1951–52 New York Knicks season
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1951–52 New York Knicks season
| 1951–52 New York Knicks season | |
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| Eastern Division Champions | |
| Head coach | Joe Lapchick[1] |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden[1] |
| Results | |
| Record | 37–29 (.561) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Finals (eliminated 3-4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Radio | WMGM[2] |
| New York Knicks seasons | |
| < 1950–51 | 1952–53 > |
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]
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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 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "1951–52 New York Knicks Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1952.html. 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=pLTB4E5wVBAC&pg=PA194. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ a b "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "1952 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1952.html. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "1951 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1951.html. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
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