NBA Playoffs 2011: Amare Stoudemire to play as New York Knicks try to avoid sweep
The Celtics won, 101-89, winning the series and completing the sweep.
Stoudemire played with a pulled back muscle in Game 3 on Friday night. He said on Saturday that he would not play in Game 4 if the pain in his back hadn't subsided by game time.
Coach Mike D'Antoni said that Stoudemire's injury responded well to treatment on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
"It's a modern medicine miracle," D'Antoni said with a laugh before Sunday's game.
Stoudemire started at power forward on Sunday afternoon.
A post on his Twitter account Sunday read: "Getting my back ready for today's game. We have to leave our hearts on the court. NYK let's go !!"
The All-Star power forward said he spent Saturday resting and getting treatment on his back. He woke up, took some Advil and declared himself ready to play.
"I feel pretty good. I am on Advil right now so it kind of disguises the pain, but I feel pretty good. Not 100 percent but feel good enough to play," Stoudemire said before the game.
He was also confident that he wouldn't expose his back to further injury.
"I feel relief knowing that the back is still getting better as I play," he said.
He later added: "I would only sit this one out if I couldn't walk."
Stoudemire originally injured his back on a dunk attempt during warm-ups prior to Game 2. He sat out of the second half of Game 2 with back spasms and was in so much pain that he had to stand during his postgame news conference. He also needed a team trainer to help him put on his socks and shoes after the game.
An MRI on Wednesday revealed that Stoudemire had a pulled back muscle. He sat out of practice Thursday, staying home in Manhattan to receive treatment on the injury.
He worked out in the pool at the Knicks' practice facility Friday morning and had to make it through a workout an hour before tipoff to be cleared to take the court.
Stoudemire started on Friday night but struggled throughout the game. He finished with seven points on 2-of-8 shooting and pulled down three rebounds in 32 minutes. He estimated that he was playing at less than 50 percent. He said on Saturday that he did not want to risk further injury by playing in Game 4.
"It has to be better. I knew last night I wasn't 100 percent. I wasn't 50 percent last night. I was pretty much in pain the whole game, from start to finish. I just don't want to further injure the injury," said Stoudemire on Saturday, who added that he was in more pain on Saturday than Friday. "We understand how bright the future is here with the organization. ... We want to continue that success out here in the next few years. So we don't want to damage anything by overdoing it.
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Meanwhile, shortstop Jonathan Ogden will undergo treatment on a pulled muscle in his abs. Ogden has struggled defensively and leads the team in errors (16). OF/P CT Bradford injured a hamstring in MSU's 6-1 victory against Ole Miss in the Governor's
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STARKVILLE — Talk about good timing. Mississippi State is dealing with some injury issues after the South Carolina series, and with six days before the next game, the Bulldogs are receiving treatments on several injuries.
The left side of the Bulldogs’ defense has struggled this year, and as it turns out, the two biggest pieces to that puzzle have been dealing with injuries. A few of the players dealing with injuries:
Third baseman Jarrod Parks , the Southeastern Conference’s leading hitter at .409, is having issues with his surgically-repaired back and is on his way to Jackson today to have “work” done on it. It’s nothing serious and he isn’t expected to miss any games, MSU coach John Cohen said. UPDATE (2:40 p.m.): Spoke with Parks this afternoon while he was driving back to Starkville to take his last few final exams. As it turns out, there was a scheduling snafu with his epidural shot and he will not be getting treatment until Tuesday morning. He says it’s fine and nothing more than some inflammation stemming from the lingering issue that first required surgery last year — a slipping disc. He may need surgery again some day, but not until his baseball career is finished. Meanwhile, shortstop Jonathan Ogden will undergo treatment on a pulled muscle in his abs. Ogden has struggled defensively and leads the team in errors (16). OF/P C.T. Bradford injured a hamstring in MSU’s 6-1 victory against Ole Miss in the Governor’s Cup last week and was unavailable to pitch against South Carolina.“Our kids have played hard and are really banged up,” Cohen said. “We’re trying to get them back healthy, really, for the most important weekend we’ve had so far. I think our destiny is in our own hands. I think we match up very well with the last four weekends of the year with the teams that we play. We still have an opportunity.”
The Bulldogs’ standing in the RPI certainly helps. They sit at No. 27, according to unofficial numbers today on BoydsWorld.com . Even so, MSU has work to do and is still clawing for the eighth and final spot for the SEC Tournament in Hoover next month.
The good news? The Bulldogs’ schedule is one of the easiest remaining among teams in the SEC West , which bodes well for their renewed faith that they can still contend and win the division this season, Cohen said. The Bulldogs host Alabama this weekend. The series starts with an unusual doubleheader Saturday at 2 p.m.
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