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Article #165: History Of The New York Knicks

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The New York Knicks, short for in Madison Square Garden history. The
"Knickerbockers", play in New York City's entire starting five from the 1970 Knicks
famous Madison Square Garden. The Knicks team has had their jersey numbers
were members of the now-defunct retired. The team failed to return to the
Basketball Association of America, which NBA Championships in 1971. They played
merged with the National Basketball in the NBA Championship again in 1972,
League to form the National Basketball but this time the Knicks lost to the Los
Association in 1949. In the NBA's first Angeles Lakers in five games. The
ten years, the Knicks played in three following year, the Knicks turned the
straight NBA Finals games, from tables on the Lakers and defeated them in
1951-1953. They are one of only two five games to win their second NBA
teams from the original NBA that are Championship in three years. 1973-1974
still located in the same city. The was another impressive year for the
Knicks won their first game against the Knicks; they reached the Eastern
Toronto Huskies, 68-66. The Knicks Conference finals where they were
continued to field respectable teams in defeated by the Celtics in five games.
the 1950s, but witnessed a marked decline Willis Reed retired after this season,
in the 1960s. From 1960-1966, the Knicks placing the Knicks' future in jeopardy.
finished in last place in their division The rest of the 1970s were pretty
each year. Two of the worst losses in unremarkable for the New York Knicks,
Knicks history happened during this time: except to mention that a young bench
a 162-100 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, player and defensive specialist named
and Wilt Chamberlain's famous 100 point Phil Jackson was a member of those teams;
game was against the Knicks on March 3, Jackson went on to coach the Chicago
1962. Over the next few years, the Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers to a total
Knicks drafted some quality players: of nine championships; tied with
Willis Reed, the future NBA Rookie of the professional basketball coaching legend
Year, Bill Bradley, and Dave Stallworth. Red Auerbach. After a disappointing
After showing promise in 1967, the Knicks 1984-1985 season, the Knicks won the
General Manager hired Red Holzman to be first pick in the first-ever NBA Draft
their head coach; the Knicks made the Lottery; they chose center Patrick Ewing
playoffs again that year. In 1969, the from Georgetown University. Ewing won
Knicks made it to the finals but lost to the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1986;
the Boston Celtics. The Knicks won an however, the team did not fare as well
impressive 18 games in a row during the that year. The Knicks went on to win
1969-1970 season; they finished that year four division titles with Ewing, as well
with a 60-22 record-the best in the as two Conference titles. Today, it seems
team's history. The Knicks would meet that the Knicks are in another one of
the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA their multi-year declines. If history is
Championship in 1970. They won in any indication, some new blood will shake
dramatic fashion in game seven, when an up the organization again and put the
injured Willis Reed walked on the court Knicks on the road to winning another NBA
and shot two baskets-this incident was Championship.
later voted one of the greatest moments






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