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NewYorkKnicks

Atlantic
Championships
  • League: 1970, 1973
  • Conference: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1994, 1999
  • Division: 1953, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994
Arenas

Madison Square Garden
69th Regiment Armory (some games)1946-1960

Front Office
  • Owner: Cablevision
  • General Manager: Donnie Walsh
  • Head Coach: Mike D'Antoni


History[]

The Knicks, the shortened form of Knickerbockers, named for Father Knickerbocker (a popular symbol of New York), are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged in 1949 to form the National Basketball Association.

The Knicks' (and the BAA's) first game was played on November 1, 1946 against the Toronto Huskies as the New York Knickerbockers at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, where the Knickerbockers won 68-66. The Knickerbockers first head coach was Neil Cohalan. The Knickerbockers were consistent playoff contenders in their early years. During the first decade of the NBA's existence, the Knickerbockers made the NBA Finals in three straight years (1951–53), and they were respected by basketball players and fans. For the remainder of the 1950s, the Knicks would field decent, if not spectacular teams, and made the playoffs in 1955, 1956 (where they lost a one-game playoff to the Syracuse Nationals), and 1959.

From 1960 to 1966, the Knicks fell on hard times, and they finished last in the NBA's Eastern Division each year. Some of the biggest losses in Knicks history occurred during this time. One such game occurred on November 15, 1960, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 162-100. Another notable loss occurred on March 3, 1962, as the Philadelphia Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain scored a NBA-record 100 points against the Knicks, and the Warriors won the game 169-147 in a game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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NBA MVP Award

NBA Finals MVP Award

NBA Rookie of the Year

NBA Sixth Man of the Year

NBA Coach of the Year

All-NBA First Team

All-NBA Second Team

NBA All-Defensive First Team

NBA All-Defensive Second Team

NBA All-Rookie First Team

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

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Davis with the Warriors
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