Towns Praises NYPD After Knicks Take 1-0 Finals Lead and Fans Swarm MSG
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Towns Praises NYPD After Knicks Take 1-0 Finals Lead and Fans Swarm MSG
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Summary
Karl-Anthony Towns on Thursday thanked NYPD officers and other first responders for keeping New York safe while allowing Knicks fans to celebrate without "causing chaos."
A 105-95 Game 1 win over San Antonio — New York's first NBA Finals game in 27 years — sent fans pouring around Madison Square Garden and into Manhattan streets, bars and restaurants.
The city had briefly banned outdoor watch parties at MSG before reversing that decision for Game 1 as Knicks fever intensified during the playoff run.
Six arrests were made outside MSG during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, underscoring the crowd-control challenge before New York hosts its first Finals home game since 1999 on Monday.