Scenes from the sidelines: Knicks faithful soaking in return to East final

He is a Queens kid out of Fordham, 69 years old now, who succeeded the late John Condon as PA voice of the Knicks, and his “Pat-trick Ewing” call echoed throughout the Garden across the years.

Mike Walczewski was in his familiar seat at the scorer’s table when the Knicks chased their elusive third NBA championship in 1994 in the NBA Finals against the Rockets, and again five seasons later in the Finals against the Spurs.

And again for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers.

“I was a Mets fan growing up and a Knicks fan growing up,” Walczewski told The Post before the Knicks’ choked away Game 1. “There‘s just something very visceral between the fans and the team, tradition or whatever it is. It’s hard to put your finger on it.”