1950–51 New York Knicks season
1950–51 New York Knicks season | |
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Eastern Division Champions | |
Head coach | Joe Lapchick |
General manager | Ned Irish |
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 |
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 |
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1 | 6 | Irwin Dambrot | F | ![]() |
CCNY |
2 | 18 | Herb Scherer | C | ![]() |
Long Island |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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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
Record vs. opponents
1950–51 NBA records | |||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR | TCB | WAS |
Baltimore | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
Boston | 6–3 | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
Fort Wayne | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 5–3 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 3–1 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–5 | — | 3–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 |
Minneapolis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 5–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 5–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
Philadelphia | 6–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | — | 4–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
Rochester | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
Syracuse | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Tri-Cities | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 0–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
1950–51 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | ||||||
1 | November 4 | at Tri-Cities | 76–87 | 0–1 | ||||||
2 | November 5 | at Tri-Cities | 95–98 (OT) | 0–2 | ||||||
3 | November 7 | at Indianapolis | 73–86 | 0–3 | ||||||
4 | November 9 | Indianapolis | 73–85 | 0–4 | ||||||
5 | November 11 | Syracuse | 74–72 (OT) | 1–4 | ||||||
6 | November 14 | at Washington | 92–87 | 2–4 | ||||||
7 | November 16 | Minneapolis | 71–69 | 3–4 | ||||||
8 | November 18 | Philadelphia | 93–87 | 4–4 | ||||||
9 | November 19 | at Syracuse | 83–96 | 4–5 | ||||||
10 | November 21 | Boston | 83–89 | 4–6 | ||||||
11 | November 22 | at Baltimore | 87–73 | 5–6 | ||||||
12 | November 23 | Washington | 109–78 | 6–6 | ||||||
13 | November 26 | at Boston | 90–93 (2OT) | 6–7 | ||||||
14 | November 28 | Syracuse | 108–84 | 7–7 | ||||||
15 | November 30 | Rochester | 79–74 | 8–7 | ||||||
16 | December 3 | at Tri-Cities | 100–92 | 9–7 | ||||||
17 | December 5 | at Indianapolis | 89–95 | 9–8 | ||||||
18 | December 6 | at Minneapolis | 62–84 | 9–9 | ||||||
19 | December 9 | at Washington | 84–91 | 9–10 | ||||||
20 | December 10 | Indianapolis | 106–84 | 10–10 | ||||||
21 | December 12 | at Philadelphia | 91–101 | 10–11 | ||||||
22 | December 16 | Fort Wayne | 86–77 | 11–11 | ||||||
23 | December 17 | at Syracuse | 86–95 | 11–12 | ||||||
24 | December 19 | vs Boston | 86–80 | 12–12 | ||||||
25 | December 23 | Philadelphia | 83–79 (2OT) | 13–12 | ||||||
26 | December 25 | at Philadelphia | 86–84 (OT) | 14–12 | ||||||
27 | December 27 | at Philadelphia | 79–74 | 15–12 | ||||||
28 | December 30 | Boston | 77–60 | 16–12 | ||||||
29 | December 31 | at Boston | 90–100 | 16–13 | ||||||
30 | January 1 | at Rochester | 88–91 (OT) | 16–14 | ||||||
31 | January 6 | Syracuse | 85–87 (OT) | 16–15 | ||||||
32 | January 7 | at Fort Wayne | 79–76 | 17–15 | ||||||
33 | January 8 | vs Fort Wayne | 75–70 (OT) | 18–15 | ||||||
34 | January 10 | at Minneapolis | 65–70 | 18–16 | ||||||
35 | January 13 | Baltimore | 92–79 | 19–16 | ||||||
36 | January 14 | at Baltimore | 91–93 (2OT) | 19–17 | ||||||
37 | January 18 | Minneapolis | 95–78 | 20–17 | ||||||
38 | January 21 | Rochester | 88–83 (OT) | 21–17 | ||||||
39 | January 23 | at Rochester | 92–102 (4OT) | 21–18 | ||||||
40 | January 24 | Tri-Cities | 95–85 | 22–18 | ||||||
41 | January 27 | Boston | 76–75 | 23–18 | ||||||
42 | January 31 | Baltimore | 89–77 | 24–18 | ||||||
43 | February 1 | at Syracuse | 93–90 | 25–18 | ||||||
44 | February 3 | at Baltimore | 83–72 | 26–18 | ||||||
45 | February 4 | Indianapolis | 83–105 | 26–19 | ||||||
46 | February 6 | vs Baltimore | 91–82 | 27–19 | ||||||
47 | February 8 | at Syracuse | 83–96 | 27–20 | ||||||
48 | February 10 | Fort Wayne | 73–62 | 28–20 | ||||||
49 | February 11 | at Fort Wayne | 96–120 | 28–21 | ||||||
50 | February 14 | Rochester | 81–65 | 29–21 | ||||||
51 | February 15 | at Philadelphia | 98–93 | 30–21 | ||||||
52 | February 17 | Syracuse | 88–75 | 31–21 | ||||||
53 | February 21 | at Boston | 85–87 (OT) | 31–22 | ||||||
54 | February 22 | Tri-Cities | 94–90 | 32–22 | ||||||
55 | February 24 | Philadelphia | 64–70 | 32–23 | ||||||
56 | February 25 | at Syracuse | 93–98 | 32–24 | ||||||
57 | February 27 | at Rochester | 90–100 | 32–25 | ||||||
58 | March 1 | at Boston | 84–78 | 33–25 | ||||||
59 | March 3 | Syracuse | 97–78 | 34–25 | ||||||
60 | March 4 | at Fort Wayne | 98–105 | 34–26 | ||||||
61 | March 6 | at Philadelphia | 76–96 | 34–27 | ||||||
62 | March 8 | Minneapolis | 97–94 (OT) | 35–27 | ||||||
63 | March 11 | at Baltimore | 89–112 | 35–28 | ||||||
64 | March 14 | at Tri-Cities | 92–91 | 36–28 | ||||||
65 | March 15 | at Indianapolis | 70–74 | 36–29 | ||||||
66 | March 18 | at Minneapolis | 68–86 | 36–30 |
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–0
- Game 1 @ Boston: New York 83, Boston 69
- Game 2 @ New York: New York 92, Boston 78
East Division Finals
(3) New York Knicks vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: Knicks win series 3–2
- Game 1 @ New York: New York 103, Syracuse 92
- Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, New York 80
- Game 3 @ New York: New York 77, Syracuse 75 (OT)
- Game 4 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 90, New York 83
- Game 5 @ New York: New York 83, Syracuse 81
NBA Finals
(W2) Rochester Royals vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Royals win series 4–3
- Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 92, New York 65
- Game 2 @ Rochester: Rochester 99, New York 84
- Game 3 @ New York: Rochester 78, New York 71
- Game 4 @ New York: New York 79, Rochester 73
- Game 5 @ Rochester: New York 92, Rochester 89
- Game 6 @ New York: New York 80, Rochester 73
- Game 7 @ Rochester: Rochester 79, New York 75
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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
- ↑ "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ↑ "1951 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ↑ "1950 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2013.