Knicks Break Brooms

I was wrong. There I said it. Now we can move with our lives and forget how I predicted that Amar’e Stoudemire wasn’t going to play in game four, and that the Knicks had little chance in the game regardless. All signs pointed to my prediction but those sneaky Knickerbockers pulled a fast one on me because I did not see this coming. Maybe I let my fandom get in the way of clarity because not only did Amar’e suit up, but also he scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds, and most importantly the Knicks won game four of their best of seven series with the Miami Heat.

The injury didn't see to slow down Amar'e

The Knicks are still down three games to one against the heavily favored Heat but they really showed spunk today in their 89-87 victory in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. By winning they staved off elimination and avoided an embarrassing sweep in the process. Now they need to find their sunglasses as they are set to head to back to Miami for game five Wednesday. It was their first playoff victory in 14 tries and as a Knicks fan i can tell you; it feels really, really good. After their abysmal showing on Thursday it is hard to believe that they were able to turn it around to pull this one out. They didn’t look like the same team. They were excited, they were playing defense again, and their superstar Carmelo Anthony was back to performing like he did when they closed out the season 18-6. ‘Melo had 41 points in the victory and none were more important than his tie-breaking three with 54.5 seconds left that gave them a lead they would never relinquish. 

'Melo finally looks comfortable in NYC

Anthony was absolutely lights out in the game today, shooting 15/29 from the floor to go along with 10/14 from the charity stripe. At least from my computer screen (my housemates and I don’t see eye to eye on television as a “necessary” bill) he looked like a man possessed. Born in New York City, it has always been Anthony’s dream to play for the Knicks. He was drafted in 2003 with the third overall pick to the Denver Nuggets and it seemed like a long shot that these two parties would ever get together. A long ways away from his roots, Carmelo flourished in Denver while always hoping for his chance to go back and play for his hometown team. After 9 seasons with the Nuggets the stars finally aligned for Anthony last season when the Knicks acquired him and the rest is history. After a bumpy start and what seems like an insurmountable mountain to climb against the Heat, the Knicks and Anthony finally look like the team that can contend for a championship. I wouldn’t put my money on them this year, but hey, stranger things have happened.