Rajon Rondo Foul At End Of Half Has Ny Knicks Carmelo Anthony Upset With Himself

Anthony scored 11 fourth-quarter points but missed a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer

. And despite scoring 25 points, Anthony missed all four shots in overtime with one turnover in the Celtics 115-111 victory.

Anthonys biggest mistake, however, came with 0.9 seconds left in the second quarter when he fouled Rajon Rondo 25 feet from the basket. Rondo made both free throws and the Celtics, trailing by 12 with 4:41 left in the half, took a 56-51 lead into halftime.

That was a big play, Anthony said. I thought he ran into me. But he did a good job. That was a good smart play by Rondo running into me, getting that foul.

Of course, the case could be made that Anthony should not have even been on the floor at that time since he already had two fouls and the Celtics had called a 20-second timeout with 5.4 seconds remaining.

Coach has confidence in me, Anthony said. That was just a bonehead play on my part.

That third foul was big considering Anthony was whistled for his fourth with 6:29 remaining in the third quarter and didnt return until 8:40 remained in regulation. When Anthony left the Knicks were trailing by four. When he returned, Bostons lead, WOW Gold which had ballooned to 15, was at seven.

The end of regulation was similar to Games 1 and 2 of last years first-round playoff series when the Knicks had a chance to win both games in the final seconds. Anthony missed a jumper at the end of Game 1 and then passed up a shot and fed Jared Jeffries, who had his shot blocked by Kevin Garnett in Game 2 Runescape Money.

When asked if the Knicks will learn how to close out games the way Boston has, Anthony said: We will. That takes time. That takes time. Theyve been through the ringer long enough. Theyve been around long enough to know how to close out games. Thats something that we can take from that. Learn how to close out quarters, learn how to close out games, learn from that.

WALKER DONE?

Bill Walkers season may be over after it was announced that the backup small forward will need elbow surgery.

Walker was in the rotation when the Knicks ran off seven straight wins, filling in admirably for Anthony. But Walkers minutes figured to go down once Anthony returned and with the addition of J.R. Smith.

Walker sustained the injury on Feb. 17 against New Orleans and had sat out the previous six games.

It's weird the way it happened, DAntoni said. I thought it would get better. He needs to get it well.

The Knicks said Walker will be out 4-6 weeks.

Jerome Jordan, the Knicks seldom used rookie center, will spend the week in the D-League before being recalled on Saturday. D'Antoni said that with the Knicks not scheduled to practice this week, it makes sense to send Jordan down since the 7-footer can play in four games for Erie.

GARNETT HAILS JEREMY

Kevin Garnett patted Jeremy Lin on the chest and spoke to him briefly following Sundays game.

Lin has obviously taken over the world, Garnett said. You always like to see someone succeed. He plays with a lot of passion. He's given not just the city but the team life.

by: LISHA

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