Beat the Heat!

Heck of a return to the Garden last night for the Glass Man. I hadn't been in at least two years, but with my new-found enthusiasm for the Knicks, I was overdue for a return trip.

In the first of three marquee games I have tickets to, courtesy of an awesome Christmas/birthday present from my girlfriend, me and Y2K Godfather Sippy Momo descended on MSG for yesterday's Knicks-Heat rematch.

We didn't quite have courtside tickets, but the great thing about the Garden is how small it is compared to places like Shea Stadium that set my expectations of what viewing live sporting events should be like.

If you were in the nosebleeds at Shea, you were REALLY removed from the action (don't get me wrong, I loved it, but I can objectively say that there were bad seats at our beloved former home). At the Garden though you can be really high up there and still have a pretty good view (note: I haven't been to nearly enough games to know whether there are obstructed views or especially bad angles).

So the seats, a lot of rows up but right at midcourt, were actually really good. The game was even better. The Knicks trailed most of the night but somehow managed to keep the Heat from pulling away.

They remained within striking distance until the final 3 minutes of the game, when a one-two pair of threes from Danilo Gallinari and Landry Fields sent the Garden crowd into a frenzy by giving the Knicks a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

All in all, a great return trip to MSG. Sip's doing well, he's got some interesting business ventures going now and one in particular seems especially promising.

Anyway, gotta keep things short today. Have nice weekends everybody! New Knicks!

- A.F.O.M.G.