| 01 November 2009
(Denver-CO) Today's date is November 1st, and on this day in NBA history:
1946 - The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in the first NBA game, which was played in Toronto. Any fan taller than Toronto’s 6-8 center George Nostrand got in free.
1949 - Dick McGuire made his debut for the New York Knicks at the Chicago Stags. The Knicks won in overtime 89-87.
1949 - Ed Macauley made his debut for the St. Louis Bombers against the Tri-City Blackhawks. The Bombers won 72-51.
1950 - Bill Sharman made his debut for the Washington Capitols at home against the Indianapolis Olympians. The Capitols won 100-84.
1950 - Bob Cousy made his debut for the Boston Celtics at Ft. Wayne. The Pistons won 107-84.
1996 - Fifty years to the day that the first NBA game was played in Toronto between teams from New York and Toronto, the New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Raptors 107-99.
2000 - Pat Riley became only the second coach in NBA history to amass 1,000 regular season victories when the Miami Heat opened the season with a 105-79 victory over the Orlando Magic. Riley joined Lenny Wilkens as the only two coaches to achieve the mark.
2001 - With the No. 1 selection in the inaugural NBDL Draft, the Fayetteville Patriots selected Chris Andersen, a 6-10 power forward from Blinn (Texas) Community College.
Enjoy your day!
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