Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, including a pair of free throws with the game tied and 16 seconds left, and the New York Knicks survived a seesaw season opener Sunday to beat the Boston Celtics 106-104. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Paul Pierce Out For the Opener Against the Knicks
Paul Pierce, who missed much of training camp and both of the Boston Celtics’ preseason games with a bruised right heel, won’t play in Sunday’s season opener against the New York Knicks.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
(Video) NBA Christmas Throwback: Patrick Ewing Brings Knicks Back From 25pt Deficit Against the Celtics
Today the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics renew their Christmas day rivalry. Â Check out this Christmas throwback when rookie Patrick Ewing helped bring the Knicks back from a 25-point deficit against the Celtics. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Check Out Who Mayor Bloomberg Picks For the Knicks v. Celtics Christmas Game!
Mayor Bloomberg will be in attendance when the NBA resumes with a Christmas Day tipoff at Madison Square Garden — but don’t assume he’ll be rooting for the Knickerbockers.  Check where Bloomberg’s loyalties lie after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
(Video) NBA: Knicks’ Rookie Iman Shumpert: “I’m Going to Play With a Big Chip on my Shoulder”
New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert didn’t exactly receive a warm welcome on draft night, then again rookies rarely do in the Big Apple. Â When Shumpert’s name was called it was followed by a bunch of boo’s and “who is that?” Â During the extended offseason due to the lockout, Shumpert was able to showcase his skills and instill hope in Knicks fans, now many believe he can be a diamond in the rough like Landry Fields. Â Despite fans warming up to him, Shumpert still has to prove his worth on one of the biggest stages, Madison Square Garden. Â Not only is his league debut on one the biggest game days ever, Christmas, he also has to face one of the toughest franchises in the league, the Boston Celtics. Â Check out what he had to say after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
(Videos) NBA: Scene Deleted From Ray Allen’s Appearance on Extreme Home Makeover Because of Lockout
When Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, 11, hung himself on April 6, 2009, after being bullied by his classmates at the New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, Mass., it prompted his mother, Sirdeaner Walker, to speak out against bullying. It also left his younger brother, Charles Walker, despondent.  As part of an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Celtics star Ray Allen joined hundreds of volunteers to give the family a new beginning.  A pivotal scene was deleted because of restrictions of the NBA lockout. Check out the videos after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
