1952–53 New York Knicks season

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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
< 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]

NBA Draft

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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

Game log

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

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

  • Game 1 @ Syracuse: New York 80, Baltimore 62
  • Game 2 @ Baltimore: New York 90, Baltimore 81

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

  • Game 1 @ New York: New York 95, Boston 91
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 86, New York 70
  • Game 3 @ New York: New York 101, Boston 82
  • Game 4 @ Boston: New York 82, Boston 75

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

  • Game 1 @ Minneapolis: New York 96, Minneapolis 88
  • Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 73, New York 71
  • Game 3 @ New York: Minneapolis 90, New York 75
  • Game 4 @ New York: Minneapolis 71, New York 69
  • Game 5 @ New York: Minneapolis 91, New York 84

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

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

References

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External links

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