What's Up, Doc??!!??

I promise I won't use the "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" line, but, WOW! Doc Rivers' decision to back off the in-bounds pass with .8 seconds left in last night's game directly led to the excruciating 82-81 loss to the Pistons. Rarely has a Garden crowd been taken from the thrill of victory to the agony of defeat so dramatically in less than one second, as Richard Hamilton nailed the buzzer-beater.

Grady little-like gaffe aside, the fact remains that this young team almost knocked off a much more seasoned and talented squad. This was not your New York Knickerbockers, so take heart, Nation!