1951–52 New York Knicks season
1951–52 New York Knicks season | |
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Eastern Division Champions | |
Head coach | Joe Lapchick[1] |
General manager | Ned Irish |
Arena | Madison Square Garden[1] |
Results | |
Record | 37–29 (.561) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (eliminated 3–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Radio | WMGM[2] |
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]
Contents
NBA Draft
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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]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 6 | Ed Smith | F | United States | Harvard |
2 | 15 | Roland Minson | G | United States | Brigham Young |
6 | 55 | Al McGuire | G/F | United States | St. John's |
Regular season
Season standings
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Syracuse Nationals | 40 | 26 | .606 | - | 26-7 | 12-18 | 2-1 | 21-15 |
x-Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 1 | 22-7 | 10-19 | 7-1 | 22-14 |
x-New York Knicks | 37 | 29 | .561 | 3 | 21-4 | 12-22 | 4-3 | 23-13 |
x-Philadelphia Warriors | 33 | 33 | .500 | 7 | 24-7 | 6–25 | 3-1 | 14-22 |
Baltimore Bullets | 20 | 46 | .303 | 20 | 17-15 | 2–22 | 1-9 | 10-26 |
- x = clinched playoff spot
Game log
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–1
- Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 105, New York 94
- Game 2 @ New York: New York 101, Boston 97
- Game 3 @ Boston: New York 88, Boston 87 (2OT)
East Division Finals
(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3–1
- Game 1 @ Syracuse: New York 87, Syracuse 85
- Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, New York 92
- Game 3 @ New York: New York 99, Syracuse 92
- Game 4 @ New York: New York 100, Syracuse 93
NBA Finals
(W2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Lakers win series 4–3
- Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 83, New York 79 (OT)
- Game 2 @ Minneapolis: New York 80, Minneapolis 72
- Game 3 @ New York: Minneapolis 82, New York 77
- Game 4 @ New York: New York 90, Minneapolis 89 (OT)
- Game 5 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 102, New York 89
- Game 6 @ New York: New York 76, Minneapolis 68
- Game 7 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 82, New York 65
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Awards and records
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Transactions
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See also
References
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