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