Patrick Ewing’s errant finger roll in 1995. John Starks’s leaden 2-18 performance in 1994. Charles Smith’s futile put-backs in 1992. In between came a now-mythic series of missed opportunities. In 1991, they were trampled by a Bulls team charging toward the first of six titles in 1999, New York lost in the finals to the rising Spurs dynasty. Six times in the ’90s New York was eliminated from the playoffs by the eventual N.B.A. Of course, those Knicks came up short - repeatedly, painfully short. The faithful may take some solace in BLOOD IN THE GARDEN: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks (Atria, 368 pp., $28.99), Chris Herring’s new book about the franchise’s last golden era. Such is the sad state of New York Knick fandom in 2022. So Gio donned the green pants, green vest and green hat of Lucky, the Celtics mascot. team has lost more games than the Knicks. But the Celtics and Knicks haven’t played much meaningful basketball this millennium since 2001, no N.B.A. Boston was once itself a formidable Atlantic Division rival. Dejected, Gio channeled his energies into rooting against the crosstown Nets in their opening-round series against the Celtics. Giannotti, better known as Gio, is one half of WFAN’s morning show “Boomer and Gio.” He supports the New York Knicks, who finished the season 37-45, safely out of playoff contention. One day this spring, Gregg Giannotti showed up to work dressed as a leprechaun.
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