1951–52 New York Knicks season

1951–52 New York Knicks season
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
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]

NBA Draft

Main article: 1951 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.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
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
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

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
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

References

1 2 "1951–52 New York Knicks Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
↑ Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (2008). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
1 2 "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
1 2 "1952 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
↑ "1951 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2011.

External links

1951–52 New York Knickerbockers Statistics

1951–52 NBA season by team

Eastern	Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse

Western	Fort Wayne Indianapolis Milwaukee Minneapolis Rochester

New York Knicks

Founded in 1946 Based in New York City, New York

Franchise	Franchise All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Madison Square Garden III 69th Regiment Armory Madison Square Garden IV

General Managers	Podesta Boryla Donovan Holzman Donovan DeBusschere Stirling Bianchi Checketts Grunfeld Layden Thomas Walsh Grunwald Mills

D-League affiliate	Westchester Knicks

Administration	The Madison Square Garden Company (Owner) James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) Steve Mills (GM) Phil Jackson (President) Kurt Rambis (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 12 15 (McGuire) 15 (Monroe) 18 19 22 24 33 613

Hall of Fame members	Walt Bellamy Bill Bradley Hubie Brown Larry Brown Nathaniel Clifton Dave DeBusschere Patrick Ewing Walt Frazier Harry Gallatin Tom Gola Richie Guerin Spencer Haywood Red Holzman Bernard King Jerry Lucas Slater Martin Bob McAdoo Dick McGuire Earl Monroe Dikembe Mutombo Don Nelson Rick Pitino Willis Reed Pat Riley Lenny Wilkens Phil Jackson

NBA Championships (2)	1970 1973

Conference Championships (8)	1951 1952 1953 1970 1972 1973 1994 1999

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Miami Heat

Culture and Lore	Dancing Harry Eddie Spike Lee Disputed foul against Scottie Pippen Diedrich Knickerbocker Knicks–Nuggets brawl Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? Mike Walczewski George Kalinsky John Starks' 2-for-18 in Game 7 of the 1994 Finals Linsanity

Media	TV MSG Network Radio WEPN-FM Announcers Mike Breen Walt Frazier Kenny Albert Mike Crispino Kelly Tripucka

New York Knicks seasons

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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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