It’s no longer a dream.
This will really still be there when Knicks fans wake up. This is actually reality. This is forever.
For multiple generations, this was only something Knicks fans could see when they closed their eyes and let their minds wander. It was a ghost of the past – 53 years to be exact. It was a hypothetical.
Jalen Brunson had a look in his eye that was visible even from the stands.
It was noticeable everywhere in the arena.
He was in the middle of one of the great Finals performances in NBA history. He knew it. His teammates knew it. The Spurs knew it.
Everyone knew it. And there was nothing anyone could do to stop it until it was over. Until the final score read Knicks 94, Spurs 90 and the celebrations began Saturday night at the Frost Bank Center.
Until the Knicks were officially champions.