2014 Event The New York Knicks fire coach Mike Woodson after a season in which the Knicks began as champions and ended with elimination 1999 Event NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 4 games to 1 1995 Event Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92 1995 Event NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47) 1994 Event 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 1994 Event Miami Heat beat New York Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak 1993 Event New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns get into a major brawl 1992 Event 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Piston 72, New York Knicks 61 1991 Event New York Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.8 million for 2 yr extension 1990 Event New York Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-96 1990 Event Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128 1990 Event New York Knicks Trent Tucker scores with 1/10 sec, beats Bulls, 109-106 1981 Event 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99 1979 Event New York Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier 1976 Event New York Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed 1973 Event 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 1972 Event Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat New York Knicks 109-101 1972 Event 26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1 1972 Event 1st time Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York Knicks (111-109) 1971 Birthday Allan Houston, NBA guard for the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons 1970 Event New York Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG 1970 Birthday Charlie Ward, NBA guard for the New York Knicks/Heisman Trophy winner 1993 1970 Birthday Brooks Thompson, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1970 Birthday Hubert Davis, NBA guard, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks 1970 Event NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99 1970 Event 24th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 1970 Birthday Chris Mills, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks 1969 Birthday Victor Alexander, NBA forward and center for the New York Knicks 1969 Birthday Anthony Tucker, NBA forward for the New York Knicks 1969 Birthday Larry Johnson, NBA forward for the Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks 1968 Event 1st NBA game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks beat SD Clippers 1968 Birthday J R Reid, NBA forward, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets 1967 Birthday Chris Childs, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks 1967 Birthday Willie Anderson, U.S., NBA guard, New York Knicks, Olympic-bronze-1988 1966 Birthday Anthony Mason, NBA forward, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets 1965 Birthday John Starks, NBA guard for the New York Knicks 1965 Birthday Gary Grant, NBA guard for the New York Knicks 1965 Birthday Chris Dudley, NBA center, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers 1964 Birthday Brad Lohaus, NBA forward and center for the New York Knicks 1964 Birthday Ronnie Grandison, NBA forward for the New York Knicks 1963 Birthday Charles Oakley, NBA forward for the New York Knicks 1963 Birthday Anthony Bowie, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1962 Event Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 73 points vs New York Knicks 1962 Birthday Patrick Ewing, born in Jamaica, NBA center, New York Knicks, Gold Medal 1984, 1992 Olympics 1961 Birthday Derek Harper, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1960 Event Elgin Baylor of NBA Los Angeles Lakers scores 71 points vs New York Knicks 1960 Birthday Buck Williams, NBA forward for the Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks 1958 Birthday Herb Williams, NBA center, Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks 1957 Birthday Bill Cartwright, basketball player, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls 1956 Birthday Bernard King, basketball player, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets 1956 Birthday Maurice Cheeks, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Philadelphia '76ers 1955 Birthday Stu Jackson, Reading, Pennsylvania, NBA coach, New York Knicks, 1989-90 1953 Event 7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1 1952 Event 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 1951 Event 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 1949 Birthday Spencer Haywood, born in Silver City, Mississippi, NBAer, Knicks, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Event New York Knicks' 1st game at Madison Square Garden loses 78-68 to Chicago Stags 1946 Event New York Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66 1945 Birthday Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana, NBA star, Knicks, coach, Bulls 1945 Birthday Walt "Clyde" Frazier, NBA guard for the New York Knicks 1945 Birthday Pat Riley, born in Schenectady, New York, NBA coach, Lakers, Knicks, Heat 1944 Birthday Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, NBA Guard, New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets 1943 Birthday Dick Van Arsdale, NBA all-star, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns 1942 Birthday Willis Reed, NBA hall of fame MVP center/coach for the New York Knicks 1941 Birthday Howie Komives, NBA star, New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves 1940 Birthday Larry Brown, NBA player/NBA coach for the New York Knicks 1940 Birthday Jerry Lucas, born in Middletown, Ohio, NBA center, 1960 Olympics gold, New York Knicks 1939 Birthday Walt Bellamy, born in New Bern, North Carolina, NBA center, Knicks, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1934 Birthday Willie Naulls, NBA star for the New York Knicks 1927 Birthday Carl Braun, basketball player for the New York Knicks 1920 Birthday Bud Palmer, born in Hollywood, California, NBAer for the New York Knicks/sportscaster 1916 Birthday Michael Burke, sports executive, New York Yankees, New York Knicks
