It was the first BAA or NBA Finals (spanning 1947 to 1951)[a] that extended to a seventh-game conclusion, a 4-point win by Rochester at home on Saturday, April 21.
The entire postseason tournament spanned 33 days in which both Rochester and New York played 14 games.
The Royals would spend 15 years mired in mediocrity before moving to Kansas City, Missouri in 1972, changing their name in the process to the Kings.
One notable highlight was their appearance in the 1981 NBA Playoffs, in which their 40–42 team reached the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Houston Rockets, who also had a 40–42 record.
The team reached the Western Conference Finals in 2002, where they lost in seven games to the Los Angeles Lakers in a highly controversial series.