The cheers started to rain down to the Pepsi Center floor as Torrey Craig almost pulled a mini-Willis Reed last night in the third quarter.
For the very very few of you basketball fans unfamiliar with Reed’s story, the New York Knicks captain willed himself onto the floor through a pretty significant leg injury for Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Players from both squads attribute Reed’s courageous last-minute decision to play through the pain as a key inspiration in a decisive Knicks win.