Conference Est
25 decembre 1984
Madison Square Garden
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On December 25, 1984 Bernard King of the New York Knicks scored 60 points in a 120-114 loss to the New Jersey Nets at Madison Square Garden. King’s 60 points set a Knicks franchise record. In 41 minutes of play, King shot 19 of 30 (.633) from the file while adding 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Michael Ray Richardson led the Nets with 36 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals while Mike Gminski added 27 points and 14 rebounds. Kelvin Ransey came off the bench to add 24 points for the Nets
New York was far from what it is today. In 1981, the great city had experienced its most violent year in history and throughout the 80s, the world capital suffered a global crisis that threatened to consume it completely. In 1984, the sewers of the NBA were not going better either. The Bird-Magic duel supported and gave strength to a product that, however, presented very harsh underworlds, both in sporting aspects and in, let's call them, social aspects. Shamelessly, many teams let themselves go at the end of the seasons to be one of the two worst teams and opt for the coin toss, the same one that said which franchise had the No. 1 in the Draft that year. At the same time, drugs were wreaking havoc on the competition. In 1982, a report by Los Angeles Times It claimed that 75% of the players then active in the NBA had at some point consumed prohibited substances. When David Stern He took office as Commissioner of the NBA on February 1, 1984, and urgently adopted some measures to give more impetus and credibility to the competition. The 1984 draft (Sam Bowie ahead of Jordan) was the last draft with coin flip (coin toss). Starting in 1985, the Draft Lottery, a system that, with tweaks, survives to this day.
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