| Fans all across the world eagerly wait | | | | Joe Lapchick was the head coach in 1947. |
| to get their hands on the seasons Knicks | | | | He led the team to five playoff |
| tickets. The New York Knickerboxers, | | | | appearances at NBA in 1949. The Knicks |
| known as the Knicks, are a phenomenon, a | | | | had a 36-30 win-loss record at the |
| rage since the early 50's. The New York | | | | 1950-51 season and were also in the NBA |
| Knicks is one of the seven professional | | | | Finals, where they lost to the Rochester |
| basketball teams in the Atlantic | | | | Royals. The Knicks were the first to |
| Division of the Eastern Conference of | | | | bring in a black player into the league |
| the National Basketball Association | | | | that year, forward Nathaniel |
| (NBA). They play in Madison Square | | | | "Sweetwater" Clifton. He became one of |
| Garden in New York City and wear the | | | | the top NBA rebounders. With guard Dick |
| official colors of New York, on their | | | | McGuire and center Harry "the Horse" |
| jerseys, blue, orange, and white. The | | | | Gallatin, New York once again advanced |
| Knicks were originally known as the | | | | to the NBA Finals in 1952 and 1953, |
| Knickerbockers, it came from the style | | | | though it lost both the series to |
| of pants worn by the early Dutch | | | | Minneapolis Lakers. |
| settlers in New York City. | | | | The Logo |
| The Beginning | | | | The original logo of Father |
| The Knicks are the Charter members of | | | | Knickerbocker, dribbling a basketball |
| Basketball Association of America (BAA), | | | | has seen many revisions. Whilst using |
| which became the NBA in 1949, Boston | | | | the classic "round ball" logo, under |
| Celtic and the Knicks are the two | | | | which the Knicks won both their NBA |
| founder teams that are still playing in | | | | championships, a second one "ball in the |
| their original city. On 1st November | | | | box" logo was used for Knicks tickets |
| 1946, the Knicks won their first BAA | | | | and club merchandise. The current |
| game. Since then, Knicks tickets have | | | | triangular logo with three-dimensional |
| been a rage. They were in the NBA Finals | | | | modernized lettering was unveiled in |
| in 1951, 1952, and 1953. The Knicks | | | | 1992. It was altered slightly to include |
| captured titles in 1970 and 1973 with | | | | the word 'New York' in it. Since then, |
| six future Hall of Fame players: | | | | the triangle logo remains the Knicks |
| centers, Willis Reed and Jerry Lucas, | | | | primary logo, though three other |
| guards Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe, and | | | | secondary logos have also been used in |
| forwards Dave DeBusschere and Bill | | | | between - Golden Anniversary, "Knicks |
| Bradley. The Knicks also reached the NBA | | | | 2000" and "Subway token" logo. |
| Finals in 1994 and 1999, but lost both | | | | To experience the next Knicks game, one |
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| Ned Irish, The founder member of the | | | | online. The best way to buy Knicks |
| Knicks team, ran basketball operations | | | | tickets is through a broker. It can be |
| at Madison Square Garden. He started the | | | | done online or on the phone. Online it |
| Knicks in 1946 as one of the 11 original | | | | takes 6 to 24 hours to be fulfilled. So |
| BAA teams. His vision was to make 'hot | | | | order your tickets now in the comfort of |
| cakes' synonymous with Knicks tickets. | | | | your own home. |