A pair of stalwart fans ride the Finals roller coaster with a championship in sight.

On a warm May night in 1973, in a working-class New Jersey suburb just across the Hudson from Manhattan, 17-year-old Greg Hourdajian stood in front of a television set shouting…

A pair of stalwart fans ride the Finals roller coaster with a championship in sight.

New York is on the brink of a first championship in 53 years, and fans are sharing their superstitions and even performing rituals to ensure a title.