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Clippers 135, Knicks 132: Scenes from a great first quarter and a fake comeback

Welcome to the emotional rollercoaster. You must be a tortured Knicks fan to ride.

The Knicks opened up this game absolutely scorching the Clippers with 45 points in the first quarter and a 16-point lead. Then the Clippers retaliated with a 47-point second quarter and took a seven-point lead into halftime.

That lead would balloon to as much as 15 in the second half, which is right around when I decided to stop tweeting for a minute and enjoy my pizza that I ordered for dinner. Oh, what a fool I was, as mid-bite on my second slice, the Knicks decided to elevate their fake comeback to “OK, maybe this is a real comeback?