1951–52 New York Knicks season
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Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1951–52 New York Knicks season was the sixth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished third in the Eastern Division with a 37–29 record, and advanced to the NBA Playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.[3]
In the first round of the Eastern Division playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in a best-of-three series, two games to one, to move on to the Eastern Division Finals. New York won 3–1 in a best-of-five series with the Syracuse Nationals to reach its second straight NBA Finals.[3][4] In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers in seven games.[4]
NBA draft[edit]
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.[5]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
- x = clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1951–52 NBA records | ||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | — | 1–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 3–6 |
Boston | 8–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 4–5 |
Fort Wayne | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 0–6 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–5 | — | 7–2 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 4–2 |
Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 1–8 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 2–4 |
Minneapolis | 6–0 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 1–5 |
New York | 7–2 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 6–3 | 2–4 | 5–4 |
Philadelphia | 5–4 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–6 | — | 2–4 | 3–6 |
Rochester | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 |
Syracuse | 6–3 | 5–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 2–4 | — |
Game log[edit]
1951–52 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 3 | @ Milwaukee | 68–66 | Vince Boryla (25) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 4 | @ Fort Wayne | 75–84 | Vince Boryla (23) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | November 6 | @ Indianapolis | 83–73 | Harry Gallatin (19) | 2–1 | |||||
4 | November 10 | Minneapolis | 89–73 | Nathaniel Clifton (15) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | November 11 | @ Rochester | 78–80 | Ray Lumpp (22) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | November 13 | @ Philadelphia | 85–82 | Max Zaslofsky (19) | 3–3 | |||||
7 | November 17 | Syracuse | 79–72 | Ernie Vandeweghe (17) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 18 | @ Boston | 93–87 | Ernie Vandeweghe (21) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 20 | N Baltimore | 88–86 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 5–4 | |||||
10 | November 22 | Philadelphia | 88–102 | Nathaniel Clifton (23) | 6–4 | |||||
11 | November 24 | Boston | 70–68 | Max Zaslofsky (14) | 6–5 | |||||
12 | November 23 | @ Syracuse | 73–100 | Vince Boryla (19) | 6–6 | |||||
13 | November 27 | @ Philadelphia | 81–83 | Nathaniel Clifton (22) | 6–7 | |||||
14 | November 29 | Rochester | 78–74 | Nathaniel Clifton (17) | 6–8 | |||||
15 | December 1 | @ Baltimore | 82–84 | Max Zaslofsky (20) | 6–9 | |||||
16 | December 2 | Philadelphia | 72–86 | Vince Boryla (30) | 7–9 | |||||
17 | December 7 | @ Philadelphia | 91–93 | Boryla, Gallatin (19) | 7–10 | |||||
18 | December 9 | @ Boston | 94–103 | Dick McGuire (20) | 7–11 | |||||
19 | December 11 | Milwaukee | 83–88 | Gallatin, Zaslofsky (19) | 8–11 | |||||
20 | December 14 | @ Indianapolis | 79–83 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 8–12 | |||||
21 | December 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 80–71 | Max Zaslofsky (16) | 9–12 | |||||
22 | December 18 | Minneapolis | 86–77 | Max Zaslofsky (14) | 10–12 | |||||
23 | December 22 | Syracuse | 73–92 | Dick McGuire (21) | 11–12 | |||||
24 | December 23 | @ Syracuse | 75–72 | Harry Gallatin (19) | 12–12 | |||||
25 | December 25 | Fort Wayne | 65–72 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 13–12 | |||||
26 | December 26 | N Milwaukee | 76–78 | Vince Boryla (16) | 13–13 | |||||
27 | December 27 | @ Rochester | 85–98 | Connie Simmons (20) | 13–14 | |||||
28 | December 30 | @ Boston | 90–100 | Connie Simmons (16) | 13–15 | |||||
29 | December 31 | Boston | 86–87 (OT) | Max Zaslofsky (30) | 14–15 | |||||
30 | January 1 | @ Milwaukee | 68–65 | Vince Boryla (16) | 15–15 | |||||
31 | January 2 | N Milwaukee | 89–67 | Max Zaslofsky (27) | 16–15 | |||||
32 | January 4 | @ Indianapolis | 73–83 | Dick McGuire (15) | 16–16 | |||||
33 | January 6 | @ Minneapolis | 92–107 | Max Zaslofsky (18) | 16–17 | |||||
34 | January 8 | Rochester | 74–107 | Ernie Vandeweghe (18) | 17–17 | |||||
35 | January 10 | @ Syracuse | 96–110 | Connie Simmons (15) | 17–18 | |||||
36 | January 12 | Indianapolis | 77–86 | Harry Gallatin (23) | 18–18 | |||||
37 | January 13 | @ Rochester | 70–97 | Dick McGuire (15) | 18–19 | |||||
38 | January 19 | Philadelphia | 88–94 | Vandeweghe, Zaslofsky (20) | 19–19 | |||||
39 | January 21 | @ Baltimore | 99–83 | Dick McGuire (22) | 20–19 | |||||
40 | January 22 | @ Philadelphia | 82–78 | Simmons, Zaslofsky (17) | 21–19 | |||||
41 | January 26 | Indianapolis | 93–99 | Connie Simmons (25) | 22–19 | |||||
42 | January 27 | @ Fort Wayne | 92–100 | Max Zaslofsky (25) | 22–20 | |||||
43 | January 29 | N Indianapolis | 72–100 | George Kaftan (13) | 22–21 | |||||
44 | January 30 | @ Minneapolis | 65–77 | Max Zaslofsky (14) | 22–22 | |||||
45 | February 2 | Boston | 83–91 | Dick McGuire (21) | 23–22 | |||||
46 | February 3 | @ Boston | 95–100 | Harry Gallatin (23) | 23–23 | |||||
47 | February 4 | @ Baltimore | 81–82 | Nathaniel Clifton (16) | 23–24 | |||||
48 | February 6 | Baltimore | 70–73 | McGuire, Zaslofsky (14) | 24–24 | |||||
49 | February 8 | N Baltimore | 103–83 | Ray Lumpp (23) | 25–24 | |||||
50 | February 9 | Philadelphia | 86–96 | Connie Simmons (18) | 26–24 | |||||
51 | February 12 | Syracuse | 69–78 | Connie Simmons (15) | 27–24 | |||||
52 | February 16 | Baltimore | 82–102 | Max Zaslofsky (26) | 28–24 | |||||
53 | February 17 | @ Syracuse | 61–66 | Harry Gallatin (11) | 28–25 | |||||
54 | February 19 | Minneapolis | 96–98 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | 29–25 | |||||
55 | February 22 | @ Philadelphia | 95–118 | Harry Gallatin (22) | 29–26 | |||||
56 | February 23 | Fort Wayne | 77–82 (OT) | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 30–26 | |||||
57 | February 25 | @ Baltimore | 89–84 | Dick McGuire (17) | 31–26 | |||||
58 | March 1 | Boston | 84–78 | Ernie Vandeweghe (22) | 32–26 | |||||
59 | March 2 | @ Boston | 89–87 | Harry Gallatin (21) | 33–26 | |||||
60 | March 4 | Rochester | 90–92 (OT) | George Kaftan (30) | 34–26 | |||||
61 | March 5 | N Baltimore | 88–82 | Simmons, Zaslofsky (19) | 35–26 | |||||
62 | March 8 | N Milwaukee | 99–103 | Max Zaslofsky (24) | 35–27 | |||||
63 | March 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 79–80 | Harry Gallatin (25) | 35–28 | |||||
64 | March 12 | @ Minneapolis | 83–85 | Harry Gallatin (19) | 35–29 | |||||
65 | March 15 | Syracuse | 90–97 | Harry Gallatin (24) | 36–29 | |||||
66 | March 16 | @ Syracuse | 90–84 | Ernie Vandeweghe (19) | 37–29 |
Playoffs[edit]
1952 playoff game log | |
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Division Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1) |
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Division Finals: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) |
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NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) |
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1952 schedule |
Player statistics[edit]
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