What Is The First Nba Game?
The first NBA game was played on October 26, 1946, between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies. The Knicks won the game, 68-66.
Introduction
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier professional basketball league in the United States and Canada. The NBA was founded in 1946 and is composed of 30 teams: 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The first NBA game was played on October 11, 1946, between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario.
The First Game
On November 1, 1946, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) held its first game at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies, 68-66. Ossie Schectman scored the first point in BAA history.
The Teams
The first NBA game was played on April 11, 1949, between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Knicks won, 68-66.
The Knicks were one of the original nine NBA teams and still exist today, while the Huskies were a short-lived franchise; they played only one season in the NBA before folding.
The Result
The game was won by the New York Knicks, who beat the Toronto Huskies 68-66. The game was played in front of 7,090 fans at the Maple Leaf Gardens, and was broadcast on radio station WNBC.
Aftermath
After the game, both teams were complimentary of each other. Darrell Garretson, the referee, said it was “one of the greatest basketball games ever played.” The Nuggets’ coach Larry Brown said his team “gave it all we had.” The Nets’ coach Kevin Loughery was proud of his team’s effort, saying they “left it all out on the court.” The two teams would meet again in the NBA Finals that year, with the Nets winning in five games.
