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Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1952–53 New York Knicks season was the seventh season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] With a 47–23 record, the Knicks won the regular season Eastern Division title by a half-game over the Syracuse Nationals and made the NBA Playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.[1][2]
1952–53 New York Knicks season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Joe Lapchick |
General manager | Ned Irish |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 47–23 (.671) |
Place | Division: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Lakers 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WPIX |
Radio | WMGM |
In the first round of the 1953 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks swept the Baltimore Bullets 2–0 in a best-of-three series to advance to the Eastern Division finals. There, New York defeated the Boston Celtics 3–1 to make the NBA Finals for the third straight year.[2][1] In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers, four games to one.[2] The club would wait another 17 years to make an NBA championship final, winning it in 1970.[1]
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.[3]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 5 | Ralph Polson | F/C | United States | Whitworth |
– | – | Dick Bunt | G | United States | NYU |
– | – | Bert Cook | G/F | United States | Utah State |
– | – | Dick Surhoff | F | United States | Long Island |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-New York Knicks | 47 | 23 | .671 | - | 22-4 | 15-14 | 10-5 | 30-10 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 47 | 24 | .662 | 0.5 | 32-2 | 10-20 | 5-2 | 26-15 |
x-Boston Celtics | 46 | 25 | .648 | 1.5 | 21-3 | 11-18 | 14-4 | 28-13 |
x-Baltimore Bullets | 16 | 54 | .229 | 31 | 11-20 | 1–19 | 4-15 | 10-30 |
Philadelphia Warriors | 12 | 57 | .174 | 34.5 | 5-12 | 1–28 | 6-17 | 7-33 |
1952–53 NBA records | ||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIL | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR |
Baltimore | — | 2–8 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–10 | 6–4 | 0–6 | 2–8 |
Boston | 8–2 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 4–2 | 5–6 |
Fort Wayne | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 7–3 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–7 | — | 5–6 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 3–7 | 1–5 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | — | 3–7 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–7 | 3–3 |
Minneapolis | 5–1 | 5–1 | 9–1 | 6–4 | 7–3 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 |
New York | 10–0 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 10–0 | 3–3 | 6–4 |
Philadelphia | 4–6 | 1–9 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–10 | — | 2–4 | 2–8 |
Rochester | 6–0 | 2–4 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 |
Syracuse | 8–2 | 6–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 4–2 | — |
1952–53 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | November 1 | Baltimore | 53–69 | Nathaniel Clifton (20) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | November 8 | @ Baltimore | 92–62 | Nathaniel Clifton (22) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | November 11 | @ Rochester | 94–104 | Carl Braun (19) | 2–1 | |||||
4 | November 13 | Minneapolis | 91–100 | Ernie Vandeweghe (21) | 3–1 | |||||
5 | November 15 | Boston | 68–79 | Carl Braun (17) | 4–1 | |||||
6 | November 16 | @ Fort Wayne | 83–112 | Connie Simmons (17) | 4–2 | |||||
7 | November 18 | Indianapolis | 90–100 | Vince Boryla (22) | 4–3 | |||||
8 | November 20 | N Indianapolis | 72–67 | Harry Gallatin (16) | 5–3 | |||||
9 | November 22 | Syracuse | 68–98 | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 6–3 | |||||
10 | November 23 | @ Syracuse | 73–76 | Harry Gallatin (13) | 6–4 | |||||
11 | November 26 | @ Baltimore | 94–92 | Connie Simmons (20) | 7–4 | |||||
12 | November 27 | N Baltimore | 104–92 | Nathaniel Clifton (19) | 8–4 | |||||
13 | November 29 | Indianapolis | 72–94 | Ernie Vandeweghe (16) | 9–4 | |||||
14 | December 2 | @ Philadelphia | 89–82 (OT) | Carl Braun (24) | 10–4 | |||||
15 | December 3 | N Philadelphia | 75–100 | Vince Boryla (21) | 11–4 | |||||
16 | December 4 | Minneapolis | 81–71 | Connie Simmons (20) | 11–5 | |||||
17 | December 6 | @ Minneapolis | 78–85 (OT) | Carl Braun (25) | 11–6 | |||||
18 | December 7 | @ Fort Wayne | 91–102 | Carl Braun (16) | 11–7 | |||||
19 | December 9 | Rochester | 77–75 | Max Zaslofsky (21) | 11–8 | |||||
20 | December 13 | @ Rochester | 99–97 (OT) | Carl Braun (25) | 12–8 | |||||
21 | December 14 | @ Milwaukee | 74–69 | Gallatin, Simmons (14) | 13–8 | |||||
22 | December 16 | Syracuse | 93–98 (OT) | Max Zaslofsky (22) | 14–8 | |||||
23 | December 20 | @ Baltimore | 102–99 (OT) | Carl Braun (28) | 15–8 | |||||
24 | December 21 | Baltimore | 77–102 | Connie Simmons (17) | 16–8 | |||||
25 | December 22 | N Milwaukee | 80–75 | Nathaniel Clifton (18) | 17–8 | |||||
26 | December 25 | Boston | 84–97 | Ernie Vandeweghe (21) | 18–8 | |||||
27 | December 27 | N Fort Wayne | 91–92 | Connie Simmons (20) | 18–9 | |||||
28 | December 28 | Philadelphia | 54–72 | Ernie Vandeweghe (15) | 19–9 | |||||
29 | January 1 | @ Philadelphia | 108–82 | Ernie Vandeweghe (26) | 20–9 | |||||
30 | January 3 | Syracuse | 77–85 (OT) | Connie Simmons (22) | 21–9 | |||||
31 | January 4 | @ Boston | 100–103 | Carl Braun (22) | 21–10 | |||||
32 | January 7 | N Syracuse | 114–93 | Carl Braun (25) | 21–11 | |||||
33 | January 8 | Milwaukee | 68–81 | Carl Braun (22) | 22–11 | |||||
34 | January 9 | @ Indianapolis | 58–54 | Carl Braun (16) | 23–11 | |||||
35 | January 11 | @ Minneapolis | 79–85 | Ernie Vandeweghe (21) | 23–12 | |||||
36 | January 17 | Philadelphia | 76–84 | Ernie Vandeweghe (20) | 24–12 | |||||
37 | January 18 | @ Boston | 83–99 | Harry Gallatin (20) | 24–13 | |||||
38 | January 21 | N Milwaukee | 70–72 | Nathaniel Clifton (14) | 24–14 | |||||
39 | January 22 | N Boston | 112–89 | Max Zaslofsky (26) | 25–14 | |||||
40 | January 24 | Fort Wayne | 76–82 | Carl Braun (20) | 26–14 | |||||
41 | January 25 | @ Syracuse | 97–62 | Harry Gallatin (22) | 27–14 | |||||
42 | January 27 | @ Rochester | 74–72 | Harry Gallatin (15) | 28–14 | |||||
43 | January 29 | @ Philadelphia | 72–61 | Clifton, Gallatin (18) | 29–14 | |||||
44 | January 31 | Boston | 69–76 | Braun, Clifton (21) | 30–14 | |||||
45 | February 1 | N Philadelphia | 85–90 | Harry Gallatin (21) | 31–14 | |||||
46 | February 3 | N Milwaukee | 76–69 | Nathaniel Clifton (18) | 32–14 | |||||
47 | February 5 | @ Minneapolis | 73–81 | Connie Simmons (17) | 32–15 | |||||
48 | February 6 | @ Indianapolis | 84–73 | Nathaniel Clifton (21) | 33–15 | |||||
49 | February 7 | Philadelphia | 63–86 | Harry Gallatin (23) | 34–15 | |||||
50 | February 8 | @ Boston | 79–87 | Nathaniel Clifton (15) | 34–16 | |||||
51 | February 11 | @ Baltimore | 86–80 | Carl Braun (18) | 35–16 | |||||
52 | February 13 | N Baltimore | 106–96 | Vince Boryla (23) | 36–16 | |||||
53 | February 14 | Indianapolis | 79–91 | Vince Boryla (22) | 37–16 | |||||
54 | February 15 | @ Syracuse | 85–81 | Carl Braun (21) | 38–16 | |||||
55 | February 17 | Milwaukee | 67–86 | Harry Gallatin (21) | 39–16 | |||||
56 | February 18 | N Boston | 66–69 | Ernie Vandeweghe (18) | 39–17 | |||||
57 | February 21 | Philadelphia | 69–85 | Carl Braun (18) | 40–17 | |||||
58 | February 22 | @ Boston | 83–87 (OT) | Connie Simmons (20) | 40–18 | |||||
59 | February 24 | Minneapolis | 63–79 | Carl Braun (15) | 41–18 | |||||
60 | February 25 | N Rochester | 79–71 (OT) | Carl Braun (25) | 41–19 | |||||
61 | February 28 | Fort Wayne | 74–85 | Ernie Vandeweghe (29) | 42–19 | |||||
62 | March 1 | @ Syracuse | 64–79 | Connie Simmons (19) | 42–20 | |||||
63 | March 3 | Rochester | 88–109 | Harry Gallatin (25) | 43–20 | |||||
64 | March 5 | N Baltimore | 80–69 | Nathaniel Clifton (17) | 44–20 | |||||
65 | March 6 | Syracuse | 66–75 | Vince Boryla (22) | 45–20 | |||||
66 | March 8 | Boston | 89–78 | Harry Gallatin (17) | 45–21 | |||||
67 | March 11 | N Baltimore | 113–107 (3OT) | Carl Braun (24) | 46–21 | |||||
68 | March 12 | @ Philadelphia | 90–85 | Connie Simmons (29) | 47–21 | |||||
69 | March 14 | Syracuse | 95–81 | Nathaniel Clifton (18) | 47–22 | |||||
70 | March 15 | @ Fort Wayne | 69–81 | Harry Gallatin (30) | 47–23 |
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Division semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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Division finals: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
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1953 schedule |
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