Exclusive | Dwyane Wade marvels at Knicks resliency with NBA championship one win away: City is buzzing
With 1,054 regular-season games and 177 postseason contests, it takes a lot to leave Dwyane Wade feeling “shocked.”And that’s exactly what the Knicks did Wednesday in Game 4 when they set an NBA Finals record by rallying from a 29-point deficit to stun the Spurs and grab a 3-1 series lead.“I was just stunned and shocked like — amazed,” the Basketball Hall of Famer told Page Six in an exclusive interview Friday at the Tribeca Festival in New York City.“I know, I’ve been in the Finals a few times, I understand the even keel-ness that you need to have, I understand the ebb and flow of games, but down 29, to come back versus a team that seemed to be in control, the way they did with the city, you can feel the energy in the building from your TV, it was incredible.
You feel good for the state, you feel good for the city.New York is coming back to life and the Knicks are a big part of it.”Wade, 44, won three championships in his career — all with Miami — and understands the grind it takes to win a championship.This Knicks team somewhat mirrors his 2006 Miami team that most counted out against the Mavericks before the rallied from a 2-0 series hole to win their first championship.Wade earned MVP honors in that series for his brilliance.These Knicks did the reverse of that Heat team by winning the first two games of this series, both on the road, putting the Spurs in a spot no team had recovered from in Finals history.Wade wouldn’t make a prediction on whether the Knicks will win their first championship in 53 years now that they stand just one win away, but he noticed the effect the team is having on New York City.“I don’t know,” he told Page Six of the Knicks’ chances to win the title.
“I’m just a fan watching.I just want to see great basketball.
Whoever wins deserves it, both these teams obviously deserve to win.The Knicks, we here in the city, the city is buzzing, it’s hot, not just because of the heat but because of what the Kn...