The Celtics will take on their division rival tonight when they host the New York Knicks. 
The Celtics topped the Knicks a few weeks ago 102-96, and Melo wasn’t happy after that one. There is footage of him screaming at KG through the locker room door after Garnett supposedly said that Melo’s wife tasted like Honey Nut Cheerios. Classic.
The Knicks are leading the division and are 2 games behind the Heat for first place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics are currently on a 4 game losing streak after winning 6 straight and are sitting one game below .500. Below are some stats of how the teams match up. Everything is close except for the points scored and turnovers lost. Celtics are last in the league in rebounding. Knicks are favored by 1.5.
| Knicks | Celtics | |
| W-L | 25-14 | 20-21 |
| Points Scored | 101.1 | 94.9 |
| Points Allowed | 96.3 | 96 |
| Rebounds | 40.5 | 39.1 |
| Assists | 19.9 | 23 |
| Turnovers lost | 11.1 | 14.5 |
| Turnovers forced | 15.4 | 15.9 |
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I think the Knicks will take them. But I’ve always like Carmelo.
I think it could go either way. I only say that because I think the crowd is going to go wild tonight with them in town after last game, and we need to flip on the switch at some point. I see the C’s winning by less than 5
No one on the Celtics can guard Melo and also the Celtics as a team are getting old. Celtics need a soild center to be competitive with the Eastern Conference. This will be a tuff game but the Knicks have too many threats Jr Smith is haveing a career season and also Iman Shumpert will be back for that lock down defense that he has