“Hold on,” Latrell Sprewell told me as Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York played over the loudspeakers at MSG and everyone in the building sang out together after the Knicks staged the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history Wednesday night. “I gotta record this.”
Dispatch from basketball Mecca after OG Anunoby’s Tip of God brought the Knicks within one win of their first title since 1973.
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I was a murder suspect cuz detectives noticed 7 ppl I argued wit on here died & da last one was da worst coincidence of all time cuz he got killed in da same spot I was in 8 hours after we argued on here. I was like why would I shoot up a place wit my name on da flyer.
New York-themed songs see an increase in Spotify streams among Knicks fans since beginning of NBA Finals:
• Go Ny Go (+2,700%)
• New York (+825%)
• Theme From New York, New York (+280%)
• Empire State of Mind (+110%)
Most tickets for Game 5 in San Antonio are being purchased by New Yorkers, with 37% of sales coming from New York.
The get-in price has also surged by $1,000 following the Knicks’ Game 4 win
Top billing states:
• New York — 37%
• Texas — 12%
• New Jersey — 8%
(Ticket prices via @TickPick)
Shaq: "When you were down 29 did any doubt creep in your mind?"
Jalen Brunson: "I thought about it…you're allowed to think about the worst possible scenario––but you gotta go out there and do something about it"
Retired NBA player and former New York Knick Stephon Marbury reacts to the San Antonio Spurs losing Game 4 to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
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Still hard to process the delirium in that building. People didn’t want to leave. They just lingered in a moment they’d never forget.
So did I. Can’t believe the job I get to do.