Kevin Garnett and Carmelo Anthony barked at each other throughout Monday night’s 102-96 Celtics victory against the rival Knicks, and for once KG didn’t appear to be the instigator. Instead, Anthony pushed and prodded Garnett every chance he got, stormed through the visiting tunnel towards the Celtics locker room after the game and eventually waited by the C’s team bus to confront his fellow All-Star.

Between the whistles, the referees did a poor job controlling the escalating feud. On the play preceding their double technicals, Garnett and Anthony exchange shoves for what seems like a lifetime directly in front of referee Violet Palmer, and as my wife said upon her first Dick Bavetta sighting, “Is he even alive.”

In the aftermath of the C’s third straight win, Anthony walks deliberately toward the Celtics locker room, ignoring advice to the contrary from Tyson Chandler, Kurt Thomas and Rasheed Wallace. I mean, when Rasheed Wallace advises against doing something stupid, it’s probably not a good idea.