1952-53 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-23
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 6-5 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Baltimore Bullets 2-0
Division Finals - Defeated Boston Celtics 3-1
Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 4-1
Coach: Joe Lapchick (47-23)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 195,240, Avg. 7,810 in 25 home dates
1952-53 New York Knicks Statistics
1952-53 New York Knicks Roster

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 47 wins and 23 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.

The Knicks tossed in 5,985 points and gave up 5,619. Carl Braun scored a team-leading 977 points for New York, and Harry Gallatin accounted for 916 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 296 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick coached the team. The 1952-53 New York Knicks lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5985
Regular Season Points Against: 5619

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 1, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 53 at New York Knicks 69 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 8, 1952 New York Knicks 92 at Baltimore Bullets 62 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
November 11, 1952 New York Knicks 94 at Rochester Royals 104 L 1-0 1-1 2-1
November 13, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 91 at New York Knicks 100 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
November 15, 1952 Boston Celtics 68 at New York Knicks 79 W 3-0 1-1 4-1
November 16, 1952 New York Knicks 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 112 L 3-0 1-2 4-2
November 18, 1952 New York Knicks 90 at Indianapolis Olympians 100 L 3-0 1-3 4-3
November 20, 1952 New York Knicks 72 at Indianapolis Olympians 67 W 3-0 2-3 5-3 at Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 68 at New York Knicks 98 W 4-0 2-3 6-3
November 23, 1952 New York Knicks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 76 L 4-0 2-4 6-4
November 26, 1952 New York Knicks 94 at Baltimore Bullets 92 W 4-0 3-4 7-4
November 27, 1952 New York Knicks 104 at Baltimore Bullets 92 W 4-0 4-4 8-4 at Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 72 at New York Knicks 94 W 5-0 4-4 9-4
December 2, 1952 New York Knicks 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 W 5-0 5-4 10-4 OT
December 3, 1952 New York Knicks 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 75 W 5-0 6-4 11-4 at Boston, MA
December 4, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 81 at New York Knicks 71 L 5-1 6-4 11-5
December 6, 1952 New York Knicks 78 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 L 5-1 6-5 11-6 OT
December 7, 1952 New York Knicks 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 L 5-1 6-6 11-7
December 9, 1952 Rochester Royals 77 at New York Knicks 75 L 5-2 6-6 11-8
December 13, 1952 New York Knicks 99 at Rochester Royals 97 W 5-2 7-6 12-8 OT
December 14, 1952 New York Knicks 74 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 W 5-2 8-6 13-8
December 16, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 93 at New York Knicks 98 W 6-2 8-6 14-8 OT
December 20, 1952 New York Knicks 102 at Baltimore Bullets 99 W 6-2 9-6 15-8 OT
December 21, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 77 at New York Knicks 102 W 7-2 9-6 16-8
December 22, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 75 at New York Knicks 80 W 8-2 9-6 17-8 at Buffalo, NY
December 25, 1952 Boston Celtics 84 at New York Knicks 97 W 9-2 9-6 18-8
December 27, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at New York Knicks 91 L 9-3 9-6 18-9 at Baltimore, MD
December 28, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 54 at New York Knicks 72 W 10-3 9-6 19-9
January 1, 1953 New York Knicks 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 W 10-3 10-6 20-9
January 3, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 77 at New York Knicks 85 W 11-3 10-6 21-9 OT
January 4, 1953 New York Knicks 100 at Boston Celtics 103 L 11-3 10-7 21-10
January 7, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 114 at New York Knicks 93 L 11-4 10-7 21-11 at Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 68 at New York Knicks 81 W 12-4 10-7 22-11
January 9, 1953 New York Knicks 58 at Indianapolis Olympians 54 W 12-4 11-7 23-11
January 11, 1953 New York Knicks 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 L 12-4 11-8 23-12
January 17, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 76 at New York Knicks 84 W 13-4 11-8 24-12
January 18, 1953 New York Knicks 83 at Boston Celtics 99 L 13-4 11-9 24-13
January 20, 1953 New York Knicks 112 at Boston Celtics 89 W 13-4 12-9 25-13 at Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 72 at New York Knicks 70 L 13-5 12-9 25-14 at Boston, MA
January 24, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at New York Knicks 82 W 14-5 12-9 26-14
January 25, 1953 New York Knicks 97 at Syracuse Nationals 62 W 14-5 13-9 27-14
January 27, 1953 New York Knicks 74 at Rochester Royals 72 W 14-5 14-9 28-14
January 29, 1953 New York Knicks 72 at Philadelphia Warriors 61 W 14-5 15-9 29-14
January 31, 1953 Boston Celtics 69 at New York Knicks 76 W 15-5 15-9 30-14
February 1, 1953 New York Knicks 90 at Philadelphia Warriors 85 W 15-5 16-9 31-14 at Boston, MA
February 3, 1953 New York Knicks 76 at Milwaukee Hawks 69 W 15-5 17-9 32-14 at Indianapolis, IN
February 5, 1953 New York Knicks 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 81 L 15-5 17-10 32-15
February 6, 1953 New York Knicks 84 at Indianapolis Olympians 73 W 15-5 18-10 33-15
February 7, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 63 at New York Knicks 86 W 16-5 18-10 34-15
February 8, 1953 New York Knicks 79 at Boston Celtics 87 L 16-5 18-11 34-16
February 11, 1953 New York Knicks 86 at Baltimore Bullets 80 W 16-5 19-11 35-16
February 13, 1953 New York Knicks 106 at Baltimore Bullets 96 W 16-5 20-11 36-16 at Boston, MA
February 14, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians 79 at New York Knicks 91 W 17-5 20-11 37-16
February 15, 1953 New York Knicks 85 at Syracuse Nationals 81 W 17-5 21-11 38-16
February 17, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 67 at New York Knicks 86 W 18-5 21-11 39-16
February 18, 1953 Boston Celtics 69 at New York Knicks 66 L 18-6 21-11 39-17 at Providence, RI
February 21, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 69 at New York Knicks 85 W 19-6 21-11 40-17
February 22, 1953 New York Knicks 83 at Boston Celtics 87 L 19-6 21-12 40-18 OT
February 24, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 63 at New York Knicks 79 W 20-6 21-12 41-18
February 25, 1953 Rochester Royals 79 at New York Knicks 71 L 20-7 21-12 41-19 OT at Boston, MA
February 28, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at New York Knicks 85 W 21-7 21-12 42-19
March 1, 1953 New York Knicks 64 at Syracuse Nationals 79 L 21-7 21-13 42-20
March 3, 1953 Rochester Royals 88 at New York Knicks 109 W 22-7 21-13 43-20
March 5, 1953 New York Knicks 80 at Baltimore Bullets 69 W 22-7 22-13 44-20 at Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 66 at New York Knicks 75 W 23-7 22-13 45-20
March 8, 1953 Boston Celtics 89 at New York Knicks 78 L 23-8 22-13 45-21
March 11, 1953 New York Knicks 113 at Baltimore Bullets 107 W 23-8 23-13 46-21 3OT at Boston, MA
March 12, 1953 New York Knicks 90 at Philadelphia Warriors 85 W 23-8 24-13 47-21
March 14, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 95 at New York Knicks 81 L 23-9 24-13 47-22
March 15, 1953 New York Knicks 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 L 23-9 24-14 47-23
March 17, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 62 at New York Knicks 80 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 20, 1953 New York Knicks 90 at Baltimore Bullets 81 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
March 25, 1953 Boston Celtics 91 at New York Knicks 95 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
March 26, 1953 New York Knicks 70 at Boston Celtics 86 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
March 28, 1953 Boston Celtics 82 at New York Knicks 101 W 3-0 1-1 4-1
March 29, 1953 New York Knicks 82 at Boston Celtics 75 W 3-0 2-1 5-1
April 4, 1953 New York Knicks 96 at Minneapolis Lakers 88 W 3-0 3-1 6-1
April 5, 1953 New York Knicks 71 at Minneapolis Lakers 73 L 3-0 3-2 6-2
April 7, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 90 at New York Knicks 75 L 3-1 3-2 6-3
April 8, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 71 at New York Knicks 69 L 3-2 3-2 6-4
April 10, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 91 at New York Knicks 84 L 3-3 3-2 6-5


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