The Knicks couldn't stop Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James, but the Cavaliers also couldn't stop Su Xi and the Knicks' cohort of inside shooters.
The gap between the two teams didn't seem as wide as the media was making it out to be.
Isaiah Thomas and Mike Brown both stuck to their game plans. They each firmly believed in their own tactical systems.
Mike Brown had faith.
Isaiah Thomas's faith was Su Xi.
BEEP!
As the whistle blew, the second quarter began.
Larry Brown was still on TV, saying things about how the Cavaliers would definitely win, but in reality, the Cleveland fans watching at home would rather he just shut up.
Not only did his comments fail to cause any harm or worry to Knicks supporters, they actually made them more certain: since Larry Brown said the Knicks couldn't win, what reason did the Knicks have to lose?
Even if his reasoning was sound, the sounder it was, the more likely the Knicks were to win.
