10 things that didn’t exist in 1999, the last time the Knicks made the Finals

It was June 1999. Jennifer Lopez sat at No. 1 on the Billboard chart with her debut single. Star Wars: Episode I had been in theaters for a month and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me was topping the box office.

The first season of The Sopranos had wrapped that spring and a New Jersey mobster with panic attacks was suddenly the most talked-about character on television.

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Jalen Brunson was 3 years old and Madison Square Garden was buzzing. The New York Knicks were in the NBA Finals.

The San Antonio Spurs won the series in 1999; the Knicks haven’t been back until now.

Twenty-seven years later, the same two teams return to the NBA Finals in a completely different world.

Here are 10 things that did not exist the last time the Knicks made the NBA Finals:

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

New York Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals in 1999, falling to the San Antonio Spurs, and are seeking their first championship since defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in 1973.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

New York Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals in 1999, falling to the San Antonio Spurs, and are seeking their first championship since defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in 1973.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate…

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