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Amar’e Stoudemire: Top 5 Moments With New York Knicks

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 10, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; New York Knicks power forward Amar
Dec 10, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; New York Knicks power forward Amar /
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Feb 9, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; New York Knicks center Amar'e Stoudemire (1) adjusts his glasses before returning to the game during the second half against he Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. Miami won 109-95. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 9, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; New York Knicks center Amar’e Stoudemire (1) adjusts his glasses before returning to the game during the second half against he Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. Miami won 109-95. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Finally A Postseason Win

With the New York Knicks trailing the Miami Heat 3-0 in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire needed to do something special. Anthony dropped 41 points, and Stoudemire added 20 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting.

The result was an 89-87 win over the Miami Heat that became the Knicks’ first postseason victory since 2001.

11 years removed from the last time New York won a playoff game, the Anthony and Stoudemire union ended the ultimate drought. Though they may not have achieved what many expected them to, STAT and ‘Melo made vital progress.

None of that would’ve been possible if not for Stoudemire’s shocking decision to sign with the lowly Knicks in 2010.

The end of the postseason drought was a joyous occasion for New York basketball as a whole. The city has undergone dramatic changes with elitist undertones reverberating throughout Manhattan, thus alienating much of the original basketball crowd.

If this victory did anything, it reunited Knicks fans as they collectively let out a massive sigh of relief.

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