Yesterday, the New York Knicks won their first NBA Championship since 1973, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5. Fans across New York City held watch parties at their homes, at bars, and in the streets—and they erupted in celebration after the Knicks’ historic win.

The New York Knicks, for the first time in 53 seasons and third time in their storied history, are champions of the NBA.

On Saturday, a New York 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.