THIS DATE IN NBA HISTORY

November 17

1959 — Connie Dierking of the Syracuse Nationals became the first player to foul out of a game in the opening quarter as Syracuse beat Cincinnati at New York, 121-116.

1981 — New York Knicks center Bill Cartwright made 19 free throws, missing none, in a game against Kansas City, tying the NBA record set by St. Louis’ Bob Pettit. This record was later tied by Detroit’s Adrian Dantley and broken by Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins, who made 23 straight FTs without a miss on Dec. 8, 1992 against Chicago.