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Lucas: New York Energy

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By Adam Lucas

THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS ARENA—None of us want to do this. I understand that. But we must. There simply is no other way.

All of us understand that we do not need, in any way, to inflate the New Yorker opinion of their city's relative importance in the world.

But we simply have no choice. Not after Carolina's come-from-behind, 89-84 overtime victory over Ohio State on Saturday.

Saturday afternoon was a special experience even before Pete Nance drained an improbable turnaround jumper to tie the score as the regulation buzzer sounded.