The Boston Celtics played uninspired basketball and trailed by 21 points at halftime against the New York Knicks. Despite a late comeback by the Celtics' reserves, the Knicks maintained a significant lead. Charles Barkley warned Boston about the dangers of shutting down before the playoffs, citing his own experience with the Phoenix Suns in 1992-93.
Boston trotted out its typical starting five but played rather uninspired and trailed by 21 points at halftime. The Knicks built up a 31-point advantage in the third quarter before the Celtics' reserves chipped away at New York's lead in the game's closing minutes.The Celtics don't have anything to play for other than tuning up for the first round of the NBA playoffs.
“If they’re gonna play like that, they shouldn’t play. … I know they’re gonna finish with the best record but, man, you just can’t turn it off and turn it on.”The Suns started that playoff run awfully sluggish, losing the first two games of a best-of-five first-round series to the Los Angeles Lakers. Phoenix had to rattle off three straight wins to advance to the second round, including a drama-filled 112–104 overtime win in the deciding Game 5.
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