Knicks versus Wizards, floor-level seats, first Knicks game in over a year. To my right is my girlfriend, who got me tickets for my birthday, and I’m watching Jalen Brunson live. What more could I ask for? With the cool, crisp air of the Garden flowing around us, and the sounds of squeaking sneakers that all basketball junkies love, so loud and so clear, everything seemed perfect as the game was set to tip-off.
And yet, all it took was just two-quarters of horrendous basketball for things to feel so different. Washington had easily picked apart Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks’ defense by bombarding them with a barrage of three-pointers.