T-MAC TAKES NEW YORK BY STORM

After three games, Tracy McGrady has yet to record a victory on the court for the New York Knicks. However, it was an entirely different story off the court as T-Mac became a runaway winner in his first three days in the Gotham City.

The following is a compilation of facts brought about by the “T-Mac Phenomena” which is currently sweeping the state of New York:

• In a three-day period that began last Thursday — the day McGrady was acquired — the Knicks recorded 1.5 million page views on their Web site, the most for any three-day span since 2005;

• For McGrady’s debut on Saturday, the MSG network reported 172,351 household viewers — the biggest audience for a Knicks game since Feb. 2, 2009, when they played the Cleveland Cavaliers;

• In three games with McGrady, the Knicks’ average viewership is 79 percent higher than their season average, according to Madison Square Garden (MSG); and

• The Knicks reported a 40 percent spike in on-site merchandise sales during Saturday’s game at Madison Square Garden — including more than 200 McGrady T-shirts and more than 100 McGrady jerseys.

Just imagine what it would be like when summer comes around and LeBron James finally becomes a New York Knick. That for sure would be more devastating.