The soundtrack to New York’s celebration was inevitable and couldn’t have been more obvious, Yankee Scores reports.
As the Knicks sealed their first Finals berth since 1999 with a sweep of the Cavaliers, Prince’s “1999” echoed through Radio City Music Hall, turning the watch party into a time‑warp of joy and nostalgia.
As the fans sang along to “So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1999,” they now forget the quarter-century of mostly bad years.
Knicks fans going absolutely crazy after making it to the NBA FINALS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/g5NNFfKfGP
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“There is no precedent right now as far as point differential. That’s how good this Knicks team is,” said Ari Levine, who was carrying part of a broom as the Knicks swept their second straight series.
The Knicks have outscored Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland by a combined 262 points during their playoffs 11-games winning streak, the largest in any 11-game span in NBA history.
The Knicks fans seem to have a clear preference for Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs as they poured out to the streets, chanting, “We want Wemby! We want Wemby!”
Regardless of whoever the Western champion is, Spurs or the defending champion Thunder, Knicks fans believe their run will continue.
“We’re taking everything! We’re taking the whole thing!” rapper Fat Joe posted on Instagram from the court in Cleveland, where he was one of the Knicks’ celebrity fans who made the trip.
Longtime fan Anthony Mills said at the Radio City party, “That year we won 17 games I thought we had reached rock bottom, I wasn’t sure that we could ever get this back again.”
“If Jalen Brunson wins this championship, he should be Joe Namath. And if you’re old enough, you understand what Joe Namath means,” Mills said. “They’re going to win the championship.”
