NEW YORK CITY — New York City, your Knicks will host NBA Finals games for the first time since 1999 after they dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Knicks are now four wins away from ending the franchise's 53-year championship drought. Game 4 was never in question as the Knicks took an early lead and didn't look back with a resounding 130-93 victory.
This will be the Knicks’ sixth NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.
After the team survived a scare in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a historic comeback, the Knicks took care of the Cavaliers the next three games.
Knicks star point guard took home Eastern Conference Finals' MVP honors.
The Knicks await either the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs who are battling in the Western Conference Finals.
According to the NYPD, around 6,000 people packed Seventh Avenue outside Madison Square Garden following their Game 4 win.
Six people were arrested Thursday night outside MSG.
Game 1 of the NBA Finals tips off on June 3. Tickets are the secondary market for Game 3 at MSG have reached close to $4,000 as of Tuesday morning.
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