First things first. I'm a Knicks fan! Been a Knicks fan since I'm 10 years old. I do root half-heartedly for the Nets . Follow them and will watch them once in a while. Being perfectly candid with you, just last year I felt they were one of the sorriest franchises in the NBA. Remember this is the same team, that it felt like every visiting teams' fans were louder than the home Nets fans. Was pretty gloomy indeed!
Then lo and behold, Deron Williams is signed. Joe Johnson comes to Broooklyn. Gerald Wallace, Reggie Evans. Humphies signs . Lopez is asserting himself every night. The Barclay Center opens. Large, vocal crowds. The Nets are over 500. Believing in themselves. JayZ is the face of the franchise.
But last night it got better, much , much better! Overnight like circa 1957, a New York -Brooklyn professional sports rivalry was born! Sellout crowd. Playoff atmoshere. National TV . High intensity. Knicks in first , Nets in second . Great efforts by both teams. Melo, 35, Lopez is terrific and the BROOKLYN Nets prevail in OT. A win , win for both franchises, the fans and the City ! Hopefully , many more like this to come.
Hey, and give the Nets credit. It's only November 27th, and they've arrived!
City beat reporter Steve Goldman reporting.
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