Willis Reed, New York Knicks (Photo By Ross Lewis/Getty Images)
On this day – February 12th, 1970, the New York Knicks played angry. The team had won 12 of their last 13 games heading into a game on February 11th with the Boston Celtics, a game that they ended up losing in overtime.
Knicks star point guard Walt Frazier was out for the Knicks due to the Flu, and John Havlicek led the way for the Celtics with 30 points. This was not a great Celtics team — It was a game the Knicks could have won.