Last night in the World’s Most Famous Arena, Santa Claus left a memorable win under the tree for our Knicks, who improved to 20-10 in a thrilling, back-and-forth showdown with Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, buoyed by the elite and hyper-efficient play of Mikal Bridges.
Yesterday was the most recent of a long line of Knicks’ moments on Christmas. The first NBA Christmas game was played between the Knicks and the now-defunct Providence Steamrollers in the predecessor to the modern MSG back in 1947. Wednesday’s matinee was the 57th in franchise history, the most in the NBA.