Talk:The Best Losers in the NBA/@comment-DNL-2006040532721

The Knicks ran a similar promotion a while back -- say, 1993. They gave free vouchers for Pizza Hut pizza if the Knicks won and kept the visitors to, if I recall correctly, 88 or fewer points. As in Madproof&quot;s story, the fans started chanting for free food as the game approached the end. Imagine 20,000 New Yorkers going "Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!" as John Starks guards Ron Harper on the perimeter. Well, in a rather short period, the Knicks won two games at home, but gave up somewhere between 89 and, say, 93 points. The crowd, having chanted "Pizza!" for the last few minutes of an a game that was an obvious win otherwise, began to boo as the 89th point swished through the hoop. The Knicks could dominate a game yet their fans would boo them off the court. In fact, that&quot;s exactly what happened. The promotion ended early and abruptly.