The Knicks have won every game in the Eastern Conference finals series against the Cavaliers so far. A Knicks win in Game 4 at Rocket Arena would clinch the conference title and send the team to the NBA Finals. Fans from New York and nearby areas are traveling to Cleveland, including people who could not afford expensive tickets at Madison Square Garden. Kevin Grisales, a sanitation worker from Queens, booked a long weekend to watch the Knicks potentially finish the sweep, citing low ticket costs compared with MSG. Jose Agosta traveled from Harlem with his son and said Cleveland tickets are far more affordable than Garden seats. Some fans interpret the Cavaliers’ home-court advantage as irrelevant given what they see as a surrendering attitude from Cleveland supporters.
"The Knicks have crushed the Cavaliers in every game of the Eastern Conference finals series thus far. If they dominate again in Game 4 at the Rocket Arena on Monday night, they'll clinch the conference title and advance to the NBA Finals. With the finals in view, members of Knicks Nation are descending upon Cleveland, including swaths of tristate fans who couldn't swing a pricey ticket to attend the Madison Square Garden matchups."
"Kevin Grisales, a 37-year-old sanitation worker from Woodside, Queens, booked a long weekend in Cleveland to watch what could well be the last two games in the conference. He was supposed to head back home after Game 3, but wanted to watch his team "complete the sweep." "We are already going to end up in the Finals. That's inevitable," Grisales told The Post."
"Grisales' ticket to Game 3, where the Knicks beat the Cavs 121-108, cost just $220 - whereas nosebleeds at MSG sold for more than $700 apiece. He estimates his ticket for Monday's game at Rocket Arena will still be around $200. Jose Agosta, who traveled with his son, Julian, from their home in Harlem to Ohio, said the Cleveland tickets are "probably three times or four times more affordable" than the Garden."
"Agosta balked at the Cavs fans' defeatist attitude, despite having the home court advantage. "We have to win. Their fans gave up since the beginning," he told The Post. Other Knicks fans, though, are seizing on the Cavs' apparent surrender. Jorge Jimenez, Rich, Matt, and Javon - a quad from New Jersey - parked at the General Moses Cleaveland Statue,"
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