back up his words with a noticeable effort.
Philadelphia 76ers handed the New York Knicks their fifth straight loss with a 106-94 victory Sunday.
Deron Williams scored 34 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds left in overtime.
Carmelo Anthony had 27 points and the nine rebounds, and the New York Knicks snapped the Philadelphia 76ers' six-game winning streak with an 85-79 victory on Wednesday night.
At noon on Christmas Day, when the curtain finally rises on the better-late-than-never 2011-12 NBA season, Knicks fans will be in for a treat.
Lou Williams proved them right, hitting a 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left to lead the 76ers to an 86-82 win over the Heat on Sunday and avoid a sweep.
Carmelo Anthony had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Amare Stoudemire scored 18 points and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 to move into sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
It was another awful night for the Nets as Deron Williams scored only four points in 23 minutes.
Rookie Landry Fields scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Knicks rebounded from a 100-98 loss Friday night in Philadelphia.
Elton Brand scored a season-high 33 points and the Philadelphia 76ers used a 15-0 run late in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 100-98 on Friday night.
The surging 76ers look for their eighth win in 11 games Friday night when they try to hand the Knicks a sixth straight road loss.
Avery Johnson argued with official Brent Barnaky on Wednesday night and got tossed for the first time as the Nets' coach, walking off the court to chants of "Avery, Avery, Avery."
