After spending the better part of the last 15 years breaking hearts with poor front office decisions and early playoff exits, the New York Knicks melted hearts on Wednesday.

During Wednesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, the Knicks surprised U.S. army veteran Luciano Yulfo with the gift of a service dog as part of the NBA’s “Hoops for Troops”program, after the retired sergeant had spent 18 months on the waiting list.

Here’s a complete ranking of dogs to come through Madison Square Garden this week:

1. This dog

2. Temple of the Dog.

That’s right. Even Chris Cornell and Mike McCready can’t compete with this.

About Jesse Kramer

Jesse is a writer and editor for The Comeback. He has also worked for SI.com and runs The Catch and Shoot, a college basketball website based in Chicago. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Follow Jesse on Twitter @Jesse_Kramer.