Where, how to watch Knicks Game 2 in NYC: Watch parties, bars

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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 of the finals on Wednesday night.

The Knicks' Game 2 watch party at Madison Square Garden has already sold out.

Where, how to watch Knicks in NYC

What we know:

Fortunately for Knicks fans, there are several other venues to watch the upcoming game with other New Yorkers.

SummerStage Watch Party

The Knicks’ official watch party page says the SummerStage event is at capacity and the form is not open to new submissions

However, the page also says guests will be welcomed on a first-come, first-served basis and walk-ins are welcomed.

Madison Square Garden Watch Party

The watch party is scheduled for Friday, June 5 at 8:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden. 

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Knicks watch party outside Madison Square Garden

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Fans who missed out on MSG tickets can still look to the Knicks’ official SummerStage watch party and official playoff bar takeover locations.

Official Knicks bar takeover locations

Local perspective:

The Knicks have also listed official playoff bar takeover locations for fans looking to watch with full sound.

Manhattan

  • Amity Hall – 80 W. 3rd Street
  • Barrow Street Alehouse – 15 Barrow Street
  • Crompton Ale House – 159 W. 26th Street
  • Goldie's Tavern – 135 W. 30th Street
  • Harlem Tavern – 2153 Frederick Douglass Blvd.
  • Hurley's – 232 W. 48th Street
  • Inwood Bar & Grill – 4892 Broadway
  • Jack Doyle's – 240 W. 35th Street
  • John Sullivan's – 210 W. 35th Street
  • Legends Bar – 6 W. 33rd Street
  • MacDougal Street Alehouse – 122 MacDougal Street
  • Mustang Harry's – 352 7th Avenue
  • Penn 6 – 132 W. 31st Street
  • Rocco's – 1 W. 3rd Street
  • SoHo Room – 203 Spring Street
  • Stout Penn Station – 215 W. 35th Street
  • Tailor Public House – 505 8th Avenue
  • Tavern on Reade – 59 Reade Street
  • The Celly – 332 9th Avenue
  • Ulysses – 58 Stone Street

Brooklyn

  • BK Backyard – 151 Banker Street

Queens

  • Break Bar – 32-04 Broadway
  • One Station Plaza – 21310 41st Avenue
  • Pig Beach BBQ – 35-37 36th Street
  • Rivercrest – 33-15 Ditmars Blvd.

The Bronx

  • Last Stop Bar – 5977 Broadway
  • Rambling House – 4292 Katonah Avenue

Staten Island

  • Jimmy Max – 280 Watchogue Road

The Source: This article includes information from the NBA's official website.

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