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1. Willis Reed hobbles to the rescue, May 8, 1970, Madison Square Garden
2. Patrick Ewing lifts the Knicks into the NBA Finals, June 5, 1994, Madison Square Garden
3. Reed goes down, but the Knicks come back to win in Game 5, May 4, 1970, Madison Square Garden
4. John Starks dunks over Michael Jordan in the Eastern Conference Finals, May 25, 1993, Madison Square Garden
5. Bernard King scores 44 in Game 6 to keep the Knicks alive against the Celtics, May 11, 1984, Madison Square Garden
6. Larry Johnson shocks the Pacers with his four-pointer, June 5, 1999, Madison Square Garden
7. Dave DeBusschere saves the NBA Finals, May 8, 1973, Madison Square Garden
8. The Knicks beat the Celtics in double overtime in the Eastern Conference Finals, April 22, 1973, Madison Square Garden
9. The Knicks finally beat Boston in Game 7, April 29, 1973, Boston Garden, Boston
10. Allan Houston sinks Miami, May 16, 1999, Miami Arena, Miami
11. Bernard buries the Pistons, April 27, 1984, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
12. The Knicks win at the buzzer in double-overtime in the deciding playoff game against the Celtics, March 26, 1952, Boston Garden
13. Reggie, Reggie, Reggie, May 7, 1995, Madison Square Garden
14. MJ gets the Double Nickel, March 28, 1995, Madison Square Garden
15. Wilt reaches the century mark, March 2, 1962, Hershey Sports Arena, Hershey, Pennsylvania
16. Michael Jordan slices and dices the Knicks, May 17, 1992, Chicago Stadium
17. Bird establishes “Larry Legend,” May 13, 1984, Boston Garden
| New York City sports history, like the city itself, is noisy, self-important and endlessly fascinating. This book ranks the Top 100 greatest days in New York City sports, with essays on each event, but it also chronicles the Top 25 greatest days New York’s teams ever had, the 10 greatest performances by opponents against New York teams and the worst days in New York sports |
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