The title could be coming to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 1973. But fans won’t thank the man writing the checks The title could be coming to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 1973. But fans won’t thank the man writing the checks T he most stunning part about the Knicks snapping their 27-year NBA finals drought isn’t the 22½-point average margin of victory they posted over an 11-game playoff winning streak, or New Yorkers somehow resisting the urge to tear the city