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Some have waited 53 years for this moment. <\/p>\n

Some have waited their entire lives.<\/p>\n

But most of the Knicks\u2019 most loyal and devoted fans will watch the most-anticipated games of the century somewhere other than Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

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As of Sunday, the cheapest ticket on the secondary market for Game 3 of the NBA Finals was listed at more than $7,000. <\/p>\n

For Game 4, the get-in price for the most expensive game in NBA Finals history \u2014 also, the potential title-clincher \u2014 was more than $10,000.<\/p>\n

Multiple tickets have already sold for six figures, while a charity auction for courtside seats on NBA.com has seen the highest bidder offer $500,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of wish the ticket prices weren\u2019t as crazy as they are,\u201d Josh Hart said following Sunday\u2019s practice. \u201cI feel like a lot of people who have been waiting for this moment for a very long time unfortunately aren\u2019t able to get into the building, when the cheapest ticket is $7,000 or $8,000. So that\u2019s ridiculous.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be rocking, but obviously I wish those were a little cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jose Alvarado, 28, long dreamed of being part of such a day, growing up a Knicks fan in Brooklyn. <\/p>\n

When Alvarado takes the floor with the chance to help his team claim a 3-0 stranglehold in the series against the Spurs, his wife, children, parents and brother will be in the building.<\/p>\n

But his friends must look elsewhere for the toughest ticket imaginable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see it\u2019s $11,000 [each], I say no,\u201d Alvarado said. \u201cThey know the love. They know what it is. [But] it\u2019s a lot of money \u2026 I ain\u2019t doing that. I tell you that much.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a good thing and a bad thing. That means we got a fanbase that\u2019s willing to do anything to come out and see us and we\u2019re grateful for that. \u2026 We\u2019re just seeing what we can do because not a lot of people can afford that. \u2026 I\u2019m gonna throw a watch party for my neighborhood [in Williamsburg]. Just improvise and be grateful for the situation we\u2019re in. That\u2019s what New York is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Garden will be filled with more excitement than ever before, but so will so many homes, so many bars and so many watch parties.<\/p>\n

If a title is clinched at home, the celebration will spill out onto the streets, turning Seventh Avenue into a party that may never end.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we win the championship, I don\u2019t know what I would do, but that\u2019s probably one thing that\u2019s gonna go through my head to see how I can go out there and celebrate with everybody,\u201d Alvarado said. \u201cIf that happens, it definitely will be something I\u2019ll think about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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