These Knicks taking fun to new level — and it’s time to revel in it
NY Post
When was the last time you had this much fun watching one of your teams? When was the last time one of the clubs you follow was this much of a gas? Forget the wins and the losses for a second — but only for a second, because part of what augments the enjoyment of the Knicks right now is that they win every night.
When’s the last time you raced home to watch a regular-season game?
When’s the last time you made sure to DVR the game if you had other plans?
“We have a joy to us right now,” is the way Donte DiVincenzo put it in the immediate aftermath of their latest ode to joy, a 118-103 win over the Jazz that wasn’t anywhere near as close as the numbers flanking the hyphen would hint.
Joy is a good word for what’s happening with this team right now.
But so is fun. Maybe Tom Thibodeau still looks like he’s in a dentist’s chair in the dying moments of these games when the lead dips under 20, but everyone else seems to be having a hell of a time, starting with the 19,133 who spent most of the game directing “MVP!” chants at Jalen Brunson and the last of it trying to coax old friend Taj Gibson off the bench.
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Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
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