Knicks raise their banner on ring night, then lose to the 76ers

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Knicks raised a championship banner at Madison Square Garden for the first time in over half a century, the New York Post reports, and then lost to the 76ers, one hundred six to one hundred.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, this is the good news segment. Fifty-plus years of waiting, a packed Garden, a banner going up. I'm already emotional.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey lost, Vera.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey shared a night with their fans.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd Yahoo Sports says they're the first home team to lose on ring night since the twenty twenty Lakers, so they're in a very exclusive group. Two members.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Lakers played that one in an empty arena. The Knicks did theirs in front of everyone.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExactly. The Lakers lost in private. The Knicks lost with full audience participation.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrunson even went for the win with a three-pointer in the last ten seconds. He just wanted the whole ceremony to feel like an event.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt was an airball. After he missed thirteen of his nineteen shots.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA bold airball, and Towns finished with nineteen points and twelve rebounds. Now smile, Hank. A little more warmth for the folks at home.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe banner is still hanging up there, Vera. Nobody took it down. They only took the game.