Given the physical and emotional condition of Carmelo Anthony and the Inferiors coming into Game 3, was there really any doubt Knicks fans would wake up with tears on their pillows and pain in their hearts?
Given the results in the first two games, every time Doc Rivers had a time out to strategize, it's scarcely startling what the Celtics accomplished in two practices and lots of chalk talk leading up to Frightful Friday's crucifixion.
Given that Mike D'Antoni was unsuspecting in each critical situation, it's hardly unexpected the Knicks were unprepared for their opponents' amended coverage of Anthony or clusters of shields that sprung Ray Allen and Paul Pierce for a glut of uncontested 3-balls.
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