Morning Thoughts:

One week until Christmas and one more sleep until the weekend. Enjoy it.

Today’s Trivia:

The Knicks beat the Spurs 124-113 in the third annual NBA Cup.

It’s technically the first title for the Knicks since 1973.

Hint:

The ‘73 finals were a rematch of the ‘72 finals, which this other team won

Note:

The Bucks and the Bulls were part of the Western Conference back in 1973. In fact, these four teams were all in the Western Conference semifinals

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Yesterday’s Trivia:

Q: Whose under-18-single-game scoring record did Flagg break?

A: Lebron James (37 points)

Answered Correctly: 53% (highest answer)