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1. The Fight: Ali-Frazier I, March 8, 1971, Madison Square Garden
2. Willis Reed hobbles to the rescue, May 8, 1970, Madison Square Garden
3. Fifty-four years later, the Rangers finally win the Stanley Cup, June 14, 1994, Madison Square Garden
4. CCNY wins its second national championship .º.º. of the month, March 28, 1950, Madison Square Garden
5. Patrick Ewing lifts the Knicks into the NBA Finals, June 5, 1994, Madison Square Garden
6. Reed goes down, but the Knicks come back to win in Game 5, May 4, 1970, Madison Square Garden
7. Stephane Matteau scores in double overtime in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, May 27, 1994, Madison Square Garden
8. Carl Lewis lifts off at the Millrose Games, January 27, 1984, Madison Square Garden
9. The Rangers beat the Islanders to reach the Stanley Cup finals, May 8, 1979, Madison Square Garden
10. Larry Johnson shocks the Pacers with his four-pointer, June 5, 1999, Madison Square Garden
11. Ned Irish launches college basketball with the first double-header, December 29, 1934, Madison Square Garden
12. St. John’s revs up the Big East, March 12, 1983, Madison Square Garden
13. John Starks dunks over Michael Jordan in the Eastern Conference Finals, May 25, 1993, Madison Square Garden
14. Bernard King scores 44 in Game 6 to keep the Knicks alive against the Celtics, May 11, 1984, Madison Square Garden
15. Dave DeBusschere saves the NBA Finals, May 8, 1973, Madison Square Garden
16. St. John’s gives Joe Lapchick a going-away championship, March 20, 1965, Madison Square Garden
17. The Knicks beat the Celtics in double overtime in the Eastern Conference Finals, April 22, 1973, Madison Square Garden
18. Willie Pep gets revenge against Sandy Saddler, February 11, 1949, Madison Square Garden
19. Eamonn Coghlan breaks Glenn Cunningham’s record by winning his seventh Wanamaker Mile, January 30, 1987, Madison Square Garden
20. Charles Miller rides (and rides and rides) into the record books, December 10, 1898, Madison Square Garden
21. Reggie, Reggie, Reggie, May 7, 1995, Madison Square Garden
22. MJ gets the Double Nickel, March 28, 1995, Madison Square Garden
23. Hank Luisetti revolutionizes the game, December 30, 1936, Madison Square 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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