1952–53 New York Knicks season

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1952–53 New York Knicks season
Division champions
Head coachJoe Lapchick
General managerNed Irish
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record47–23 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWMGM
< 1951–52 1953–54 >

The 1952–53 New York Knicks season was the seventh season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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]

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.[1][2] In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers, four games to one.[1] The club would wait another 17 years to make an NBA championship final, winning it in 1970.[2]

NBA draft[]

Main article: 1952 NBA draft

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
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

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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


x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1952–53 NBA records
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 —

Game log[]

1951–52 Game log
# 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

Playoffs[]

1953 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 17 Baltimore W 80–62 Connie Simmons (25) Madison Square Garden III 1–0
2 March 20 @ Baltimore W 90–81 Vince Boryla (20) Baltimore Coliseum 2–0
Division Finals: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High assists Location Series
1 March 25 Boston W 95–91 Connie Simmons (18) Dick McGuire (8) Madison Square Garden III 1–0
2 March 26 @ Boston L 70–86 Harry Gallatin (17) Carl Braun (7) Boston Garden 1–1
3 March 28 Boston W 101–82 Harry Gallatin (23) Dick McGuire (11) Madison Square Garden III 2–1
4 March 29 @ Boston W 82–75 Carl Braun (18) Nat Clifton (9) Boston Garden 3–1
NBA Finals: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 4 @ Minneapolis W 96–88 Carl Braun (21) — Minneapolis Auditorium
5,000 		1–0
2 April 5 @ Minneapolis L 71–73 Connie Simmons (17) — Minneapolis Auditorium
4,848 		1–1
3 April 7 Minneapolis L 75–90 Connie Simmons (18) — 69th Regiment Armory
5,100 		1–2
4 April 8 Minneapolis L 69–71 Connie Simmons (17) — 69th Regiment Armory
5,200 		1–3
5 April 10 Minneapolis L 84–91 Carl Braun (19) Ernie Vandeweghe (4) 69th Regiment Armory
5,200 		1–4
1953 schedule

Player statistics[]

Season[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "1952–53 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "New York Knickerbockers". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "1952 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2012.

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