Outside Madison Square Garden tonight, thousands of Knicks fans pour into Seventh Avenue as New York takes Game 2 of the NBA Finals over the San Antonio Spurs. The block has been packed for hours, watch-party crowds shoulder to shoulder under the marquee, and it breaks loose the instant the final buzzer sounds nearly 2,000 miles away. Blue and orange dominate the street. Chants of “Go New York” and “Knicks in four” roll down the avenue, drivers lean on their horns, strangers hug and high-five. The Knicks now stand two wins from their first championship in 53 years, and out here, under the Garden marquee, the crowd is already treating it like history.
