Caught your attention with that one didn't I? The one reason I will admit to liking New York is simple: the Knicks are so good at giving the Sixers victories I just have to be thankful. Last night the Sixers knocked them off for the third time this season and for the 12th time in the last 14 matchups. That's called domination in most circles. Before I get too cocky about a team that is indeed .500, I will stop there. But overall, last night at the game was a great atmosphere. It was Phillies night and many people probably showed up to also see the World Series trophy but wound up seeing a great time between rivals. Hopefully that will spur more people into coming out to games the rest of the season. It definitely makes it all the more enjoyable. McNabb was in attendance as well and got a nice ovation (I credit the small amount of boos to the New Yorkers in attendance since the home crowd outlasted them). Another note was that it was disappointing to not see Cole Hamels there since he was expected to be but still cool to see Brad Lidge, Shane Victorino, and Ryan Madson compete in a 3-point shootout (took a while for Lidge to hit the rim, maybe he should stick to closing ha). Overall, it was a nice finish and the defense was there when needed. Great steal and alley-oop to Dalembert, who played a very nice game, to basically clinch it. Elton Brand looked good in his return and it will be great to get him more and more minutes in this lineup. Tough to say if he'll start Monday in New Orleans (doubtful) but it will be good to have him for a very challenging game. The team definitely has an identity now and is playing good basketball. If they can stay tough on defense and rebounding, things should keep going their way. They did let up a lot of first-half points but the Knicks are known for shooting a lot of 3-pointers. Anyway, good game, good crowd, and most importantly...good win.
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