Debut of the NBA... Knicks defeat Toronto Huskies...
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November 02, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 2, 1946
* 1st ever NBA basketball game
* New York Knicks
* Historic report
Page 20 has a two line, one column head: "New York Quintet Victor At Toronto" and subhead: "Knickerbockers Win, 68-66, as Pro Basketball Opens Before Crowd of 7,090".
The report, datelined "Toronto, Nov. 1" begins: "A pair of field goals by Dick Murphy and a free throw by Tommy Byrnes in the final 2 1/2 minute enabled the New York Knickerbockers to nose out the Toronto Huskies, 68-66, in the opening game of the Basketball Association of America season as the professional cage game made its bow here tonight."
Some details about the game as well as the line-up, which includes the points scored by each player. A historic report marking the league's humble beginning. A key date in the history of the NBA.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in very nice condition. 32 pages.
wikipedia notes: The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by the owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, which the NBA now regards as the first game played in the league's history. Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the NBL, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities. During its early years, the quality of play in the BAA was not significantly better than in competing leagues or among leading independent clubs such as the Harlem Globetrotters. For instance, the 1948 ABL finalist Baltimore Bullets moved to the BAA and won that league's 1948 title, and the 1948 NBL champion Minneapolis Lakers won the 1949 BAA title.
* 1st ever NBA basketball game
* New York Knicks
* Historic report
Page 20 has a two line, one column head: "New York Quintet Victor At Toronto" and subhead: "Knickerbockers Win, 68-66, as Pro Basketball Opens Before Crowd of 7,090".
The report, datelined "Toronto, Nov. 1" begins: "A pair of field goals by Dick Murphy and a free throw by Tommy Byrnes in the final 2 1/2 minute enabled the New York Knickerbockers to nose out the Toronto Huskies, 68-66, in the opening game of the Basketball Association of America season as the professional cage game made its bow here tonight."
Some details about the game as well as the line-up, which includes the points scored by each player. A historic report marking the league's humble beginning. A key date in the history of the NBA.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in very nice condition. 32 pages.
wikipedia notes: The Basketball Association of America was founded in 1946 by the owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, which the NBA now regards as the first game played in the league's history. Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the NBL, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities. During its early years, the quality of play in the BAA was not significantly better than in competing leagues or among leading independent clubs such as the Harlem Globetrotters. For instance, the 1948 ABL finalist Baltimore Bullets moved to the BAA and won that league's 1948 title, and the 1948 NBL champion Minneapolis Lakers won the 1949 BAA title.
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