1952–53 New York Knicks season

1952–53 New York Knicks season
Eastern 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
(eliminated 1–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Radio WMGM

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]

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 —

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) New York Knicks vs. (4) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2–0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1949 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2–1)

East Division Finals

(1) New York Knicks vs. (3) Boston Celtics: Knicks win series 3–1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2–1)

NBA Finals

(W1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E1) New York Knicks: Lakers win series 4–1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 NBA Finals (Minneapolis won 4–3)

See also

References

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

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