We all knew the Knicks would lose to the Cavaliers last night.

Even the fat guy in a Marbury jersey with a cowbell knew.

Yet the Garden, typically half-empty on any given Wednesday, was packed.

We were all there to see LeBron. Hell, even the Knicks’ sidelined $19 mil disappointment was there to see LeBron.

And when he sank a 3 at the halftime buzzer, no one- not even Spike Lee- could conceal their delight. There’s nothing as exciting as watching a young player come up to be great.

“I’ve dreamed about playing well in this building and it’s overtaken of how I could ever dream about,” James said. “To get a standing ovation in the greatest basketball arena in the world, it was a dream come true for me. It’s one of the best things that ever happened to me.”