Jay-Z and Beyonce oohed as James swatted a layup back to half court in the opening minutes. Julia Stiles and Senator Bill Bradley aahed as LeBron hit back-to-back threes. The NBA's sweetest speaking announcer, Clyde Frasier tried to reminisce of a player as big, strong, and athletic as James but drew a blank.

It's hard to determine if Knicks fans were more smitten with James of if he was more elated to be in New York. Either way, we are still over a year away from the Knicks even being able to negotiate with LeBron.

The money is there, the jerseys will sell, but aside from being Madison Avenue's dream, is LeBron James really the right fit basketball-wise for the New York Knicks?

There will be an abundance of talent available in 2010, and out of that group James' style reflects Mike D'Antoni's the least. In a season-low 30 minutes James did his best to prove he can run-and-gun by shooting 3-for-7 from behind the arc. The reality of it is that James is a below average 3-point shooter who generally dominates the offensive flow in order to incorporate his teammates and lead his team to victories.

Maybe D'Antoni can adjust his patented style of play to match James' game. Or maybe the Knicks will go away from the media spectacle that would be LeBron James in New York, and invest all of those millions in a team

All of the focus is on 2010, but the Knicks still have to finish 2008 and 2009. Al Harrington and Tim Thomas had their Knick debuts, while Cuttino Mobley remains out due to a heart complication.

Harrington seemed like a new man, now that he is back in the New York area and away from Don Nelson. He had an emphatic two-handed slam in his first minutes of play, but his shot was rusty, as this was his first game in 20 days.

Without practicing with the team, Thomas was 4-for-8 from behind the arc, and is happy to be out of Mike Dunleavy's restricting offense.

As if things weren't bad enough for the Knicks, spark-plug guard Nate Robinson left the game with a groin injury. Is it 2010 yet?

Wizards 124, Warriors 100

Apparently the problem in Washington was former coach Eddie Jordan. In Ed Tapscott's first game as Wizards coach, he led Washington to an impressive victory, getting the best out of his starters and bench.

Caron Butler scored 35 points, Antawn Jamison had his sixth consecutive double-double, and Andray Blatche came off the bench to add 25 points, 12 rebound, five assists, five blocks and two steals in 29 minutes of play.

New Warrior Jamal Crawford was hesitant in 29 minutes of play, deferring to teammates when it looked like he could have asserted himself more on offense. Surely he will relax and fall into the flow after a few more games.

Don Nelson started a four-around-one lineup that included red-hot rookie Anthony Morrow, although he only played 15 minutes. I would expect the veteran coach to play with many lineups before he finds one he wants to stick with. Until then, the Warriors may struggle while trying to find themselves.

Suns 99, Thunder 98

Oklahoma City's interim head coach, Scott Brooks, could taste his first NBA victory before Matt Barnes ripped it out his mouth with a late three.

The Thunder looked to take advantage of the Suns not playing Shaquille O'Neal, but 17 fourth quarter points will not get the job done against a high-octane, playoff-caliber team like Phoenix.

Steve Nash led the charge, finishing with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists. The two-time MVP also turned the ball over seven times, mostly in the first half.

If the Thunder continue blowing games, as I suspect they will, fans will soon be welcoming Oklahoma City native Blake Griffin to the 2009-10 lineup.

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