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At Long Last Knicks Head Back to NBA Finals

After 27 years the New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.  Thanks to another dominating offensive showcase, the Knicks blasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, assuring a sweep and plenty of rest before the Finals begin June 3. 

For the long suffering Knicks fan who had witnessed year upon year of horrendous basketball, front office blunders, bad public relations, and even worse press, this is the moment you have been waiting for. 

You have every right to be giddy. 


 

If you witnessed the days when the Patrick Ewing era ended in a ECF loss to the Pacers back in 2000, which followed his trade to the Seattle SuperSonics that off-season, this is for you!

 If you remember when an exhausted Jeff VanGundy resigned at mid-season in 2001; if you remember Antonio McDyess; heck, if you lived through the embarrassment of the Isiah Thomas era's (that's right era's), this one is for you. 

If you remember the excitement you felt when Jeremy Lin lit up the Garden for a couple weeks in 2012, this is for you. 


 

If you remember the elation you felt when former Knick, turned long-time nemesis as Bulls Head Coach, Phil Jackson came to the Garden to rebuild the program in 2017 only to sink it further into the abyss, this is for you as well. 

Because for years Knicks fans have had nothing to cheer for. Now they do. 

Things changed when owner James Dolan finally stepped back from controlling all basketball decisions, and hired Leon Rose to shop for the groceries. Since 2020 the Knicks have slowly rebuilt themselves into a respected franchise again, and since 2024 they have been a perennial playoff contender.  

Now they are finally back where they always belonged: on the grandest stage in the NBA. 

What a journey, and we still got another series to go.  

 

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