The Celtics are pulling away from the Knicks. They lead, 64-51, after three quarters of action.

Kendrick Perkins (14 points, 7 rebounds), Ray Allen (13 points) and Kevin Garnett (10 points, 8 rebounds) are Boston's top scorers. Al Harrington is the only Knick in double-digits in scoring with 13 points.

The biggest highlight of the third quarter was Paul Pierce's reverse dunk after Rajon Rondo found him on a three-quarters court pass.