23. 1970 New York Knicks
Season Results: 60-22, Won NBA Finals (4-3)
One of two Knicks title-winning clubs, the ’70 group narrowly edges out the ’73 team as the best team in Knickerbocker history. Led by four eventual Hall of Famers — Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, and Bill Bradley — the Knicks won a league-high 60 games and boasted the leagues No. 1 ranked defense. After dispatching the Bullets and Bucks in the Eastern Conference, New York took on the Los Angeles Lakers in what would become an epic Finals showdown.
The most memorable moment of the Knicks season came in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, when an injured Willis Reed limped onto the floor and proceeded to score the first two baskets of the contest. The Knicks would go on to win the game, and secure the franchise’s first title.
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