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Via With Leather, the New York Post reports Knicks owner James Dolan will open up his wallet to thank his poor, abused fans by making all food and drink at Madison Square Garden free during the team's home finale. Good idea, and hey! the game's already a sell-out ...

... against the Boston Celtics. Which means the stands will filled with Boston Celtics fans. Boston leads the league in road attendance this season, with 98.5% capacity in visiting arenas when Kevin Garnett brings his boys. Just an example: Sacramento will sell out three games this season: Two (including tonight's match) against the Lakers and the December 26 game against Boston. Boston sold out freaking Sacramento before the season started (I couldn't get box-office tix in October); I think they may have purchased some tickets in NYC.

I don't mean to crap on an otherwise nice gesture, but ... this stuff isn't difficult to figure out. If you want to thank Knicks fans, you should make sure they are in the arena when you open up the nacho bar.