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https://www.nba.com/news/nba-celebrates-first-game-anniversary-on-nov-1-in-new-york?utm_source=chatgpt.com The NBA celebrates the anniversary of the league's first game between New York and Toronto on Nov. 1, 1946. Brian Martin, for NBA.com November 1, 2021 5:49 PM November 1 marks the anniversary of the first game in league history in 1946 when the New York Knicks faced the now-defunct Toronto Huskies. The NBA’s 75th anniversary was a season-long celebration of the game; but if there was a single anniversary date to commemorate, it would be the game between New York and Toronto on Nov. 1, 2021, as it marked 75 years to the day of the first game in league history. On Nov. 1, 1946, the New York Knickerbockers played the Toronto Huskies in front of 7,090 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens in the opening game of the Basketball Association of America (the league would be rebranded the National Basketball Association three years later). New York’s Leo Gottlieb scored 14 points to lead the Knick...

Knickerbockers Win, 68 to 66,  as Pro Basketball Opens  Before Crowd of 7,090 TORONTO, Nov. 1 (AP) - A pair of field goals by Dick Murphy and a free throw by Tommy Byrnes in the final 2 1/2 minutes enabled the New York Knickerbockers to nose out the Toronto Huskies, 68-66, in the opening game of the Basketball Association of America season as the professional cage game made its bow here tonight. The Huskies, waging an uphill battle most of the way, twice had overcome huge New York leads to pull ahead and with four minutes to play led, 61-60. The Knicks regained the lead when Nat Militzok connected with a long set shot. Then followed a furious three and a half minutes which had the crowd of 7,090 on the edge of their seats as the lead changed hands four times before Murphy's second long shot put the New Yorkers ahead to stay. Byrnes' free throw insured the victory. The Knicks started as if they meant to walk off with the game, forging into a 6-0 lead after less than two minute...

https://www.gazzetta.it/Nba/01-11-2021/storia-origini-nba-cosi-si-arrivo-prima-partita-4202174795605.shtml?refresh_ce A 75 anni dalla prima partita di quella che oggi è diventata la lega pro’, ripercorriamo le tappe che portarono a quella leggendaria sfida tra Toronto Huskies e New York Knickerbockers Davide Piasentini 1 novembre 2021 - La Gazzetta dello Sport Sono passati 75 anni dalla prima partita NBA (all’epoca BAA) tra Toronto Huskies a New York Knicks, il 1° novembre del 1946, una data fondamentale per la crescita e lo sviluppo del movimento cestistico. Dopo una guerra capace di distruggere ogni cosa, dentro e fuori, e di cambiare drammaticamente ogni orizzonte individuale, la pallacanestro si è rivelata per gli Stati Uniti un dono impareggiabile, che ha permesso alla sua gente di riassaporare la voglia di futuro e di riscatto. La NBA ha dato corpo e colore ai sogni di una generazione, creando un prodotto costantemente in divenire, sensibile alle tematiche sociali e in grado di s...

FOTO  MAURICE VAN STEEN/ANP  Feyenoord-aanvaller Hadj Moussa viert zijn goal (de 1-1) tegen PSV. Het topduel draaide voor een belangrijk deel om Feyenoord-aanvaller Anis Hadj Moussa, die uit het niets gevaarlijk kan zijn. In de eerste helft heerst PSV. De ploeg stormt naar voren, met aanval na aanval 26 Oct 2026 - NRC Steven Verseput De armgebaren bij rechtsbuiten Anis Hadj Moussa onderstrepen het moedeloze gevoel bij Feyenoord, tegen het eind van de eerste helft. Hij rent ergens in het midden in een van de vele driehoekjes van PSV en is niet bij machte om druk uit te oefenen. Uit frustratie trekt Hadj Moussa, de meest technische Feyenoord-speler, middenvelder Mauro Júnior aan zijn shirt. Dat hij bestraft wordt met geel, is tekenend voor die fase bij Feyenoord. PSV liet zondagmiddag in Eindhoven lange tijd zien dat het als regerend landskampioen nog altijd oppermachtig kan zijn in onderlinge confrontaties tegen topclubs. Na de zege bij Ajax, begin september, wordt in de eerste...

https://www.nbapassion.com/nba/storia-nba/1946-prima-partita-nba-di-sempre-knicks-huskies-storia-204861/ Scritto da Andrea Delcuratolo   NBApassion.com - 1 Novembre 2021 1 novembre 1946. In un mondo che si stava leccando le ferite dalla Seconda Guerra Mondiale e che cercava di riprendersi in tutti modi, a Toronto si giocava una partita che era già storia. Al Maple Leafs Garden di Toronto , in un’arena lontana anni-luce dalla ScotiaBank Arena che tutti noi conosciamo, andava in scena la prima vera partita della storia della NBA, che all’epoca si chiamava ancora BAA, Basketball Association of America, e che avrebbe cambiato nome tre anni più tardi, per non cambiarlo più. Sul parquet del Garden si affrontavano infatti i New York Knicks e i canadesi dei Toronto Huskies, “antenati” degli odierni Raptors. La cornice della partita, finita con il risultato di 68-66 per i Knicks, era il Maple Leaf Gardens, casa degli Huskies nella loro unica stagione di sempre, conclusasi con un record di 2...

Lauréat en 2025, Ousmane Dembélé (ici, au Théâtre du Châtelet le 22 septembre 2025)  pense que le Ballon d’or « va rester dans les mains d’un joueur du PSG ». La cérémonie de remise du 70e Ballon d’or se déroule ce lundi soir, à Londres. Le suspense est (vraiment) entier. 26 Oct 2026 - Le Figaro Christophe Remise « Je suis fatigué par le Ballon d’or. » Luis Enrique n’a que peu d’appétence pour les distinctions individuelles. Chantre du collectif, l’entraîneur du PSG a d’autant plus de raison d’en avoir ras la casquette que la course au plus prestigieux trophée individuel a largement occupé la scène médiatique ces dernières semaines. Ce lundi, à Londres, ce sera l’heure du verdict. Enfin. « Ce trophée n’est pas indécis, à mon avis. Je pense qu’il va rester dans les mains d’un joueur du PSG», juge Ousmane Dembélé. Au terme d’une saison normale, le lauréat 2025 aurait eu raison. Meilleur joueur d’une Ligue des champions remportée par le PSG, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia aurait eu un bouleva...