JTA — For some Jewish fans of the New York Knicks, the most salient number related to the team’s NBA championship win on Saturday was not 94, the team’s final score, or 53, the number of years since the last title. It was 613.

The number is meaningful in Jewish tradition because it signifies the number of commandments, or mitzvot, outlined in the Torah.

For years, the number has hung from the rafters at Madison Square Garden — a reference to the number of lifetime wins notched by Red Holzman, the Jewish coach who led the Knicks during their previous championship runs, in 1970 and 1973.

On Saturday, it also became the date that the Knicks’ championship dry spell was broken: June 13, or 6/13.

For some Jews watching, the confluence of 613’s was evidence of divine intervention in the Knicks’ title win.

“Today is 6/13. There are 613 commandments in the Torah. Tonight, the Knicks are the champions,” tweeted Simone Weichselbaum, a native New Yorker. “I rest my case.”

Yossi Farro, who has made a name online by posting pictures of himself aiding Jewish celebrities, including athletes, in applying prayer phylacteries, tweeted an image showcasing the 613s in Knicks lore. “Faith. History. Legacy,” he wrote. “Amazing how sometimes everything comes full circle.”

Some online Jewish commentators found even more to read into the date. Moshe Spern, a New York City educator and activist, noted that not only is 613 significant in Jewish tradition, but 26, the rest of the date, also resonated. “And 26 is the gematria of Hashems........

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