It was Game 7 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Finals. All Knicks fans remember it as the day when they jumped from their seats and screamed the same thing:
"Ewing dunk the damn ball!!!!!!!!"
It was Game 1 of 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Knicks fans may better remember it as the day the hopped out of their seats with tears in their eyes and screamed:
"Eight points in nine seconds? Really!"
It was moments like these that would go on to shape the legacy of Reggie Miller and Patrick Ewing. The former would go on to be known as Captain Clutch, and the latter, well, not so much.
However, I'm here to prove that Patrick Ewing was in fact more clutch than Reggie Miller ever was.
In order to decide who is more clutch we must first define the word.
Clutch: A tense, critical situation.
Sounds like every minute of every playoff game can be defined as clutch, doesn't it?
First of all, lets take a look at the play that ended Patrick Ewing as we knew him (fast forward to around 3:50):
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Could Ewing really have dunked that ball?
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