Knicks take on Pacers, seek Seventh straight win
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Does winning the NBA Cup help the Knicks’ pursuit of their first NBA title since '73? Can they beat the Thunder in the Finals? Yes and yes.
The Knicks can now hang a banner next to the 1973 NBA championship banner in Madison Square Garden, the last title they won.
It was during that era of the NBA in which the New York Knicks won their only two championships, in 1970 and 1973, meaning the only physical evidence they have of winning those titles are the banners that still hang in the rafters of Madison Square Garden (unless the team has a couple replicas sitting around somewhere).
New York is on a heater and the odds took notice. Can they outlast the rest of the East to challenge the stacked West?
Good morning, sports fans! It's Austin Nivison greeting you. Congratulations to the Knicks on winning the NBA Cup, and farewell to boxing legend Terence Crawford, who chose to ride off into the sunset. We'll have all that and more in today's newsletter, so let's not waste anymore time.
Follow along live with Emirates NBA Cup Championship game between the Knicks and Spurs, coming to you from Las Vegas.