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By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Call it a sports week.
New Yorkers are ecstatic after the Knicks went up 3-1 over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, pulling off the largest comeback in NBA Finals history. They’ll look to win their first championship in 53 years on Saturday — the same day that early voting begins for New York’s primary elections. The likelihood of Knicks-themed GOTV efforts in New York City House primaries seems high.
At the same time, it’s been a high-scoring Stanley Cup final between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Las Vegas Golden Knights, who are tied 2-2. Both teams are from swing states, but only North Carolina has a Senate race this year. As the Hurricanes look to win their first title since 2006, Democrats are hoping to win a Senate race there for the first time since 2008.
