Exclusive | Knicks superfan goes viral turning playoffs wins into Billy Joel parody songs

He’s a big shot thanks to their big shots.A Long Island rooted diehard Knicks fan living in the heart of Celtics territory is going viral for turning New York playoff wins into clever Billy Joel lyrics — and it might just be a good luck charm for the NBA Finals vs.the Spurs.“When I decided to do it, they had won maybe five straight by that point,” 21-year-old Luke Wenner of Attleboro, Massachusetts, told The Post after the streak reached 11 straight.“I was like, yeah, might as well see how it goes.

Obviously, it’s worked out pretty well,” added Wenner, who has gotten praise from Mick Jagger’s son, Lucas.The New Englander’s magnum opus came in homage to Madison Square Garden’s favorite with a “Piano Man” parody after Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs.Cleveland.

Wenner energetically recapped when the Knicks erased a historic 22-point fourth-quarter deficit over the Cavaliers.“It’s eight o’clock on a Tuesday, the regular Knicks shuffle in / They swiftly go down from their rustiness — and soon the comeback begins,” Wenner sang and played on piano. “The Cavs had their biggest lead of the day — and the Knicks are down 22, but Brunson swoops in and scores 15 real quick and the Cavs are crying boo hoo.”Wenner — a devout Knicks, Islanders, Giants, and Mets fan because his dad is from Middle Island — followed in Game 2 with a takeoff of “Movin’ Out” AKA “(Anunoby’s Song),” and then “New York Knicks State of Mind” for Game 3. He changed “She’s Always a Woman” to “It’ll Always Be New York for Me” when the Knicks swept Cleveland in four, in a clip that was liked over 10,000 times.“I’ll sit there, as I’m watching the games, I’ll either pick a song or two of Billy Joel’s to keep in mind,” said Wenner, who idolizes Hicksville’s hometown hero Joel.“I’ll be reading the lyrics, and I’m like, ‘oh, this player’s name would work perfectly in this verse.'”Wenner showed The Post h...

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Publisher: New York Post

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