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After a blowout Bulls win in Game 6 (which was the final game ever played at Chicago Stadium), the Knicks advanced past the Bulls with a series-clinching 87–77 win, but eventually lost to the Rockets in the 1994 NBA Finals. This was the only time the Knicks were able to beat the Bulls in the playoffs during this era.
Throughout more than 76 seasons, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has had many intense rivalries.This article lists some of the famous rivalries in the NBA. Rivalries are classified into three primary groups; intradivisional, interdivisional, and interconf
The Bucks win their first championship in only their third year of existence. This is also the last NBA Finals to date in which the series alternates in between the venues of the competing teams after every game as opposed to the customary 2–2–1–1–1 and 2–3–2 formats that have been used ever since (with the exception of 1975 and 1978 due to scheduling conflicts, which resulted in ...
The 1970 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1969–70 season.The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion New York Knicks defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
The 1972 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1971–72 season.The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
The Knicks' Dave DeBusschere was listed as doubtful for Game Three. [15] [16] Despite injury issues, New York fans were optimistic as the series now headed to Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks went 5-0 vs. the Bullets and Celtics in route to the Finals. The Knicks had gotten their ' split ' in two games in Los Angeles, and now had a ...
With their conference semifinals sweep of the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks made the conference finals for the first time since 1994. The 1999 Knicks and the 2023 Miami Heat are the only eighth seeded teams (as of 2023) to advance past the conference semifinals. After losing to the Knicks, the Hawks did not return to the playoffs until 2008.
Won division semifinals vs. Baltimore Bullets, 4–3 Won division finals vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 4–1 Won NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–3 [43] † Willis Reed [34] (MVP, FMVP, ASG MVP) Red Holzman [44] Red Holzman [45] 1970–71: Eastern: 1st ¤ Atlantic [e] ^ 1st ^ 52 30 .634 Won conference semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks, 4–1