The ferocious crowd. The blinding videos on the jumbotron. The dizzying lights. The piped in smoke. Celebrity Row. Inarguably the league’s most formidable arena, Madison Square Garden can fit 19,763 souls. If a seat was empty at the start of tonight’s contest, the telecast didn’t show it.
And hallelujah! Blue and orange fans left Dolan’s Place happy customers, because their New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-79 to take a 2-1 lead in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
No team in the NBA has been held under 80 points this season—until tonight.