We are the Champions

It took this long. Three long months into the season. But it finally happened. My first New York Knicks home win in my first year as a season ticket holder.

Huzzah!!!

Back in August, I convinced my fellow SAP to buy a half plan for the upcoming Knicks season. Historically, season tickets at MSG were impossible to obtain, having your name on a waitlist only to be entered into the Lottery for the mere chance to purchase a coveted two-thousand dollar seat. As every New Yorker who even remotely follows the NBA would know, for the past couple of years we have sadly watched Isaiah Thomas dig our beloved Knicks into the ground with one bad trade after another. C’mon Starbury and Stevie Franchise on the same team!??! It is in this slump that a mere mortal such as I had the opportunity to invest big bucks in a team that has very little going for them. Although I had set myself up for a lot disappointment, my overly competitive streak is always gunning for a win.

My bridge and tunnel status does not allow me the luxury to go to every game, hence SAP and I sold a lot of tickets to games we had no real interest in seeing. For example, the Washington Wizards game when the Knicks had their first home win... Gah. Basically all the games I decided I wanted to see were the Big Name Contenders: Wade and the Heat, LeBron and the Cavs, Yao Ming and Tracy on the Rockets. No wonder I always leave each game drunk and unhappy. So tonight, of all nights, when I was expecting, EXPECTING another loss, we came out with a win. And not just any win. A HUGE win in overtime at the buzzer.

Quick recap: Knicks were down 16 to 38 at the end of the first quarter. With David Lee grabbing an all time high 20 rebounds, the Knicks lead during halftime. We kept the lead through the third, when the Nervous Silence swept the crowd. Usually the fourth quarter is when all the fans finally get into the game, following the Jumbo-tron’s prompts of “DEFENSE” and “LETS GO KNICKS!” I dejectedly sat in my seat as Starbury missed a free throw and Okur hit a big three, sending the game into overtime… The Knicks continued to taunt the crowd, leading up to the final seconds. Again(!) Okurs makes another HUGE three and the Jazz take a one point lead with three seconds left in the game. What happens next still has my head spinning…

Starbury drives the ball up the court and is able to complete an uncontested lay up at the buzzer!!! Knicks win 97 to 96!!! And the crowd goes WILD!!! AHAHAHHH!

I haven’t posted in awhile. I am tired. I have an important 2nd interview tomorrow morning at 8:30am. This win doesn't at all mean that they are going to make the playoffs. All my drunk ass wants to do now is put on my pajamas and crawl into bed. But here I am, blogging what I hope in the morning is a somewhat coherent post… Because the Knicks have finally made me, ME, feel like a winner.

"Country Home, Take me home
To the place I belong
NEW YORK CITY"

The NBA… its FANNNNNTASTIC!