Knicks Enter NBA Finals Game 4 After Loss to San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden

The New York Knicks entered NBA Finals Game 4 after a Monday loss to the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden, a defeat that broke a 13-game winning streak for the hometown team.

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Gothamist reported that the Knicks were leading 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Wednesday, needing two more wins to take the championship.

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Fans had been chanting “My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish, my Christian Dior, Knicks in four,” a line created by 23-year-old fan MD Ahnaf Hossain, and Monday’s watch parties “got a little out of control, leading to some arrests.”

Bushwick resident Riley Erickson, 30, said he watched the game at his apartment and felt “the vibe shift,” adding, “We were fully planning on just going out to see what was happening in the city if we won.”

73-year-old Maria John told Gothamist, “Of course we can win. We have to win,” and said, “New Yorkers have to be winners.”

Haaretz described how, for many Jewish New Yorkers, the Knicks’ championship run has offered “a Respite From Division,” framing the team’s surge as something that has not been “shoved into” in “three years.”

In Gothamist’s account of the Finals build-up, fans kept remixing the chant after the Monday loss, with the original line still echoing through New York’s streets.

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The same Gothamist piece quoted Mayor Zohran Mamdani declaring Wednesday “Wear Blue and Orange Day,” saying, “As our Knicks continue this historic run, we’re inviting New Yorkers to show their pride, wear the city’s colors and stand behind a team that has brought all of New York together.”

Haaretz also included a viral-style refrain that blended religion and fashion with the Knicks—“My mayor Muslim, my bagels Jewish, my Christian Dior – Knicks in four!!”—as the cry echoed across New York City over the last week.

Gothamist said ticket prices for Game 4 appeared to be trending downward, with tickets on Stubhub on Tuesday available for “an absolute bargain rate of $4,821 (lol),” compared with a weekend minimum of $11,814.

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The outlet also said the NYPD planned for the party outside of the Garden to be back for Wednesday’s game, but that “tickets and security screenings will be required to enter.”

Gothamist warned that Secret Service-enhanced security tied up “a 10-block radius around The Garden” for Game 3, and said that if President Donald Trump was not in attendance this time, “Secret Service-enhanced security — which tied up a 10-block radius around The Garden — won’t be either.”

In parallel, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s Knicks coverage described how Jews were getting involved in the city’s outpouring of Knicks support, including “orange and blue confections at Jewish bakeries” and “photoshops of Jalen Brunson’s face” on “Lubavitcher Rebbe “Messiah is here” fliers.”

JTA’s roundup also tied the Knicks moment to broader civic politics, noting that Divestment from Israel could cost NYC taxpayers $37 billion over 10 years, according to a report released by the Anti-Defamation League and its affiliate JLens.