The New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 130-93 blowout to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns helped the Knicks overwhelm Cleveland from the opening quarter, and the team never looked back. After the win, Knicks fans flooded New York City streets on Memorial Day to celebrate the franchise’s return to the Finals. Videos spread from Manhattan intersections, bars outside Madison Square Garden filled, and “WE WANT WEMBY” chants boomed outside MSG. Fans carried brooms, climbed on traffic lights, and created major pandemonium while NYPD officers directed them down. Radio City Music Hall also erupted with Knicks chants as the city reacted to the moment.
"The New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night with a 130-93 blowout victory to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks overwhelmed Cleveland from the opening quarter and never looked back."
"As predicted, Knicks fans stormed New York City streets on Memorial Day to celebrate the franchise's first Finals berth since 1999. Videos poured out from Manhattan intersections, packed bars outside Madison Square Garden and booming "WE WANT WEMBY" chants outside MSG."
"Fans carried brooms through Manhattan streets in anticipation of a Cavaliers sweep, climbed atop traffic lights while NYPD officers ordered them down and unleashed the kind of basketball pandemonium NYC has waited decades to experience again. Even Radio City Music Hall erupted with Knicks chants as the city collectively lost its mind Monday night."
"For two-and-a-half decades, the Knicks largely operated as the NBA's perpetual hype machine, always discussed and rarely dangerous. Madison Square Garden stayed packed, celebrities still lined the baseline and the fan base never disappeared, but the Knicks were mostly surviving on history."
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