Yet, Saturday in Texas, a Knicks roster that had been assembled, taken apart and overhauled over the past six years ended more than a half-century of waiting by closing out San Antonio, 94-90, in five...

The New York Knicks are NBA champions.

Belief that his will was enough to lead a team back from any deficit -- even historic 29-point deficits -- which he did in all four of the Knicks' wins this series.