1.   And he had the Garden crowd gasping with his every move.

2.   And that has not been lost on the Garden crowd, as it watches the Rangers miss out on the playoffs for the third consecutive year.

3.   As you can imagine, the Garden crowd loved it.

4.   Bird joked about the Garden crowd and said he hoped the spirit would somehow stay away Monday.

5.   Actually, the Garden crowd did not boo all night.

6.   But even after sacrificing points and shots, Ewing could not escape the fickleness of the Garden crowd.

7.   By the time Mason was ejected, the Garden crowd had worked itself into a frenzy, chanting derisively at Godfrey and the other referee, Lamont Simpson.

8.   Camby tried mightily and after the Garden crowd had applauded him loudly in the introductions, he seemed to start strong.

9.   He has found the Garden crowds intriguing.

10.   He said the Garden crowd was soft.