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In Game 7 of the 1970 Finals, a thigh-torn Reed limped out and scored the first 4 points, igniting New York to its first title. The most iconic "hero entrance" in NBA history.
Reed, without exploding stats, wrote the Knicks’ most moving title story through belief, team and a captain’s hurt-but-not-out soul.
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Willis Reed died in March 2023 at age 80; the Knicks and the league mourned the captain and first-title hero.
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