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Knicks' 11-Game Run Leads to Finals, City Cancels Watch Parties

6/15/2026

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New York canceled official watch parties outside Madison Square Garden after postgame celebrations turned raucous.
The New York Knicks have won 11 straight playoff games and will reach the NBA finals for the first time in over a quarter-century.
Police recorded six arrests, fans scaling subway entrances, drinking publicly, and blocking traffic after the Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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New York canceled official watch parties outside Madison Square Garden after postgame celebrations turned raucous.
The New York Knicks have won 11 straight playoff games and will reach the NBA finals for the first time in over a quarter-century.
Police recorded six arrests, fans scaling subway entrances, drinking publicly, and blocking traffic after the Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers.