The Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant to the NBA title last season, topped the New York Knicks, which had held the top spot for the previous 4 years.

在科比的带领下，湖人队上赛季夺得总冠军，如今更是取代已4年蝉联榜首的纽约尼克斯队，成为NBA最具价值球队。

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That year, the New York knicks playoff eastern eighth on black eight miracle, unexpectedly scored in the NBA finals.

那一年，季后赛东部第八的纽约尼克斯居然上演黑八奇迹，打进了总决赛。

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The misstep isn't the only one that has surrounded the hype over the Asian-American guard for the NBA's New York Knicks.

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"I would say the losers in many ways are the fans because you don't know what product you're going to get for a significant amount of money, " said Jeff Van Gundy, an ESPN commentator and former NBA coach who took the New York Knicks to the Finals during the lockout-shortened 1999 season.

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