Eddie House is thrilled to be both a New York Knick and reunited with Mike D'Antoni. NBAE/Getty Images Eddie House spent the last two and a half seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning an NBA championship while becoming one of the league's best pure shooters and sixth men in the process. So what? According to House, that is old news. He is now a New York Knick through and through, and any nostalgic feelings were pushed aside when his current team played his old one Tuesday night in Boston. "I had some great times in Boston, and no one can take that away from me, but that is in the past," he said. "I am only focused on being a Knick right now, and I am happy to be here. I am focused on helping turn this team around and getting as many wins as we can with the games we have left." In 209 games with the Celtics, House averaged 7.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 18.2 minutes per game. His best season, however, came as a key reserve for Mike D'Antoni's Phoenix Suns in 2005-06, when he averaged a career-high 9.8 ppg in helping lead the team to the Western Conference Finals. "(I've always said) D'Antoni's one of the best guys I've played for," House said. "He lets you play with freedom. I've talked that up and then I ended up here so it's kind of funny. It's nice. It could be kind of difficult coming into a system you don't know, you have to try to pick up the plays and you are out on the court thinking. But I know the system here. I'm just playing. He lets you play and that feels good." It also feels good for House to have The Garden crowd on his side for once, not rooting against him. "Knicks fans, they get behind you if you play hard and put a good product on the floor," he said. "It felt good to hear them out there. Anytime you get the support of the fans it always feels good. I am one of those guys who feeds off the energy of the crowd, and I want them to feed off my energy as well. It's a great thing being here." Over his 10-year NBA career, House has played for the Miami Heat, L.A. Clippers, Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings and New Jersey Nets in addition to his tenure with the Celtics and Suns. Now with his ninth team, he clearly is no stranger to the league and the storied past each franchise boasts. That is part of the reason why he is proud to now don the orange and blue. "Coming (to the Knicks), at first it feels kind of awkward because I've been playing for the other team for so many years," House said with a slight smile across his face. "But coming here, it's a great atmosphere, great fans and a great history. It is a lot of fun to go out there and play on this stage. No matter what happens, this is a team that competes hard. I haven't always been able to say that on some of the other teams I've been a part of, but this team and these guys, they play hard. That's important. Good things happen from that." http://www.nba.com/knicks/features/houserh1002.html --

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