For instance, the contest in between the Knicks and Raptors on November 1 will mark the 75-year anniversary of the NBA’s initially-ever regular season game amongst the Knicks and the Toronto Huskies on November 1, 1946.
Typically, that meant Wilt Chamberlain, the only player of the era who was a worthy rival for Russell.
Jones celebrate in the locker room just after clinching their eighth straight Eastern Division playoff title at the Boston Garden in Boston.