1950–51 New York Knicks season

1950–51 New York Knicks season
Eastern Division Champions
Head coach Joe Lapchick
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 36–30 (.545)
Place Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WMGM
< 1949–50 1951–52 >

The 1950–51 New York Knicks season was the fifth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in third place in the Eastern Division, and their 36–30 record gave them a berth in the NBA Playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.[1]

New York faced the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Division playoffs, and won the best-of-three series 2–0 to advance to the division finals. In that series, the Knicks defeated the Syracuse Nationals 3–2 in a best-of-five series, earning the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. The Rochester Royals faced the Knicks in the Finals, and won the first three games of the best-of-seven series. New York won the next three games to even up the series, but Rochester won the seventh game by a score of 79–75.[2]

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 6 Irwin Dambrot F  United States CCNY
2 18 Herb Scherer C  United States Long Island

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors 40 26 .606 - 28-4 11-21 1-1 22-14
x-Boston Celtics 39 30 .565 1 25-5 10-23 4-2 21-19
x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 4 22-5 10-25 4-0 21-15
x-Syracuse Nationals 32 34 .485 8 23-10 9–24 - 19-17
Baltimore Bullets 24 42 .364 16 20-12 4–24 0-6 12-24
Washington Capitols 10 25 .286 30 7-12 3–12 0-1 6-12
x = clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–0

East Division Finals

(3) New York Knicks vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: Knicks win series 3–2

NBA Finals

(W2) Rochester Royals vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Royals win series 4–3

Player statistics

Legend
  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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  2. ↑ "1951 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  3. ↑ "1950 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2013.

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