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,s*um] 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,congratulat+ ! ,new ,york ,knicks on   
w9n+ ! #bjbf ,national ,basketball      
,association ,f9als4  ,:]eas1 on        
,saturday1 ,june #ac1 #bjbf1 ! ,new     
,york ,knick]bock]s 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
preamble z ! ,knicks7 won ! #bjbf       
,national ,basketball ,association      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ! ,,nba7    
,f9als1 defeat+ ! ,san ,antonio ,spurs 9
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s]ies #d-a2 ,:]eas ! ,knicks 7 e/abli%$ 
#hj ye>s ago 9 #aidf2 ,:]eas ! ,knicks h
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 won ! ,,nba ,f9als #ec ye>s ago 9 #aigc
 & la/ appe>$ 9 ! ,,nba ,f9als #bg ye>s 
ago 9 #aiii2 ,:]eas ! ,knicks f9i%$ !   
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,:]eas ! ,knicks defeat$ ! ,atlanta     
,hawks1 ,philadelphia #gf;ers1 &        
,clevel& ,cavali]s en r\te to ! ,,nba   
,f9als2 ,:]eas ! ,knicks w5t #af-c 9 _! 
play(f run & _h ! highe/ po9t diff]5tial
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,:]eas ! ,,nba ,f9als _h ! highe/       
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comeback 9 ,,nba ,f9als hi/ory1 ov]com+ 
a #bi-po9t second half deficit to take a
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! game ) a tip-9 ) #a4b seconds left1   
:i* _m are n[ call+ ! greate/ play 9 !  
hi/ory ( ,new ,york sports & "o ( !     
greate/ 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,,nba2 ,:]eas !  
,knicks came back f d\ble digit deficits
 9 e game !y won 9 ! ,,nba ,f9als1      
becom+ ! fir/ team 9 hi/ory to d t2     
,:]eas ,jal5 ,brunson 0 nam$ ! ,,nba    
,f9als ,mo/ ,valuable ,play]1 f9i%+ !   
s]ies ) a #de-po9t game on ! road1 ty+  

,mi*ael ,jordan = ! mo/ po9ts scor$ 9 a 
close\t game on ! road2 ,:]eas ,jal5    
,brunson1 ,jo% ,h>t1 & ,mikal ,bridges  
became ! fir/ trio ( teammates to ev] w9
 a *ampion%ip toge!r 9 college          
7,villanova7 & 9 ! ,,nba2 & ,:]eas ?is  
,knicks team unit$ millions ( ,new      
,york]s ) _! grit1 resili5ce1 & unrival$
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,s5ate-- 7#a7 congratulates ! ,new ,york
 ,knicks 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is resolution z !
 ,knicks7 on w9n+ ! #bjbf ,national     
,basketball ,association ,f9als2 &  7#b7
 recognizes ! ,knicks =-- 7,a7 _!       
ability to unite ,new ,york]s ( all     
backgr\nds beh9d a common cause2  7,b7 !
 excitem5t & _s !y br\ght to ! /reets ( 
,new ,york & basketball fans ar\nd ! _w2
 &  7,c7 ! inspiration !y provid$ to    
millions ( p to believe 9 !mselves &    
nev] give up2 &  7#c7 respectfully      
directs ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate to       
transmit an enroll$ copy ( ?is          
resolution to-- 7,a7 ! own] ( ! ,knicks1
 ,james ,l4 ,dolan2  7,b7 ! presid5t ( !

 ,knicks1 ,leon ,rose2 &  7,c7 ! coa* ( 
! ,knicks1 ,mike ,br[n4