NY 94 - 90 SA (Final). Listen, if you didn’t feel that game in your gut, you aren’t watching real basketball. The Knicks and the Spurs went to war tonight, and New York walked out standing. It’s hard for me to talk hoops right now without mentioning how much it stings seeing the Detroit Pistons on the sidelines this late in the year. We’re used to blue-collar basketball in this city, and watching these other squads scrap while we’re rebuilding is a pill that’s tough to swallow. But that’s the NBA. You either bring the grit or you go home. The Spurs fought hard, but the Knicks executed when it mattered most. As I look at the playoff picture, the intensity is only ramping up. Every possession is a battle, every loose ball is a statement. We want that Pistons culture back, where we’re the ones making teams like New York earn every single point. For now, we watch, we study, and we wait for our turn to get back to the top of the mountain. Keep grinding, Detroit. We’ll be back soon enough to remind the league how we do things in the D.