The first NBA game was played on November 1, 1947 between the New York Knickerbockers (now the Knicks) and the Toronto Huskies (now the Raptors). The Knicks defeated the Huskies 68-66 with Ossie Schectman scoring the first basket in NBA history with a layup.

2. NBA'S FIRST GAME
THE FIRST NBA GAME EVER PLAYED WAS ON NOV 1, 1947. THE FIRST BASKET SCORED
EVER WAS SCORED BY OSSIE SCHECTMAN'S LAYUP. THE NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS
(PRESENT DAY KNICKS) BEAT THE TORONTO HUSKIES (PRESENT DAY RAPTORS)WITH THE
SCORE OF 68-66.

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6. THE BEST BIG MAN OF ALL TIME IS BILL RUSSELL. HE WAS NOT A HUGE OFFENSIVE PRESENCE, BUT HE
WAS THE BEST DEFENDER IN NBA HISTORY. HE WAS AN AMAZING SHOT BLOCKER, BUT WHEN HE
WAS PLAYING THEY DIDN’T TALLY BLOCKS. WHEN HE BLOCKED PLAYERS SHOT HE WOULDN’T SWAT IT
IN TO THE THIRD ROW LIKE MOST PLAYERS TODAY, HE WOULD TIP IT TO HIMSELF OR TO A
TEAMMATE. THROUGH HIS CAREER HE AVERAGED 15.1 POINTS PER GAME AND 22.5 REBOUNDS A
GAME. HE IS A 11 TIME FINALS TROPHY WINNER AND A FIVE TIME MVP WINNER.
https://www.youtube.com/w
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7. • THE NBA FINALS IS THE LAST SEVEN GAMES IN THE TWO TEAMS SEASON. IT IS A RACE TO FIRST
FOUR GAMES, SO ONCE YOU'VE WON FOUR GAMES YOU ARE A CHAMPION. THE TROPHY YOU GET
IS CALLED THE LARRY O' BRIEN TROPHY. THE TEAM THAT HAS WON THE MOST FINALS TROPHY'S
IS THE BOSTON CELTICS WITH 17.

8. THE STEAL
LARRY BIRD IS ONE OF THE BEST NBA PLAYERS OF ALL TIME. ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS
MOMENTS CAME FROM A DEFENSIVE PLAY IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS AGAINST A
VERY GOOD PISTONS TEAM. ISIAH THOMAS WAS THROWING THE BALL IN AND LARRY BIRD
CAME OUT OF NO WHERE AND STOLE THE BALL. ONCE HE STOLE THE BALL HE ZIPPED A PASS
TO DENNIS JOHNSON FOR A NICE AND EASY LAYUP. WHICH WAS ALL DONE IN THE LAST
SECONDS OF THE GAME. ALLOWING THEM TO WIN AND GO ON TO THE NBA FINALS.
https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=H_RJ5XN8TK8

9. IT WAS 1998 AND THE BULLS WITH A TRIO OF JORDAN, PIPPEN, AND RODMAN V.S. THE JAZZ WITH
A PAIR OF MALONE AND STOCKTON. THE SCORE WAS 85-86 AND MICHAEL JORDAN HAD THE BALL,
WHICH IS THE JAZZES WORST NIGHTMARE, AND BRYON RUSSELL WAS GUARDING HIS AIRNESS (ONE
OF MICHAEL JORDAN'S MANY NICKNAMES). JORDAN WAS DRIVING IN AND THEN HE DID A
CROSSOVER WHICH MADE BRYON RUSSEL SLIP. MICHAEL JORDAN PULLED UP AND HIT HIS JUMP
SHOT. THAT SHOT WAS A GAME WINNER FOR THE FINALS. IT WAS ALSO THE LAST SHOT THAT
MICHAEL JORDAN TOOK WITH THE BULLS.
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atch?v=vyL0FxS-F6E

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