On a warm May night in 1973, in a working-class New Jersey suburb just across the Hudson from Manhattan, 17-year-old Greg Hourdajian stood in front of a television set shouting himself hoarse alongside his mother.

The Knicks erased a 27-point halftime deficit, igniting a euphoric celebration at Madison Square Garden for one of the best New York sports moments in history.

As the Knicks made history at the Garden, a city rejoiced.