I started writing my recap down 21 in the second quarter because I didn’t want to stay up late.
I just kept typing. I have not gone back and read or edited it. It’s 3400 words.
Also, my house lost power when Castle was at the line at the end.
Read it here:
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i have no say in the matter but if I did this would be in the 2026 edition of the best american sportswriting
word to mehmet the conqueror
Genuinely guys I ran out of characters but I just feel so impossibly blessed today
Overwhelmed by the response here. I want to say something.
I wanted to be a Knicks or Yankees beat writer growing up. I made different, more pragmatic choices. I regret nothing.
But: if this meant something to you, and we got to share A Game Like That, you made a kid’s dream come true. Thank you.
If anyone here has a basketball podcast and thinks their listeners would like to hear a 40 year old man cry a little bit while he babbles about meaning in a cold universe, hmu.
A hearty OAKAAK to Yabu, who let us make the Alvarado trade.
The Knicks, Michael.
Thank you for all the kind words. This is how I feel:
5% of my brain is still saying “Please, not now, don’t do this to me now. Not from here.”
All the little things.
Desperate at all times, indeed. The team we’ve all been waiting for.