Boston Herald GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Four days after swinging his elbow into Jason Terry’s chin, J.R. Smith refused to acknowledge the Celtics guard.The elbow, which occurred in the fourth quarter of the New York Knicks’ Game 3 win Friday, earned Smith a one-game suspension from the NBA. Smith was sidelined for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series Sunday, which the Celtics won, 97-90, in overtime to force Game 5 tonight in New York.
Boston Celtics April 30, 2013Boston Globe The Knicks’ J.R. Smith played dumb. He had just been asked about the performance of the Celtics’ Jason Terry in Game 4 — a performance that yielded the final 9 points of the game for Boston.
Boston Celtics April 30, 2013New York Daily News Jason Terry goes by the nickname “Jet,” while the monikers Knicks fans will undoubtedly call the Boston Celtics guard will fall under the category of “parental discretion is advised.”
New York Knicks April 30, 2013Newsday J.R. Smith said the Knicks would have swept the Celtics and would have been on the golf course Tuesday had he not been suspended for Game 4.
New York Knicks April 30, 2013Newsday Jason Terry had plenty to say on the court at the end of Boston's Game 4 win, and it was still on the Knicks' minds heading into Game 5.
New York Knicks April 30, 2013
Posting and Toasting Now that we got all the mushy stuff out of the way, let us speak of basketball. The Knicks and the Celtics and the reporters covering the series hardly have anything to say to one another four games into the thing, but there were some noteworthy items to come from practice today. - J.R. Smith, speaking to media for the first time since his suspension for massaging Jason Terry's face with his elbow, was in top form: Asked about Jason Terry, @therealjrsmith said, "I don't know who that is." — Steve Popper (@StevePopper) April 30, 2013 Shouldn't that negate the suspension? J.R. either...
New York Knicks April 30, 2013Boston Celtics Blog | ESPN Boston GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- J.R. Smith thinks the New York Knicks would have swept the Boston Celtics if he had been playing in Game 4 of the division rivals' playoff series. Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY SportsJR Smith earned a one-game suspension for an elbow that floored Jason Terry in Game 3."Oh yeah, it would've been over," Smith said after Tuesday's practice. "I'd have been playing golf today." The NBA suspended Smith for Game 4 after the star guard threw an elbow at Jason Terry's chin late in Game 3.
Boston Celtics April 30, 2013Green Street | WEEI On his way into TD Garden on Sunday, a Celtics fan who watched his team fall into a 3-0 hole in the first round admitted, “It feels like I’m going to a wake.” Celtics guard Jason Terry, who provided the sunshine in a Game 4 victory, must have felt it, too. “The guy was mouthing [...]
April 30, 2013New York Post BOSTON — As they hit the floor against the Knicks for their first Game 7 which was disguised as Game 4, the Celtics came out with the starting lineup that began the series, a unit featuring Brandon Bass back in the first five, aligned defensively against Carmelo Anthony, while Jason Terry...
New York Knicks April 30, 2013Boston Herald BOSTON — It started with a 3-pointer by Avery Bradley 16 seconds into the game. It ended with a layup by Jason Terry with 6.5 seconds left.Yes, the Boston Celtics finally got their offense going."It's coming," Terry said. "You can feel it."It was there on Sunday — for much of the game, anyway — when the Celtics beat the New York Knicks 97-90 in overtime to avoid being swept in the opening round of the playoffs.But if it's not there on Wednesday night in New York, the Celtics will have a very tough time forcing a sixth game Friday night in Boston.
Boston Celtics April 29, 2013Boston Globe BOSTON (AP) — It started with a 3-pointer by Avery Bradley 16 seconds into the game. It ended with a layup by Jason Terry with 6.5 seconds left.
Boston Celtics April 29, 2013New York Post BOSTON — Jason Terry was on the receiving end of J.R. Smith’s boneheaded Game 3 elbow. That was just one reason Terry and the rest of the Celtics, facing elimination, were ticked at the Knicks. Terry stressed being angry was one thing, doing something about it was another. Yesterday...
New York Knicks April 29, 2013New York Post HERO With the game tied at 88 and 1:33 remaining in overtime, Jason Terry poured in nine points in 93 seconds, starting with a pull-up 3 that put Boston ahead 91-88. The Celtics’ sixth man single-handedly outscored the Knicks in OT, 9-6. ZERO In the final 3-plus minutes of...
New York Knicks April 29, 2013Dallas Mavericks Blog | ESPN Dallas The Mavericks aren’t in the playoffs for the first time since 2000, so we have to find something to fill the time this spring. Might as well keep up with the players from the Mavs’ title team who are scattered throughout the postseason. We’ll have daily updates as long as Mavs championship alums are still alive in the playoffs. Jason Terry: We’ll just use an excerpt from ESPNBoston.com colleague Chris Forsberg’s column to sum up the vintage JET performance in his first playoff win since the title-clincher in Miami.
Dallas Mavericks April 29, 2013
CelticsBlog Jason Terry was the undisputed hero in overtime. Paul Pierce led the team in scoring with 29 and Jeff Green added 26 points. Kevin Garnett did what he does on defense and added 17 critical rebounds. Yet the guy that was picked out as the star of the game" only scored 4 points, only grabbed 4 rebounds, and fouled out of the game in regulation. Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks: masslive.com "Brandon was the star of the game, as far as I'm concerned," Rivers said. "He just defended and did it over and over and over again. There's a lot of guys that you want to defend; I don't know i...
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