Amar'e Dunks On Celtics Erden, Electrifies MSG - video

 Amar'e Stoudemire rocked the rim at Madison Square Garden with a devastating dunk on Celtic center Semih Erden. The jam came off a smooth pick and roll with Knick point guard Raymond Felton. The play's execution may have made coach Mike D'Antoni forget about Steve Nash for good.
 Erden did his best Chris Bosh imitation and tried to escape the poster, but to no avail. Better to put a hand up and get dunked on than recoil and run away. Erden, fail.
 Stoudemire scored 39 points and extended his franchise record of consecutive of 30+ games to nine. The Knicks lost when Amar'e sank a three point shot 0.1 of a second too late. The loss snaps the Knicks winning streak at eight, their longest such streak since 1994.

 Moral victories don't mean much, but this game is a sign that basketball is back in a big way in New York City. Amar'e is playing better than any Knick since young Patrick Ewing and maybe even since Bernard King in the '80s. He's tied for the league lead in dunks with 53. He's third in the league in scoring (26.2 ppg), eighth in blocks (1.96 bpg) and tenth in double-doubles (12).
 The Miami Heat are up next. The Garden will be rocking in anticipation. Hopefully Amar'e will wreak thunder on Chris Bosh and the Knicks will stop the Heat's winning streak at ten.