The 1983–84 New York Knicks season was the 38th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks had a 47–35 record, and qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. New York was led by small forward Bernard King, who averaged 26.3 points per game (PPG) in the regular season and 34.8 PPG in the playoffs. In early 1984, King scored 50 points in consecutive games, against the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.
In the opening round of the 1984 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks faced the Detroit Pistons. The teams split the first four games, as the Knicks won the first and third games. However, they were unable to clinch the series in Game 4, held in Madison Square Garden, their home arena.[ In the fifth and deciding game, held in Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, the Knicks held a 106–98 lead with less than two minutes remaining when Pistons point guard Isiah Thomas scored 16 points in a 94-second span. The game went into overtime, where New York won the game 127–123. King, despite playing with two dislocated fingers and the flu, scored 44 points in the game and 213 points in the series. His point total was the highest in NBA history by a player in a five-game series. After the Detroit series, the Knicks were matched with the Boston Celtics. In a seven-game series, the Celtics defeated New York
The Celtics would go on to play the L.A. Lakers in the NBA Championship, winning the series 4-3.
Offered is a full ticket from Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals played at Madison Square Garden on May 4, 1984. The Knicks would win 100 – 92 (Boston). This marked Larry Bird’s Madison Square Garden Playoff Debut in which he had 24 pts and 7 rebounds in this losing effort.
**NOTE** the psa encapsulated ticket stub is for reference purposes only (as the way the Knicks labeled their tickets can be quite confusing). This is for dating purposes only.
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