Ten years after their battle for the national championship of the NCAA, Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing renew their rivalry on the NBA's biggest ... grit to knot the Finals at 1-1.

They lost 4-1 to the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 NBA Finals. Five years earlier, they were closer to the Larry O'Brien trophy as they lost in Game 7 to the Houston Rockets in the 1994 NBA Finals.

On the cusp of his first Finals appearance, Patrick Ewing drags the Knicks over the line with 24 points and 22 rebounds, including a late put-back slam to seal it.

Shortly after the Knicks went to the 1994 NBA Finals, they acquired Christie from the Lakers in exchange for a pair of second-round picks. Christie made his debut for the Knicks on Dec. 27 ...