New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) closely guards Boston Celtics'...

New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony (7) closely guards Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) as Knicks' Amare Stoudemire looks on during the first quarter in Game 1. (April 17, 2011) Credit: AP

Join the conversation as Newsday's Mike Rose live blogs the first Knick playoff game in seven years.

The chat room below opens up at 6:45 p.m., just a few minutes before the Knicks play at Boston in Game 1 of the NBA first-round playoff series. The chat room will include play-by-play action and commentary from Rose, and will automatically update in real time with tweets from Alan Hahn, Neil Best and Roderick Boone, our crew in Boston covering the Knicks. But, as always, these live blogs are more enjoyable when you're commenting along with us.

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