The New York Knicks
Find out if your teams "got heart like John Starks" in this trivia game about the New York Knicks.
15 questions · Published November 21, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
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1. What Western Conference team did the New York Knicks defeat to win their most recent NBA Championship in 1973?
Since defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals in 1973, the New York Knicks have made it to the championship round twice, losing both times.
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2. What American author used the pseudonymous last name Knickerbocker, the full name of the New York Knicks?
In 1809, Washington Irving published "A History of New York" under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. The name was later applied to the descendants of the Dutch settlers of what would eventually become New York.
Knickerbocker was chosen for the basketball team by Ned Irish, president of Madison Square Garden and original owner of the team. He wanted a distinct name that was representative of New York City for the franchise.
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3. In 1999, the New York Knicks became the first No. 8 seed to make the NBA Finals, only to lose to the _____________ in five games.
Due to numerous injuries (including losing Patrick Ewing for the remainder of the playoffs), the eighth seeded New York Knicks limped into the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, losing in five games. Game 5 is widely remembered for an impressive scoring duel between the Spurs' Tim Duncan and the Knicks' Latrell Sprewell.
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4. Who is the only New York Knick to be named regular season league MVP?
Since the NBA MVP Award was created in 1956, only one player has won it while playing for the New York Knicks: Willis Reed in 1970.
Bob McAdoo did win the league MVP award in 1975, but at that time he was playing for the Buffalo Braves.
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5. What NBA Hall of Famer had the longest tenure as head coach of the New York Knicks?
Red Holzman, ranked as one of the ten best coaches in NBA history, spent a total of fourteen seasons as head coach of the New York Knicks. During his tenure with the team, he coached 1,097 regular season games and ninety-seven playoff games.
The Knicks retired the number 613 in Holzman's name, in honor of his coaching victories with the team.
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