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Fans all across the world eagerly wait to get their hands on the seasons Knicks tickets. The New York Knickerboxers, known as the Knicks, are a phenomenon, a rage since the early 50's. The New York Knicks is one of the seven professional basketball teams in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play in Madison Square Garden in New York City and wear the official colors of New York, on their jerseys, blue, orange, and white. The Knicks were originally known as the Knickerbockers, it came from the style of pants worn by the early Dutch settlers in New York City.

The Beginning

The Knicks are the Charter members of Basketball Association of America (BAA), which became the NBA in 1949, Boston Celtic and the Knicks are the two founder teams that are still playing in their original city. On 1st November 1946, the Knicks won their first BAA game. Since then, Knicks tickets have been a rage. They were in the NBA Finals in 1951, 1952, and 1953. The Knicks captured titles in 1970 and 1973 with six future Hall of Fame players: centers, Willis Reed and Jerry Lucas, guards Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe, and forwards Dave DeBusschere and Bill Bradley. The Knicks also reached the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1999, but lost both times.

Ned Irish, The founder member of the Knicks team, ran basketball operations at Madison Square Garden. He started the Knicks in 1946 as one of the 11 original BAA teams. His vision was to make hot cakes' synonymous with Knicks tickets. Joe Lapchick was the head coach in 1947. He led the team to five playoff appearances at NBA in 1949. The Knicks had a 36-30 win-loss record at the 1950-51 season and were also in the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Rochester Royals. The Knicks were the first to bring in a black player into the league that year, forward Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton. He became one of the top NBA rebounders. With guard Dick McGuire and center Harry "the Horse" Gallatin, New York once again advanced to the NBA Finals in 1952 and 1953, though it lost both the series to Minneapolis Lakers.

The Logo

The original logo of Father Knickerbocker, dribbling a basketball has seen many revisions. Whilst using the classic round ball logo, under which the Knicks won both their NBA championships, a second one ball in the box logo was used for Knicks tickets and club merchandise. The current triangular logo with three-dimensional modernized lettering was unveiled in 1992. It was altered slightly to include the word New York' in it. Since then, the triangle logo remains the Knicks primary logo, though three other secondary logos have also been used in between - Golden Anniversary, Knicks 2000 and Subway token logo. To experience the next Knicks game, one has to act now and book the tickets online. The best way to buy Knicks tickets is through a broker. It can be done online or on the phone. Online it takes 6 to 24 hours to be fulfilled. So order your tickets now in the comfort of your own home.

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