Knicks ride out bumps
NEW YORK — There was joy again at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, a blend of holiday cheer, pent-up anticipation and the thrill of the NBA's belated return after a long, strange off-season. [...] it ended with a final burst of merriment and a 106-104 New York Knicks victory over the Boston Celtics in the NBA's first game since June. Along the way, the Knicks built and squandered a 17-point lead, lost Iman Shumpert to a knee injury and, most significant, got the attention of a Celtics team that played without Paul Pierce. Читать дальше...