Garden Glory: The New York Knicks and the NBA Championship Five Decades in the Making Ownership:USA Today On Halloween night in 1972

On Halloween night in 1972

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Garden Glory: The New York Knicks and the NBA Championship Five Decades in the Making Ownership:USA Today On Halloween night in 1972The last time the Knicks hoisted the Larry O'Brien Trophy as NBA champions, Willis Reed, Walt Frazier and Bill Bradley were the heroes of 1973. In the five decades that followed, New York lived through Patrick Ewing's heartbreak in 1994, the unlikely 1999 Finals run that ended against San Antonio, and a long wait that tested even the most loyal fans at Madison Square Garden. That wait is over, and the way it ended was worth every minute. Jalen Brunson