GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The Knicks were down after a 17-win season and were left out of the Christmas lineup last season. But when the schedule came out for this season, Carmelo Anthony saw a Christmas gift: Knicks vs. Celtics at Madison Square Garden at noon on Sunday, Dec. 25.
“Yeah, I was excited about that, just to kind of get back on Christmas, play in the Garden in New York,” Anthony said after the Knicks’ practice Saturday morning at the MSG Training Center. “It’s a great time to be a Knick right now, just to have the opportunity to play in a historic day and historic moment against the Celtics.