Uncivil War, Part One

photo via Daily News

If you weren't already aware, you should know that the No Regard staff consists of several passionate Knicks fans and several passionate Nets fans (as well as several passionate Celtics fans). Last night, we got our first glimpse of this year's Battle of the Hudson, as the Knicks and Nets faced off at Madison Square Garden.

Being one of the Knicks fans on staff, I was extremely happy with their 117-111 win. Amar'e dropped a preseason-high 39 points, and Toney Douglas (24 points) and Raymond Felton (13 points, 11 assists) both put in strong performances.

For the Nets, Jordan Farmar (21 points, seven rebounds, five assists) and Brook Lopez (19 points, eight rebounds) were surprisingly and unsurprisingly (respectively, duh) effective.

I think all of us here can say that we're hopeful this game was indicative of what we can expect from further Uncivil War battles: fairly high scoring; filled with very strong performances from star big men and solid ones from point guards, and up-and-down enough to keep both sides interested throughout.

For now, we'll enjoy our health, because once the regular season starts, things are going to get bloody.