The Knicks may not be currently competing for the championship, but 49 years ago this week the ‘Bockers became champions for the first time in franchise history by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 113-99 in game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals.
The victory came at Madison Square Garden, meaning when the Knicks finally got to celebrate a title they were able to do in front of the hometown fans. How nice! Heading into the game, however, it wasn’t so obvious that everything was going to wind up being wrapped up so nicely.