Tip-off: 1:00 p.m
Where: TD Bank Garden
Starting Lineups
New York Knicks (18-18)
PG: Jeremy Lin
SG: Landry Fields
SF: Carmelo Anthony
PF: Amar’e Stoudemire
C: Tyson Chandler
Boston Celtics (18-17)
PG: Rajon Rondo
SG: Ray Allen
SF: Paul Pierce
PF: Kevin Garnett
C: Brandon Bass
Keys to the Game:
1. Get Melo and Amar’e involved early and often. They will need to burden the load against a tough defensive team.
2. Don’t be afraid to sub out Landry.Fields was murdered by Ray Allen in the playoffs last year and in both of the Knicks meetings against the Celtics this season. If it starts happening again, let Shumpert and J.R. Smith take a shot at taken on Snarlin’ Ray.
3. Attack the Paint. Since losing Perkins, there is no interior presence for this Boston team.Run lots of pick and roll with Amar’e and Chandler and let them attack the rim, there will be no reason not to.
4. Keep Playing Novak.
5. Get this win, and get to over .500 and grab the seventh seed from the free-falling Celtics. Let’s help put one of the final nails in the coffin of the Big 3.
Inactive: Douglas, Walker and Bibby are inactive.
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