NBA

Toronto, Canada was the site of the first official NBA game. The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 before a crowd of 7,090 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens on November 1, 1946. The eleven team league played 60 games during the first season. The Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags 4-1 in the first best-of-seven NBA title series.
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