In the end, when the entire postseason puzzle settles into place, the drought that matters dates back to 1973. Any mini droughts knocked off — as the Knicks did Wednesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland — mark progress.
But erasing the drought?
That’s a type of bliss not felt by a Knicks player since the days of Willis Reed, Walt Frazier and Bill Bradley.
In the end, if all goes perfectly for the Knicks, the embraces and high-fives and smiles following their convincing 106-95 victory over the Cavaliers in Game 5 will be just a footnote to the city-wide celebrations, to the parade, to anything that happens when a New York City basketball team reaches the sport’s pinnacle.
