One win away from glory, Knicks fans don’t want to miss the moment, or jinx it

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New York's basketball faithful are locked in a battle against fate itself. After 53 years without an NBA title, the Knicks stand one game away from their first championship, and their fans are pulling out every superstition in the playbook. Some won't wear their usual lucky shirts. Others won't watch games the same way they always have. The fear is palpable: that one wrong move, one broken ritual, could jinx the moment they've been waiting for since 1970. For a fanbase that has endured decades of disappointment, the stakes feel almost unbearably high.