Inspired by Willis Reed's grand entrance, and boosted by one of the greatest Finals performance of all-time as conducted by Walt Frazier, the Knicks claim their historic first championship.

During Game 5 of the 1970 NBA Finals, the Captain Willis Reed was injured and the Knicks needed someone to match-up against Wilt Chamberlain. As we see from the show Teammates Forever, the 66 Dave ...

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has won three MVPs and a Finals MVP, so little wonder that he has set all kinds of NBA ...

When talking about some of the best big men in NBA history, Willis Reed is a name ... In his best season, when he won his first MVP award, championship, and Finals MVP, a 27-year-old Shaq averaged ...

and when Willis came out, the entire Los Angeles Laker team stopped and turned around." As ESPN notes, Reed scored the Knicks' first two field goals for the team and was named Finals MVP.

Rare achievement: Only 10 NBA players have won both regular season MVP and Finals MVP in the same season. Legends like ...

But then, like Willis Reed in the 1970 NBA Finals, Broome was back in the game. He didn't need to do everything. His one long-distance make was enough. Broome was back. Auburn was whole.

"It was a Willis Reed moment. But then he comes out there and bangs the three ball," Pearl said. Reed famously suffered a serious injury in Game 5 of 1970 NBA finals and missed Game 6. Moments ...

During the interview, Pearl compared Johni Broome’s return from injury in the Elite Eight game against the Michigan State Spartans to Willis Reed’s legendary moment in the 1970 NBA Finals.