{"id":13244,"date":"2026-06-09T06:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13244"},"modified":"2026-06-09T06:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:35:08","slug":"diehard-knicks-fans-unfazed-by-game-3-loss-remain-confident-team-will-win-nba-finals-knicks-in-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13244","title":{"rendered":"Diehard Knicks fans unfazed by Game 3 loss, remain confident team will win NBA Finals: \u2018Knicks in six\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Diehard Knicks fanatics were unfazed by their team\u2019s Game 3 loss against the Spurs Monday night and are confident the orange and blue will clinch the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The San Antonio Spurs won by just four points in the heated matchup at Madison Square Garden, shattering the Knicks\u2019 historic 13-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>But New York fans are optimistic, holding out hope for a \u201cKnicks in six\u201d run.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>People react during a watch party in Bryant Park for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs on June 8, 2026, in New York City. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a fan all my life. Knicks in six. We are going to bring it back home with the final paycheck at the Garden,\u201d John Murray, 50, told The Post outside MSG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m confident and I\u2019m sure the Knicks are going to win the championship,\u201d said Binicius Santos, 29, of Brazil, who watched the game at a nearby bar.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think in five but I\u2019m hoping six because New York deserves to celebrate the championship in the Garden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another said a loss in the finals was just realistic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gotta win the next one. The Spurs are a good team, so you gotta expect they\u2019ll win one game,\u201d Greg Armstrong, a 62-year-old New Yorker, said. \u201cI\u2019m not worried. This team has been resilient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A pair of friends from Harlem said they don\u2019t mind the loss so much since now they\u2019ll have more games to watch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Diehard Knicks fanatics were unphased by their team\u2019s Game 3 loss against the Spurs Monday night and are confident the orange and blue will clinch the NBA Finals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s another game,\u201d said Lorenz Gray, a 31-year-old building manager. \u201cRome wasn\u2019t built in a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love basketball,\u201d his pal Avery Banks, 32, added. \u201cWe don\u2019t mind another game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But one disappointed spectator plainly stated, \u201cF\u2013k this. That is my reaction\u201d and pivoted to a\u00a0 \u201cKnicks in six\u201d chant.<\/p>\n<p>Some more gumptious fans were chanting \u201cKnicks in five!\u201d outside the Garden after the Spurs\u2019 win.<\/p>\n<p>Several of the fans had attended watch parties, which popped up in practically every corner of the five boroughs \u2013 including official city-approved viewing events inside Central Park, Bryant Park and Brooklyn Bowl.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Empire State Building and Madison Square Garden are lit up in Knicks colors during Game Three of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs in New York City, on June 8, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sites were a substitute after the city shot down a proposed bash outside the Garden over security concerns while President Trump attended Game 3. Law enforcement established a five-block security perimeter around the arena ahead of the president\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Anil Datwani, a 48-year-old man from New Jersey, has been confident the Knicks would emerge victorious, but was \u201cworried about the bad luck from Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gotta channel that out,\u201d Datwani told The Post ahead of the game.<\/p>\n<p>David Chough, a 32-year-old Manhattanite, was one of the few people who didn\u2019t particularly care about the president\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Thousands sworn 42nd St. between fifth Avenue and sixth Avenue during the Knicks game three appearance at Madison Square Garden. <span class=\"credit\">LP MEDIA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll that matters is the success of the team. They\u2019re blocking out all distractions. All that matters is we try to get the W tonight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone was focused on the game, though.<\/p>\n<p>Rowdy fans outside the Bryant Park watch party created chaos, vaulting onto parked cars, taking down street signs and hurling bottles at officers who responded in riot gear.<\/p>\n<p>One daredevil set fire to a Spurs t-shirt, while a mob chased a Spurs fan across the street.<\/p>\n<p>Police had to deploy pepper spray to quell the crowd. 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