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Knicks Lose Big, Really Big

Knicks post second-worst point total of shot-clock era

By Lev Weinstein,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2007 12:24 AM CST
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(Newser) – Had Boston's big three played for more than 20-odd minutes apiece last night, things could have gotten really out of hand. As it was, the Celtics knocked off New York by a mere 45 points, winning 104-59, the Boston Herald reports. Ray Allen and Paul Pierce had 21 points each, and Kevin Garnett had 8 in 22 minutes of play. The dismal tally marks the Knicks' third-worst loss of the shot-clock era, and second-worse point total.

“I thought every single player was thinking about himself, as opposed to thinking about the team,” Knick coach Isiah Thomas said, according to The New York Times. The Celtics dribbled out most of the final seconds, and purposefully turned over the ball to save the Knicks the humiliation of a 50-point loss. It still took a buzzer-beating Nate Robinson three to stave off a record-breaking defeat.

New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas watches from the bench during the fourth quarter of the Knicks' 104-59 loss to the Boston Celtics in an NBA basketball game in Boston on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas watches from the bench during the fourth quarter of the Knicks' 104-59 loss to the Boston Celtics in an NBA basketball game in Boston on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) and Paul Pierce (34) celebrate during the third quarter of the Celtics' NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in Boston on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) and Paul Pierce (34) celebrate during the third quarter of the Celtics' NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in Boston on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise...   (Associated Press)
New York Knicks' Jared Jeffries (20), Renaldo Balkman (32), and Nate Robinson (4) lean against a table during a break in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New York Knicks' Jared Jeffries (20), Renaldo Balkman (32), and Nate Robinson (4) lean against a table during a break in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston...   (Associated Press)
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