Knicks fans erupt in two cities after series-clinching victory, chant ‘We want Boston’
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New York Knicks supporters marked the team’s series-clinching win on May 1, 2026, with raucous celebrations both inside Atlanta’s State Farm Arena and outside Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
Immediately after the final buzzer, a pocket of orange-and-blue clad fans remaining in the Atlanta venue belted out “We want Boston!”—a rallying cry aimed at the Knicks’ likely second-round opponent.
Back in New York, hundreds gathered on Seventh Avenue outside MSG, waving flags, high-fiving strangers and echoing the same chant toward passing traffic. Police maintained barricades but allowed the jubilant crowd to revel for nearly an hour before dispersing.
The victory advanced New York to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second time in three seasons, setting up a potential matchup with the top-seeded Celtics.
Source: New York Post
