More things to read as game day has finally arrived:

- If you a newbie Knicks fan just along for the ride and want to sound smart at happy hour or the water cooler or other places where folks congregate to discuss things unrelated to work life, then here's a Knicks 101 class you can take in under 5 minutes.

- "Just remember this: in nearly every movie, the alien is defeated." Great lede there from Steve Popper in his "Why the Knicks will win the NBA title" column.

- Jalen Brunson figures to see more court time in these NBA Finals for the Knicks than his dad, Rick Brunson, did for the Knicks in 1999. Still, they will make history at tipoff. Pretty cool stuff, especially in the month of Father's Day.

- Another father-son duo story here, but this one is about Long Island fans traveling to San Antonio for the finals.

- Watch Party at MSG tickets sold out quite fast. But read this anyway for future reference on how you might go about getting tickets for future watch parties.

- The Knicks have an opportunity in front of them and a huge — 7-4 huge — obstacle in front of them. Here are 3 things to look for.

- Bang!

- Yes!

- San Antonio is around 1,900 miles from Long Island. Still, we found two Spurs fans who live on Long Island.

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