Some Knicks fans have predicted series sweeps. Others, conditioned by decades of failure, pay more heed to jinxes and superstitious rituals. By Emma Goldberg Housing debates often involve theatrics.

The crowd at Madison Square Garden was forlorn as the New York Knicks fell far behind in Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals. After they won, it was electric. By Santul Nerkar Mr. Dolan, the owner of the New ...