In a couple months – October 22, 2024, to be exact – the New York Knicks open their season in Boston. It’s the first time since 1995 the Knicks enter a season as a consensus title contender, one of only a handful since the first time they were back in 1970. Then as now, the Knicks’ quest for the Larry O’Brien trophy gets going grappling with somebody green.
The 1970 Knicks open their season October 14, 1969, hosting the Seattle Supersonics. After a long stretch of years losing, Red Holzman’s Knicks have recently established themselves as the real deal.