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The New York Knicks are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They play in the National Basketball A
ssociation (NBA).
The Knicks, the shortened form of Knickerbockers, named for Father Knickerbocker, a popular symbol
of New York, are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located
in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Basketball Association of America and
the National Basketball League merged in 1949 to form the NBA.
From 1960 to 1966, the Knicks fell on hard times, and they finished last in the NBA's Eastern Division
each year. Some of the biggest losses in Knicks history occurred during this time. One such game occurred
on November 15, 1960, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 162-100. Another notable
loss occurred on March 3, 1962, as the Philadelphia Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain scored a NBA-record 100
points against the Knicks, and the Warriors won the game 169-147.
