{"id":2472,"date":"2026-06-11T16:04:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:04:59","slug":"the-knicks-comeback-was-epic-so-was-their-fans-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2472","title":{"rendered":"The Knicks\u2019 comeback was epic. So was their fans\u2019 response."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The evening at Madison Square Garden began with a canceled party, a spat between New York City\u2019s mayor and the owner of the arena, and many, many missed shots by the New York Knicks. In other words, it looked like yet another disappointing chapter for the team\u2019s long-suffering fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But after the Knicks rallied to secure the biggest comeback win in NBA finals history, director Spike Lee danced on the court while pop star Taylor Swift waved a Knicks towel in the air. On the nearby streets of midtown Manhattan, roars filled the air and some revelers stood on cars, food carts and scaffolding.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Knicks are now one win away from delivering basketball glory to a city starved for a championship. And the party is back on.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The day began ominously when James Dolan, the Knicks owner, escalated a dispute with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a radio interview, he blamed Mamdani and the police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, for heightened security around the arena. He canceled a watch party outside the Garden, declining to use a permit granted by the city. And he defended President Donald Trump, who had sat in the owner\u2019s suite two nights earlier and was voraciously booed when he appeared on the video screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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