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Article: NBA PLAYOFFS First-round knockouts KNICKS 78, HEAT 77 New York shows Heat who's No. 8
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 17, 1999
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There was the deafening noise, and still Alonzo Mourning's
baritone voice was able to cut through a vibrating Miami Arena, as
he cried out: "One stop. One stop."
One surreal instant later, Allan Houston put down a forceful
dribble, curled around Dan Majerle as tightly as a stripe on a candy
cane and discovered a shaft of light.
With a clear view of the basket, Houston planted a foot on the
free-throw line, tilted forward and tossed destiny up in the air. As
his 10-foot jumper licked the front of the rim, bounced up and hung
as if filled with helium, there dangled Jeff Van Gundy's job as the
New York Knicks' coach, Patrick Ewing's future and the path of the
franchise.
Then, gravity ...