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The Toronto Huskies were a founding member of the NBA and they played host to the New York Knicks at the first NBA game at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1946. They folded at the end of the season however, playing only 1 total season in the newly formed BAA.
The Toronto Raptors was Toronto's second professional basketball/NBA team. The team was formed in 1995 and named after a popular movie at the time, Jurassic Park. They bear no relation to the Huskies other then the fact that both teams played in Toronto and that both shared a building with the NHL club, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
There is a grass roots movement to rename the Raptors the Huskies by some fans of the franchise however. I doubt it will get far though.
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Who were the teams in the first NBA season?
The first NBA was the New York Knickerbokers vs. the Toronto Huskies. In the first season, 1946-1947, of the NBA (called the BAA until the merger with the NBL in 1949) the top three teams from the Eastern and Western divisions were invited to the playoffs. The two division champions played a Semifinal best-of-seven series for entry into the finals. The other four teams played two rounds of best-of-three playoffs to face the winner of the Semifinal match. That year, the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags 4 games to 1 in the first ever BAA Championship. The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in the very first NBA game on November 1, 1946. Any fan taller than Toronto center George Nostrand was granted free admission.
Who scored the first points of the millennium for the nba?
It's the Knicks Ossie Schectman who scored the very first Point in NBA in the Game New York Knicks vs. Toronto Huskies in 1946
Who was the first person to score in an NBA game?
Ozzie Schectman of the New York Knickerbockers scored the first points in NBA history on Niovember 1, 1946 in a game between the Knicks and the Toronto Huskies in Toronto. The Knicks won the game 68-66. Click on the 'First NBA Game' link on this page to read about it.
What was the final score of the first basketball game?
On November 1, 1946, the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies 68-66 at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens in the new league's first game and it was the Knicks Ossie Schectman who scored the games first basket. Toronto player-coach Ed Sadowski was the high scorer with 18. == ==
Who was in the first NBA championship game?
The New York Knickbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies, 68-66, at Maple Leaf Garden on November 1, 1946. Some of the players were Toronto - George Nostrand, Ed Sadowski New York - Ozzie Schectman, Ralph Kaplowitz, Nat Militzok, Tommy Byrnes, Sonny Hertzberg, Dick Murphy, Leo Gottlieb
First opponent Toronto raptors ever faced?
The first ever opponent of the Toronto Raptors was the New Jersey Nets on November 3, 1995.
Who was the first captain of the Toronto Raptors?
Alvin Robertson
What is the first name of the Raptors first ever draft pick?
toronto
What was rafer alstons first game for the magic?
vs. the Toronto raptors
Who were the first teams to play the first game in the NBA?
The New York Knicks played the Toronto Huskies in Toronto on Nov. 1, 1946.
What was the earliest selection the toronto raptors had in the first round of the 2006 nba draft?
1st The Raptors went 27-55 in the 2005-06 NBA season.
What teams played the first game of basketball?
In the NBA, it would be Knickerbockers vs. the Toronto Huskies.
When was chris bosh first game played?
Bosh's first NBA game was in the 2003-04 season with the Toronto Raptors.
What are the first two professional teams to play in basketball?
I think Toronto Huskies vs New York Knicks and Knicks won
Who played in the first basketball game?
The first NBA Basketball game was played on November 1, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between the New York Knickerbockers and the Toronto Huskies. The score was 96-78, with the Knickerbockers winning.
When did raptors last make playoffs?
Toronto made the playoffs with Bosh in the 2006-07 season and 07-08 season. Both times they lost in the first round.
What 2 teams played the first basketball game?
the Toronto huskies and the New York knickerbockers
