The 1969–70 New York Knicks season was the 24th season of NBA basketball in New York City. The Knicks had a then single-season NBA record 18 straight victories en route to 60–22 record, which was the best regular season record in the team's history. They set the record for the best start in the first 24 games of a season at 23–1 before the Golden State Warriors surpassed it in 2015. After defeating the Bullets in the Eastern Division semifinals and the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Division finals, the Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to capture their first NBA title. The 1969–70 Knicks are considered to be among New York City's finest sporting championship teams, and are considered the greatest team in Knicks history and among the best in NBA history. Their journey was chronicled in various books and films, most recently in When the Garden was Eden for ESPN's 30 for 30 series.

NBA draft

Roster

Pre season

Game log

All times are EASTERN time

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

All times are EASTERN time

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Opponents

Vs. Atlanta

Vs. Baltimore

Vs. Boston

Vs. Chicago

Vs. Cincinnati

Vs. Detroit

Vs. Los Angeles

Vs. Milwaukee

Vs. Philadelphia

Vs. Phoenix

Vs. San Diego

Vs. San Francisco

Vs. Seattle

Total

Playoffs

Opponents

1970 NBA Eastern Division Semifinals: vs. Baltimore

1970 NBA Eastern Division Finals: vs. Milwaukee

1970 NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles

Total

Media

Local TV

Some New York Knicks TV Games never aired on WOR-TV because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers (NHL).

Local Cable TV

National TV

Local Radio

Some New York Knicks radio games never aired on WHN because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers (NHL).

National Radio

Public Address Announcer

Transactions

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1969, to June 30, 1970.

1970 NBA Expansion Draft

Trades

Awards and records

20th NBA All-Star Game

New York Knicks NBA All-Star representatives at the 1970 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Spectrum.

NBA finals

Without question, the defining moment in the series occurred in Game 7, where an injured Reed limped onto the court right before the start of the game. On a re-creation of that moment, Marv Albert described it: "Here comes Willis! The crowd is going wild! Willis passes the scorers table, he grabs a basketball. The Lakers have stopped (shooting), the Lakers are watching Willis!" He scored the game's first two baskets and proceeded not to score for the remainder of the game. Contrary to popular lore, he did not sit out after his first two baskets, but remained on the floor for 27 minutes. Despite his lack of scoring after his first four points, Reed's heroics inspired the team, and they won the game by a score of 113–99. The entire starting line up for the 69–70 Knicks had their jerseys retired by the New York Knicks. The jerseys of Walt Frazier (#10), Willis Reed (#19), Dave DeBusschere (#22), Bill Bradley (#24), and Dick Barnett (#12) all hang from the rafters at Madison Square Garden. Reed walking on to the court was voted the greatest moment in Madison Square Garden history. Knicks win series 4–3