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4BTHE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2013SPORTS: NBAOne For The Home FolksCeltics try to give Boston a lift against KnicksBY BRIAN MAHONEYThe Associated PressNEW YORK — Doc Rivers’ phonerang sometime around 6 a.m. Friday,a concerned Boston Celtics ownercalling to check on his coach andteam.The Celtics were already safely inNew York, but forgive Steve Pagliucafor forgetting. This is a sad, confusingand chaotic time in Boston, andnobody is thinking about basketballfirst.But the Celtics have a game to playtoday (3 p.m., ABC), the opener oftheir playoff series against the Knicks,and if they can provide a boost to theirstruggling city with some postseasonsuccess, that gives them even moremotivation in their rare role as anunderdog.“I think when you go through tragedyas a city you kind of look forsomething to cling on,” said longtimeCeltics star Paul Pierce, “and really Ibelieve that the city of Boston livesand dies with our sports teams andthey’re going to be watching closely.And you know there’s just a sense ofpride about the city and a sense ofpride about this team to go out thereand kind of play well and to do thebest we can for the city in the wake ofthe tragedy.”The Celtics’ final home game ofthe regular season was to be Tuesdaynight, but that was canceled afterthree people were killed in the BostonMarathon bombings. They played atToronto on Wednesday night and thencame to New York, watching newsreports Friday morning that showedFRANK GUNN/The Associated PressBoston Celtics head coach Doc Riverssmiles during Wednesday’s game inToronto.their city being virtually shut downwhile authorities hunted for one ofthe suspects (who was caught Fridayevening).Many people might switch awayfrom the news coverage today lookingfor a diversion, and the Celtics knowtheir performance might make a differenceto some of them.“I know it doesn’t hurt. I don’t knowit if helps or not,” Rivers said. “Listen,for some people a basketball game’snot going to matter. Some people, justthe joy of the sport and, you know, thevictory and that, will help people. It’llhelp people heal.”The Knicks know all about playingfor a hurting city. They opened theirseason days after SuperStorm Sandydevastated the New York area, andtheir emotionally charged 104-84 routof Miami at Madison Square Gardenjump-started them on the way to theirfirst Atlantic Division title since 1993-94.“I don’t even know how to put itinto words, but you just wish thosefamilies nothing but the best,” Knickscoach Mike Woodson said. “But youknow Boston has always been a sportstown, so they’ll rally around it and tryto figure it out as they move up theroad.”The Celtics swept the Knicks in afirst-round series two years ago. Thistime, New York is the No. 2 seed afterending Boston’s five-year reign as divisionchampion and won three of thefour meetings in the regular season.Rivers downplayed the regular-seasonresults, noting the Celtics dominatedAtlanta during the 2007-08 season,only to be forced to seven gamesin the first round. But the Knicksclearly have gained confidence asthey try to win a postseason series forthe first time since 2000.“It’s not going to be an easy series,we know that, but at the same time it’sa series that we’re going to win,” pointguard Raymond Felton said. “We’vegot home-court advantage, so we’vegot to take advantage of it.”With NBA scoring championCarmelo Anthony and top sixth-mancandidate J.R. Smith, the Knicks havebeen able to crack Boston’s once-stoutdefense. But a couple of those Knicksvictories came when Kevin Garnettrested, so they expect to see a betterBoston team.But even if forced to play withoutstarting guard Pablo Prigioni, whosprained his ankle in the regular-seasonfinale, the Knicks believe they’restronger than their teams Boston hadbeen beating up on for years, especiallyknowing they get to start atMadison Square Garden.“That was our goal to lock downMARY ALTAFFER/The Associated PressNew York Knicks coach Mike Woodson, left, yells at Iman Shumpert duringWednesday’s game against Atlanta at Madison Square Garden in New York. TheKnicks won, 98-92.home court and we did that, andnow we have the opportunity to dosomething special, protect our homecourt,” Anthony said. “It won’t be easy,but we’re up for that challenge. We’rewilling to take that challenge and itstarts (today).”The Boston-New York rivalry is oneof the fiercest in sports, and the teamshad their heated moment in the firstmeeting this season, when Anthonywas suspended a game by the NBAfor following Garnett to the Celtics’team bus to confront him after theyexchanged words during the game.Pierce loves to hit big shots inNew York and taunt the crowd after.The Celtics don’t expect anything tochange today, no matter how muchsupport their city is getting.“You know, I played here. I knowhow crazy, the mindset of a NewYorker,” said Rivers, a former Knicksplayer who heard “Hey. Doc, we loveBoston” at the team hotel.“But I know what they mean,” hesaid. “They mean the city. They ain’tmeaning the Celtics.”Nuggets out to curtail Stephen CurryBY ARNIE STAPLETONThe Associated PressDENVER (AP) — Curbing Stephen Curryand his three-point prowess is job No. 1 forthe Denver Nuggets.Curry leads the Golden State Warriorsinto the Pepsi Center for a first-roundseries starting today (5:30 p.m., ESPN) thatmany consider the marquee matchup ofthe first round because it pits two exciting,high-octane teams that love to run.Might as well dust off the old red, whiteand blue basketball from the old ABA asmuch as everyone’s expecting these twoteams to get up and down the court.While the Nuggets pile on points in thepaint better than any team in the league,the Warriors do their damage from thefringe. They led the NBA with a 40.3 threepointpercentage.Curry, storming back from two years ofankle problems, shot his way into NBA historyby sinking 272 3-pointers this season,three more than former record-holder RayAllen had for Boston in 2005-06.On Friday, he became the first Warriorsplayer since Chris Mullen in November of1990 to win Western Conference Playerof the Month honors after averaging 25.4points, 8.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.13steals while shooting 46.5 percent fromthe field and 44.4 percent from threepointrange in eight games in the monthof April.“It may be genetic,” said Nuggets coachGeorge Karl, who coached Curry’s dad,Dell Curry, in the late 1990s in Milwaukee.“His dad was a great shooter and it’s amazing,he probably is a better shooter.”All the attention the younger Curryattracted this season freed up his backcourtmate, Klay Thompson, who sank 211long-range baskets.That’s 483 between them, the most byany duo in league history.The Nuggets will send a wave of defendersat Curry to cool his hot hand, includingTy Lawson starting out and includinghealthy doses of Andre Iguodala, their bestperimeter defender.DON RYAN /The Associated PressGolden State’s Klay Thompson, right, whomade 211 long-range baskets this season,drives to the basket against Portland’s J.J.Hickson Wednesday in Portland, Ore.“You’ve just got to be aware of wherethe shooters are,” Iguodala said. “Gooddefense can be beat sometimes by threepointshooters. But if you play the percentages,make them take tough shots, contestthe shots, the percentages kind of falltoward the defense.”Lawson said he wants to force Curryto put the ball on the floor and drive tothe hoop to keep him from finding anyrhythm.“Just be physical with him. He wants toshoot, so don’t give him too much space.Just make him drive,” Lawson said. “Evenwhen he does drive, he wants to step backand get a jump shot.”And when he steps up behind the arc ...“I’ve got to be out there,” Lawson said.“I know his range. I’ve been watching hisgame and his range is unlimited. Oncehe crosses halfcourt, I’ve just got to be nomore than one step away from him.”After having problems with his nowtwice-surgically repaired right ankle thelast two seasons, Curry had a breakoutyear.He was a cumulative 16 of 25 from longrangeagainst the Nuggets this season,but three of those games were played inNovember and one in January, so Denver’s3-1 series win isn’t much of a gauge.Still, Curry got a feel for how Denverlikes to defend him.“They switched a lot, because they havethe personnel to do it,” he said. “With TyLawson, Andre Miller and their wings, theyhave so many wings, Iguodala, (Corey)Brewer, (Evan) Fournier’s playing now.Wilson Chandler is able to switch. Onethrough four, they can do it. Not sure whatthey’ll try when we start out the series. Youjust have to be ready for everything.”If the Nuggets succeed in making himmiss, “we still have other guys that can getinvolved,” Warriors center Andrew Bogutsaid. “If they’re going to focus on Steph,even though he’s our best shooter andour best offensive scorer, I think we haveenough threats out there where Steph ishappy to be a distributor and get a lot ofassists, which is generally what he doeswhen teams do that.”To counter the attention Curry commands,coach Mark Jackson plays him offthe ball at times, especially at the end ofgames, when Jarrett Jack comes in at pointguard and the Warriors go to a three-guardlineup.If the Nuggets can disrupt Golden State’sshots, the key for them becomes rebounding,which jumpstarts their fastbreak barrage,something that would be a lot easierwith forward Kenneth Faried on the floorto keep Golden State’s All-Star forwardDavid Lee in check.Faried, Denver’s top rebounder, hasbeen out a week after spraining his leftknee against Portland on Sunday. He practicedon a limited basis Friday, running afew plays in a scrimmage, walking througha handful of other plays and running “gassers”with the rest of the team afterward.“I don’t think that decision can be madetoday,” Karl said of Faried’s availability fortoday. “Got to wait until tomorrow.”Cavs, Mike Browncould reuniteBY TOM WITHERSThe Associated PressCLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are seeking a respected, defensive-minded,hard-working teacher to be their next coach.Those words describe Mike Brown, their former coach.He could be their new one, too.Brown, who along with superstar LeBron James led the Cavsto their greatest heights before he was fired three years ago, isone of the candidatesthe team intends tospeak with as it looks toreplace Byron Scott. TheCavs are in the initialstages of their coachingsearch after firingScott, who went 64-166in three seasons.Brown’s return —MARK J. TERRILL/The Associated PressMike Brown gestures during a gamewhen he was the head coach of the LosAngeles Lakers.once thought too farfetched— is a distinctpossibility.“It should be,” Jamessaid following practiceon Friday as the Miami Heat prepared for their playoff seriesopener against Milwaukee. “It should be real.”Brown is close friends with Cavaliers general manager ChrisGrant, who would not answer a direct question about theteam’s former coach during a news conference to announceScott’s dismissal on Thursday. Grant, though, made it clear theCavs need to improve defensively and would bring in a coach“who is strong defensively with proven systems.”Brown’s forte is defense and during his time with Clevelandthe Cavs developed into a sound defensive team, but one thatrelied on James to carry them offensively.Grant and his staff spent Friday going over their list of potentialcandidates, which could include college coaches, NBAassistants and former head coaches who have been out of theleague.Scott Skiles, Stan Van Gundy, Avery Johnson and MikeDunleavy are among the former NBA coaches who may beon the radar of Grant and owner Dan Gilbert, who will havean active role in the search to find Scott’s successor. The Cavswill also scour a long list of up-and-coming assistants likeBrian Shaw (Indiana), David Fizdale (Miami) and Mike Malone(Golden State), who previously worked on Brown’s staff inCleveland and is highly regarded.Grant would like to get a coach in place as soon as possible,but won’t rush the process.Heat looking ahead, not chasing back at 2012 successBY TIM REYNOLDSThe Associated PressMIAMI — A year ago, the MiamiHeat were chasing something.This time around, everyone is chasingthem.And in simplest terms, that’s thetaproot of the philosophy Heat coachErik Spoelstra began trying to instill inhis team way back in September, evenbefore the first practice of trainingcamp. Only four franchises since 1969— only five in league history, period— have won back-to-back NBAchampionships, proof that successfullydefending a title is much tougherthan winning one in the first place.Such is the challenge the Heat willface starting Sunday (7 p.m., TNT),when they play host to the MilwaukeeBucks in Game 1 of an EasternConference first-round series.“It’s a small group to win back toback because you have to have thatsame resilience,” Heat guard DwyaneWade said. “We had resilience last yearin that no matter what happened, wewere going to get through it. Some way,somehow, we were going to win thatchampionship. Do we have that sameresilience again? That’s the unknown.”Finding that proverbial chip fortheir shoulders might be tougher thananything else the Heat have faced thisseason.They got their rings and then wentout and posted the best record in theleague, 66-16. They won 27 straightgames along the way, won 40 times bydouble figures, then finished the regularseason with an eight-game winningstreak — the longest current runin the NBA — despite being withoutWade, LeBron James and Chris Boshfor many of those games.James missed time with a righthamstring strain, which he said providedhim with a break that he didn’teven know he needed.