The Knicks won the first-ever game in the Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA, topping the Toronto Huskies 68-66. The team built from that promising start, making postseason appearances in each of its first ten seasons. The winning tradition has continued as a 1992 berth gave the Knicks 28 trips to the NBA Playoffs in 46 years of existence. DID YOU KNOW? The Knicks won the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, using the first overall pick to select Patrick Ewing. Wilt Chamberlain notched his legendary 100-point game against the Knicks on March 2, 1962. The 1990 Knicks are one of three NBA teams ever to win a five-game NBA Playoff series after trailing 0-2. SCORECARD. Trailing 86-68 with 5:11 remaining against the Bucks on November 18, 1972, the Knicks rattled off 19 unanswered points to win 87-86, the best comeback in club history.