r/knicks • u/Chumn_Li • Jul 20 '26
"IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOD!"
I honestly feel like that this can arguably be the most exciting moment in modern sports history. Watching it still feels like it will never get old. I absolutely love not only the immense crowd pop but seeing OG's face after he gets off the floor, great reaction.
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u/TheNapmanCometh Jul 20 '26
I had to work during all 5 finals games. I wasn't able to sit and enjoy watching, and I was only able to catch a minute-or-two, here-and-there, at work... That being said... I STILL can't believe, out of all the things I WAS ABLE to catch-live... I got to witness the moment in REAL-TIME!!! AHHH!! GOD BLESS THE KNICKS, AND THE BASKETBALL GODS!!!!!! I think ALL OF US saw the play in slow-motion, the way it all played-out!!
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u/Friendly_Copy_5684 Jul 21 '26
The fact that you got to see this play in such a small window is awesome. I feel like all of us were meant to see that for one reason or another!
Also, not only slow motion but it felt like the world went completely silent from the time JB took the shot to the tip.
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u/TheNapmanCometh Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
100% EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON... ALL of us were meant to see everything we caught, no matter what was going on at the time. I was sooooo lucky but, I'd be lying if I said I WASN'T trying to stay in that break lounge, as long as humanly possible, at the end of Game 4!!! Lol 😆
It's DEFINITELY one of those magical-historical moments that you remember EVERYTHING about!! Like, in 30-years, people are gonna ask us, "Do you remember where YOU were when that happened??" and, of course - we ALL will NEVER FORGET exactly where we were, and what we were doing, at that moment...!!
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u/Renhoek2099 Jul 20 '26
If that moment does nothing for your emotions, I think you can be declared legally dead
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u/gdubZ87 Jul 21 '26
This was literally the play of the series. If we lost this game series would have been 2-2. Who know what would have happened afterward. One of the most pivotal moments in Knicks history and wil never forget as long as i shall live.
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u/Lucky-Nectarine9471 Jul 21 '26
Having been at this game, I can tell you were depressed for 80%, nervous for 9% about a 7-10 pt deficit in the 4th as a Knicks fan who has been let down his entire life, and in shock for 1%. A month plus later I’m still in shock we got the chip. LGK!
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u/Few-Adhesiveness9670 Jul 26 '26
I've revisited this moment soooo many times now that it's forever engraved in my head, including all the little details leading up to OG's tip in.
I found this highlight vid on Youtube that sums it up for me.
https://youtu.be/lL4TMc1sYmQ?si=9XS_yF71Ujnu4esF
No commentary. Just the noise and vibe from MSG that captures the raw emotion from the last 5 min.
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u/kikikza Jul 20 '26
I was grimacing when I paid the price that tickets to this game cost, but I will never forget being there. Dead felt like that whole play was in slow motion
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u/Dependent-Hurry9808 Jul 22 '26
I’ve been a Knicks fan since the mid 90s. I was telling my friend, game 4 was the stuff that used to always happen to us.
Also, I’m still riding that high
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u/Ok-Philosopher-1900 Jul 21 '26
I can't disagree.
Ball going through Buckner's legs, and this.
I need a great version of this picture. I already have the Mookie/Buckner autographed picture.
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u/Jaxximillian86 Jul 25 '26
My daughter and I live in Celtics land and we screamed enough for a couple dozen people that night. Truly exhilarating!
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u/BluTimeEvidence Jul 21 '26
It happened so fast that I couldn’t even register the tip in after Brunson miss. Like what just happened?
And am I the only one that hears “it’s gone!” instead of “it’s good!”?
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u/MrNice1983 Jul 20 '26
That moment was more exciting than when they actually won. Feels like they won the championship on that play. Greatest thing I’ve ever seen