Who Won the First NBA Game?
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The Celtics won the first NBA game against the Knicks on November 1, 1946.
The Boston Celtics won the first NBA game.
On November 1, 1946, the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Huskies played the first ever NBA game. The Celtics won by a score of 9-7. George Mikan, who would go on to be one of the NBA’s first superstar players, scored the first basket in NBA history.
The Celtics were led by player-coach Red Auerbach.
The Boston Celtics were led by player-coach Red Auerbach. In the game, the Celtics defeated the Knicks 89–75. George Mikan led the Knicks in scoring with 17 points, while Auerbach had 14 points for the Celtics.
The game was played on November 1, 1946.
The game was played on November 1, 1946. The New York Knickerbockers (now the Knicks) won the game 68-66 against the Toronto Huskies at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Ossie Schectman scored the first basket of the game for the Knicks.
The Celtics defeated the New York Knicks, 79-75.
On November 1, 1946, the Celtics defeated the New York Knicks, 79-75, in the first ever NBA game. The game was played at Madison Square Garden in front of a crowd of 3,000 people. The Celtics were led by player-coach George Mikan, who scored 11 points.
