It’s Marv Albert’s 71st birthday today?!? YES! AND IT COUNTS!

It’s Marv Albert’s 71st birthday today?!? YES! AND IT COUNTS!

Welcome to New York, Carmelo Anthony!

Welcome to New York, Carmelo Anthony!

Tonight Timofey Mozgov will face his worst nightmare, as Blake Griffin makes his Madison Square Garden debut. We all remember what happened the last time they met. Well Tim, it’s worth remembering that you weren’t the first Knick to suffer such indignity, and you certainly won’t be the last.

Tonight Timofey Mozgov will face his worst nightmare, as Blake Griffin makes his Madison Square Garden debut. We all remember what happened the last time they met. Well Tim, it’s worth remembering that you weren’t the first Knick to suffer such indignity, and you certainly won’t be the last.

Phil Jackson and his Raleigh, circa 1974. (via SI Vault)

Phil Jackson and his Raleigh, circa 1974. (via SI Vault)

MLK Day means (among other things, obviously) NBA matinees. The most memorable one I attended at the Garden was Knicks/Spurs in 2001, a Knicks blowout win that also featured a transcendent moment of racial harmony and nonviolence.

MLK Day means (among other things, obviously) NBA matinees. The most memorable one I attended at the Garden was Knicks/Spurs in 2001, a Knicks blowout win that also featured a transcendent moment of racial harmony and nonviolence.