{"product_id":"slam-hardwood-classics-cover-hoodie-allan-houston-knicks-icons","title":"SLAM Hardwood Classics Cover Hoodie - Allan Houston (Knicks Icons)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe SLAM ICONS project began in 2026 as a new series of digital covers celebrating storied players, teams and moments across basketball history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere was bad blood between the Knicks and the Heat of the late ‘90s. Lots of it. Hall of Fame head coach Pat Riley left New York for Miami in 1995. Between 1997 and 2000, they played each other in four straight postseasons. Two of those matchups featured all-out brawls. The first time they got active was in the ‘97 playoffs. The Heat won that game and that series. The next time there was some commotion was in the ‘98 playoffs. The Knicks won that game and that series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the time the ‘99 playoffs tipped off, Miami was the number one seed in the East. They were set to host the eighth-seeded Knicks. Cakewalk for Riles and them, right? Sike. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Knicks became just the second eighth seed in NBA history to eliminate the number one. Up to that point, they were also the only eighth seed to make the Finals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo how did they do it? 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