From 1999 to Now: A Look Back at the World During the Knicks’ Last NBA Finals Appearance
The Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to end a 26-year Finals drought and set up a title chase that echoes Rick Brunson’s 1999 run.
- The New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 on Monday to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in five games.
- New York won just one playoff series between its 2000 loss to the Indiana Pacers and its run to the second round in 2023, enduring the 12th-longest Finals drought among active franchises.
- Rick Brunson, who played for New York during its 1999 Finals run in 17 regular-season and nine playoff games, now serves on the Knicks' coaching staff with his son Jalen leading the franchise on the court.
- During the 1999 Finals, the Bill Clinton administration revealed on Dec. 14, 1999, that "99.9 percent of the government's mission-critical computer systems are Y2K compliant," while Jennifer Lopez's "If You Had My Love" reached No. 1.
- Beyond basketball, 1999 launched cultural phenomena: Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace earned $64 million opening weekend and $924 million worldwide, the Houston Comets won their third WNBA championship, and The Sopranos premiered on HBO Jan. 10.
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From 1999 to now: A look back at the world during the Knicks’ last NBA Finals appearance
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Sporticast: Party Like It’s 1999!
On the 556th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including some takeaways from the NBA Finals-bound New York Knicks, who are playing for a title for the first time since 1999. They haven’t won a championship since 1973. Soshnick, who covered that […]
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Source: David Dee Delgado / Getty After years of rebuilds, false starts, heartbreak, memes, lottery nights and “maybe next year” energy, the New York Knicks are finally back on basketball’s biggest stage. New York punched its ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, finishing the job with a 130-93 Game 4 statement win and extending its postseason winning strea…
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