1951-52 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-29
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-6 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Boston Celtics 2-1
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-1
Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 4-3
Coach: Joe Lapchick (37-29)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 140,746, Avg. 5,630 in 25 home dates
1951-52 New York Knicks Statistics
1951-52 New York Knicks Roster

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 37 wins and 29 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-6.

New York poured in 5,609 points and allowed 5,560. Max Zaslofsky tossed in a team-leading 931 points for the Knicks, while Nat Clifton contributed 731 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 388 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick coached the team. The 1951-52 New York Knicks lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5609
Regular Season Points Against: 5560

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 3, 1951 New York Knicks 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 66 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
November 4, 1951 New York Knicks 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
November 6, 1951 New York Knicks 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 73 W 0-0 2-1 2-1
November 10, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 89 at New York Knicks 73 L 0-1 2-1 2-2
November 11, 1951 New York Knicks 78 at Rochester Royals 80 L 0-1 2-2 2-3
November 13, 1951 New York Knicks 85 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 W 0-1 3-2 3-3
November 17, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 79 at New York Knicks 72 L 0-2 3-2 3-4
November 18, 1951 New York Knicks 93 at Boston Celtics 92 W 0-2 4-2 4-4
November 20, 1951 New York Knicks 88 at Baltimore Bullets 86 W 0-2 5-2 5-4 at Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 1951 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at New York Knicks 102 W 1-2 5-2 6-4
November 24, 1951 Boston Celtics 70 at New York Knicks 68 L 1-3 5-2 6-5
November 25, 1951 New York Knicks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 100 L 1-3 5-3 6-6
November 27, 1951 New York Knicks 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 83 L 1-3 5-4 6-7
November 29, 1951 Rochester Royals 78 at New York Knicks 74 L 1-4 5-4 6-8
December 1, 1951 New York Knicks 82 at Baltimore Bullets 84 L 1-4 5-5 6-9
December 2, 1951 Philadelphia Warriors 72 at New York Knicks 86 W 2-4 5-5 7-9
December 7, 1951 New York Knicks 91 at Philadelphia Warriors 93 L 2-4 5-6 7-10
December 9, 1951 New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 103 L 2-4 5-7 7-11
December 11, 1951 Milwaukee Hawks 83 at New York Knicks 88 W 3-4 5-7 8-11
December 14, 1951 New York Knicks 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 83 L 3-4 5-8 8-12
December 16, 1951 New York Knicks 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 W 3-4 6-8 9-12
December 18, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 67 at New York Knicks 69 W 4-4 6-8 10-12
December 22, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 73 at New York Knicks 92 W 5-4 6-8 11-12
December 23, 1951 New York Knicks 75 at Syracuse Nationals 72 W 5-4 7-8 12-12
December 25, 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons 65 at New York Knicks 72 W 6-4 7-8 13-12
December 26, 1951 Milwaukee Hawks 78 at New York Knicks 76 L 6-5 7-8 13-13 at Baltimore, MD
December 27, 1951 New York Knicks 85 at Rochester Royals 98 L 6-5 7-9 13-14
December 30, 1951 New York Knicks 90 at Boston Celtics 100 L 6-5 7-10 13-15
December 31, 1951 Boston Celtics 86 at New York Knicks 87 W 7-5 7-10 14-15 OT
January 1, 1952 New York Knicks 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 65 W 7-5 8-10 15-15
January 2, 1952 New York Knicks 89 at Milwaukee Hawks 67 W 7-5 9-10 16-15 at Chicago, IL
January 4, 1952 New York Knicks 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 83 L 7-5 9-11 16-16
January 6, 1952 New York Knicks 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 L 7-5 9-12 16-17
January 8, 1952 Rochester Royals 74 at New York Knicks 107 W 8-5 9-12 17-17
January 10, 1952 New York Knicks 96 at Syracuse Nationals 110 L 8-5 9-13 17-18
January 12, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 77 at New York Knicks 86 W 9-5 9-13 18-18
January 13, 1952 New York Knicks 70 at Rochester Royals 97 L 9-5 9-14 18-19
January 19, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at New York Knicks 94 W 10-5 9-14 19-19
January 21, 1952 New York Knicks 99 at Baltimore Bullets 83 W 10-5 10-14 20-19
January 22, 1952 New York Knicks 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 78 W 10-5 11-14 21-19
January 26, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 93 at New York Knicks 99 W 11-5 11-14 22-19
January 27, 1952 New York Knicks 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 L 11-5 11-15 22-20
January 29, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 100 at New York Knicks 72 L 11-6 11-15 22-21 at Louisville, KY
January 30, 1952 New York Knicks 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 77 L 11-6 11-16 22-22
February 2, 1952 Boston Celtics 83 at New York Knicks 91 W 12-6 11-16 23-22
February 3, 1952 New York Knicks 95 at Boston Celtics 100 L 12-6 11-17 23-23
February 4, 1952 New York Knicks 81 at Baltimore Bullets 82 L 12-6 11-18 23-24
February 6, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 70 at New York Knicks 73 W 13-6 11-18 24-24
February 8, 1952 New York Knicks 103 at Baltimore Bullets 83 W 13-6 12-18 25-24 at Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 86 at New York Knicks 96 W 14-6 12-18 26-24
February 12, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 69 at New York Knicks 78 W 15-6 12-18 27-24
February 16, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 82 at New York Knicks 102 W 16-6 12-18 28-24
February 17, 1952 New York Knicks 61 at Syracuse Nationals 66 L 16-6 12-19 28-25
February 19, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 96 at New York Knicks 98 W 17-6 12-19 29-25
February 22, 1952 New York Knicks 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 118 L 17-6 12-20 29-26
February 23, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at New York Knicks 82 W 18-6 12-20 30-26 OT
February 25, 1952 New York Knicks 89 at Baltimore Bullets 84 W 18-6 13-20 31-26
March 1, 1952 Boston Celtics 86 at New York Knicks 105 W 19-6 13-20 32-26
March 2, 1952 New York Knicks 89 at Boston Celtics 87 W 19-6 14-20 33-26
March 4, 1952 Rochester Royals 90 at New York Knicks 92 W 20-6 14-20 34-26 OT
March 5, 1952 New York Knicks 88 at Baltimore Bullets 82 W 20-6 15-20 35-26 at Boston, MA
March 8, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 103 at New York Knicks 99 L 20-7 15-20 35-27 at Baltimore, MD
March 9, 1952 New York Knicks 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 L 20-7 15-21 35-28
March 12, 1952 New York Knicks 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 L 20-7 15-22 35-29
March 15, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 90 at New York Knicks 97 W 21-7 15-22 36-29
March 16, 1952 New York Knicks 90 at Syracuse Nationals 84 W 21-7 16-22 37-29
March 19, 1952 New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 105 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
March 23, 1952 Boston Celtics 97 at New York Knicks 101 W 1-0 0-1 1-1
March 26, 1952 New York Knicks 88 at Boston Celtics 87 W 1-0 1-1 2-1 2OT
April 2, 1952 New York Knicks 87 at Syracuse Nationals 85 W 1-0 2-1 3-1
April 3, 1952 New York Knicks 92 at Syracuse Nationals 102 L 1-0 2-2 3-2
April 4, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 92 at New York Knicks 99 W 2-0 2-2 4-2
April 8, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 93 at New York Knicks 100 W 3-0 2-2 5-2
April 12, 1952 New York Knicks 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 83 L 3-0 2-3 5-3 OT at St Paul, MN
April 13, 1952 New York Knicks 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 72 W 3-0 3-3 6-3 at St Paul, MN
April 16, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 82 at New York Knicks 77 L 3-1 3-3 6-4
April 18, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 89 at New York Knicks 90 W 4-1 3-3 7-4 OT
April 20, 1952 New York Knicks 89 at Minneapolis Lakers 102 L 4-1 3-4 7-5 at St Paul, MN
April 23, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 68 at New York Knicks 76 W 5-1 3-4 8-5
April 25, 1952 New York Knicks 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 L 5-1 3-5 8-6


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