It goes without saying, but this is by far one of the greatest plays in Knick history, if not NBA history. Here’s a little Monnie D. back-story to this whole thing: game 3 of the ‘99 Conference Finals was being played the night of my junior prom. These were obviously the days before live score updates on your celly and all that jazz, but nothing was going to stop me from keeping an eye on things. I put the game on in the limo all the way up to where the prom was being held (my date was slightly annoyed by this). During the walk-in and early evening festivities I kept bugging the caterers to get me score updates (my date was becoming progressively more pissed). Once dinner rolled around and I got word that we were trailing for much of the second half, I made about three or four 5-minute bathroom breaks to check the score in the back room where all the catering staff was sneaking a peek at the game (I think my date told my friend that she wanted to go home at this point. Not sure if that actually happened because my buddy’s GF relayed the message to me as more of a threat than anything else, but yeah, let’s just say the predestined after-prom hook-up was coming perilously close to not happening). Then, with dinner finished, I ducked out while everyone was taking pictures to catch the final 2 minutes. Sure, my date didn’t speak to me for the next three hours, but how many people get to say that they went to their junior prom and witnessed the greatest play they will ever see… all in the same night?! Even if it got me a kick in the junk I would still think it was worth it.
By the way, check out Chris Childs at the bottom of the screen– he’s got the touchdown signal going before the ball even gets close to the rim. If ever there was a team that displayed a blind sense of confidence, it was the ‘99 New York Knicks.
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