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Go, New York, go!
Knicks proprietor James Dolan believes his beloved squad are going to clinch nan NBA Finals against nan San Antonio Spurs.
“I consciousness we’re going to win,” he told Page Six exclusively astatine nan “Vampire Lestat” premiere astatine nan Beacon Theatre Tuesday night. “I really deliberation we’re going to win.”
Game 1 of nan NBA Finals betwixt nan Knicks and nan Spurs is June 3 astatine nan Frost Bank Center successful San Antonio, Texas.
Game 3, group for June 8, will beryllium nan first crippled played astatine Madison Square Garden successful beforehand of a sold-out crowd.
Game 3 whitethorn besides characteristic a mates of chartless faces connected “Celebrity Row,” arsenic a brace of seats are being auctioned disconnected pinch proceeds going to MSG’s Garden of Dreams Foundation, which helps kids successful request crossed nan region.
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Dolan shared that he’s “excited,” but noted that emotion is besides understandably tinged pinch a “lot of anxiety.”
The past clip nan Knicks made nan finals was successful 1999, and nan past clip they were crowned NBA champs was successful 1973 — much than 50 years ago.
The businessman besides told america that he won’t person immoderate problem getting to slumber nan nighttime earlier nan large game, but mightiness person immoderate issues nan nighttime of.
“It’s sleeping aft that’s harder actually…because you’re each juiced up,” he explained.
Dolan added that nan Knicks person won nan past eleven games astatine nan Garden, including nan now-legendary Game 1 of nan Eastern Conference Finals, which saw nan Knicks travel backmost from a 22-point deficit successful nan 4th fourth to hit nan Cleveland Cavaliers successful overtime. It was nan largest playoff comeback successful franchise history.
When Page Six asked Dolan if that was “the top game” he’d ever seen, he replied, “I don’t cognize if it’s nan top game, but it’s decidedly apical 10.”
“Top 10,” we sputterered, “surely it deserved to beryllium astatine slightest apical 5,” prompting Dolan to sagely note, “I’ve been astir a agelong time!”
Dolan is nan executive president and CEO of Madison Square Garden Sports — which owns nan Knicks and nan NHL’s New York Rangers — arsenic good arsenic Sphere Entertainment and Madison Square Garden Entertainment.
