WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!?
Seriously though, what the hell just happened? I remember Obi jumping over everyone for like 5 minutes straight, the Knicks pulling away late in the 4th, and chaos in The Garden before two overtimes somehow happening with the good guys squeaking one out despite Jaylen Brown temporarily turning into a fireball and the Knicks going full Knicks in the biggest moments. Never, ever go full Knicks.
I guess there's no better way to prepare yourself for the first 82 game basketball season in three years than with an absolute rollercoaster double overtime marathon! If Adam Silver wants to declare another offseason starting tomorrow, I'm fine with it because tonight hammered home just how not ready I am for Knicks basketball back in my life, no matter how good the team is. I feel like I played 40 minutes tonight and my fat ass didn't move off my couch until the last 30 seconds of the 2nd overtime because I thought it would help us get a defensive board (which it did, you're welcome Knicks fans).
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. The Knicks find a way to lose that game a million different ways in other seasons. But tonight they somehow avoided gutting their fans thanks to Julius Randle's offense, Jayson Tatum's lack thereof (with a heavy tip of the cap to RJ Barrett's defense), and Evan Fournier's shooting fueled by pure vengeance.
What a game. What a team. What a night. NEW YORK WE HERE!!!
