{"id":265583,"date":"2026-06-13T15:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/265583\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T15:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:36:11","slug":"knicks-fever-three-big-watch-parties-planned-as-new-york-looks-to-clinch-first-nba-championship-in-53-years-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/265583\/","title":{"rendered":"KNICKS FEVER: Three big watch parties planned as New York looks to clinch first NBA championship in 53 years tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Knicks fans rejoice at an NBA Finals Game 4 watch party in Queens on June 10, 2026. <\/p>\n

Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

All of New York City is on the edge of glory as the Knicks<\/a> play Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio against the Spurs tonight, needing just one more win to clinch the team\u2019s first NBA Championship in 53 years.<\/p>\n

The Knicks\u2019 stunning 29-point comeback victory in Game 4<\/a> further electrified a city that has been at a fever pitch throughout the team\u2019s incredible playoff run in pursuit of that long-elusive title. As millions tune in from bars, restaurants and homes, the Knicks will be hosting watch parties at three different locations Saturday night in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

One of the three parties will take place at Plaza33 outside Madison Square Garden. A maximum of 3,000 ticketed fans will be permitted entry to the party, which will be located within an NYPD \u201cfrozen zone\u201d set up to discourage disorderly behavior.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"KnicksKnicks forward OG Anunoby (8) makes a game-winning tip shot against San Antonio Spurs guards Dylan Harper (2) and Devin Vassell (24) during game four of the 2026 NBA Finals in the final second of the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 2026.Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The most recent Plaza33 watch party for Game 4 was canceled just hours before the contest amid a dispute between MSG management and City Hall over capacity<\/a>; the Mamdani administration and the NYPD sought to limit the size to just 1,000 ticketed guests due to the previous outbursts of violent behavior, some of which resulted in injured officers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Guests attending tonight\u2019s Plaza33 watch party must, in addition to obtaining tickets, clear security screenings and be in place by no later than 8:30 p.m., the scheduled tipoff of Game 5.\n<\/p>\n

Wollman Rink at Central Park will also hold a free ticketed watch party in the outdoors, and MSG will welcome fans to an indoor watch party at Radio City Music Hall. Tickets for the Radio City party are $10 a pop, with all proceeds benefiting the Garden of Dreams Foundation.<\/p>\n

All three watch parties will feature appearances from Knicks alumni, contests, photo opportunities, and more, according to MSG. For more information on tickets, visit nba.com\/knicks\/playoffs\/blockparty#summerstage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re watching from home, the game will be televised on ABC7 and streamed on ESPN and YouTube.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Knicks fans rejoice at an NBA Finals Game 4 watch party in Queens on June 10, 2026. Photo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4709,102874,102875,102876,102877,222,78318,37011,9,24,55,54,1104,56,102878,42787,102879,5358,9138,1247],"class_list":["post-265583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-central-park","tag-game-5","tag-garden-of-dreams-foundation","tag-knicks-playoff-run","tag-knicks-watch-party","tag-madison-square-garden","tag-nba-championship","tag-nba-finals","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-ny","tag-nyc-sports-fans","tag-nypd-security","tag-plaza33","tag-radio-city-music-hall","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-wollman-rink"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}