Boston Celtic’s Big 3 Era….Throwback Thursday Edition!
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Home away from Dome!
On Sunday Dec 15th I rode the subway to 34th street to photograph the Syracuse Orangemen vs. the St. John’s Red Storm.
The train ride could have been mistaken for the SU bookstore. Many passengers adorned Syracuse ski hats, baseball caps, scarves, jackets and many many sweatshirts.
I arrived at MSG 30 minutes before tip off. I was surprised by the lack of Su fans in comparison to the train ride. By tip off that quickly changed. As many of the 16,357 fans chanted “Lets go Johnnies”, SU fans accepted the challenge and responded with a thunderous “Lets Go Orange.” What was scheduled as a home game for St. Johns quickly became a “Home away from Dome” for the Syracuse Orangemen.
” I like playing in New York,” Jim Boeheim announced. “We have a lot of Syracuse fans in this area. We like coming here. We’ve played a lot of games in Madison Square Garden. It’s a great place for college basketball.”
To say this was an exciting and entertaining game is an understatement. “This is as good as it gets,” proclaimed Steve Lavin, the Johnnies’ coach. “To be in in Madison Square Garden and playing a rival such as Syracuse. On national TV. A Sunday. A packed house. The energy was palpable. The fans brought an ‘A’ level of enthusiasm. And that’s what always makes it interesting because Syracuse has so many fans in the building, too.”
Syracuse won 68-63. They were led in scoring by CJ Fair and Tyler Ennis with 21 pts each, St John’s was led in scoring by D’Angelo Harrison also with 21 pts.
2013 Syracuse Orangemen
Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics Dec 10, 2013
Deron Williams made his return to the Brooklyn Nets lineup after missing several games due to an ankle injury. He returned with All-Star form as he led the Nets to a 104-96 win over the Boston Celtics.
Williams had 25 points on 10-for-16 shooting, with 7 assists and 3 rebounds. Deron known to the Nets fans as D-Will suprisingly played a total of 36 minutes after expecting to be on a minutes restriction.
The Nets are on a 2 game winning streak..their 1st winning streak of the season. Next up for D-Will and the Nets are the LA Clippers with their All Star PG Chris Paul and high flying Blake Griffin. Hopefully D-Will can keep his All-Star form and lead the Brooklyn Nets to another victory.
