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It was a different vibe at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, and when you go back in time and try to find something that compares, you come up with nothing.
There's been hype here before, and buzz, and the kind of energy that fills the place when everyone is standing and craning their necks during layup lines -- when thousands rise from their seats after a big shot, rising in the dimly lit, cavernous corners of the place, such a contrast to the brightly lit court.
You couldn't have expected all of that on this night, because this night couldn't possibly have lived up to the hype, to the billing on the famous marquee, or to the tabloid back pages.
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