The New York Knicks, or Knickerbockers, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. The New York Knicks are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city. The New York Knicks' first game was played on November 1, 1946 against the Toronto Huskies at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, where the New York Knicks won by the score of 68-66. The New York Knicks were consistent playoff contenders in their early years. From 1960 to 1966, the New York Knicks fell on hard times, and they finished last in the NBA's Eastern Division each year. In the 1969-70 season, the New York Knicks had a then-NBA record 18 straight victories en route to 60-22 record. The New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to capture their first NBA title. The 1992-93 season proved to be even more successful, as the New York Knicks won the Atlantic Division with a 60-22 record. After taking a two games-to-none lead over the Bulls in the Finals, the New York Knicks lost the next four games. After the Bulls' Michael Jordan made what would be his first retirement from basketball prior to the 1993-94 season, many saw this as an opportunity for the New York Knicks to finally make it to the NBA Finals. After splitting the first two games of the Finals in Houston, the New York Knicks would win two out of three games at Madison Square Garden and came within one game of winning their first NBA title in 21 years.