The New York Knicks had a disappointing season, loosing games they should have won and waiting until the last minute in too many games to mount their impossible comeback. But when it came to playing the Brooklyn Nets, the Knicks were apparently up for the challenge. And there is a reason for that… bragging rights.
After winning the final game against Brooklyn, a game and a win that was meaningless to the fan considering the fact that the Knicks are out of the playoffs, J.R Smith explained that bragging rights do matter.
“Hell yeah! I mean, I’m cool with some of those guys over there, so I can still say something when we’re in the gym this summer. As long as I can say they didn’t beat us that many times, we’re good.”
For the record, national bragging rights are far more important and appealing than local bragging rights. Ask any fan of the game and I’m sure they’ll agree that bringing home the championship title is far more important than saying you beat the Nets in the regular season.
Beating the Nets is not even a consolation prize for crying out loud, but apparently for the Knicks fans, it’s all we have these days.
The Knicks prevented the Nets from clinching the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and won their third straight in their too-little, too-late strong finish.
Yay!
