[2] One of the Basketball Association of America's (BAA) 11 teams during its inaugural season, the Knicks won the league's first game, defeating the Toronto Huskies 68–66 on November 1, 1946.
The Knicks returned to the Finals in 1970 and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games for the team's first title.
The Knicks earned their second NBA championship the following year, as they won a rematch with Los Angeles in five games.
Five years later, New York again lost in the NBA Finals, this time in a five-game series against the San Antonio Spurs.
In the 2023–24 season, New York posted a 50–32 record and reached the playoffs, losing to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals.