Knicks Fans Celebrate Sweep of Cavaliers and First NBA Finals Trip Since 1999

" Fans sang along to the lyrics as the song marked the last time the Knicks reached the NBA Finals. The Knicks outscored Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland by a combined 262 points across their 11-game playoff winning streak, the largest margin in any such span in NBA history.

Ari Levine, who carried part of a broom at the watch party, said there is no precedent for the current point differential.

" while expressing preference for a Finals matchup against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. " Longtime fan Anthony Mills recalled the team's 17-65 record in 2018-19 and said he had thought the franchise reached rock bottom. Mills, who became a fan during Bernard King's tenure in the mid-1980s, added that a title this season would place guard Jalen Brunson among the city's most fabled champions.

Mills compared Brunson to former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, noting that both would enter a championship series as underdogs. He said the current Knicks roster understands the significance of a title for the city.