1953-54 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-28
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-4 Lost division round-robin
Coach: Joe Lapchick (44-28)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 221,079, Avg. 8,503 in 26 home dates
1953-54 New York Knicks Statistics
1953-54 New York Knicks Roster

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 44 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

New York netted 5,688 points and conceded 5,697. Carl Braun tossed in a team-leading 1,062 points for the Knicks, while Harry Gallatin scored 13 or more per game also. Harry Gallatin accounted for 1,098 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 354 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick coached the team. The 1953-54 New York Knicks lost in the division round-robin.

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Regular Season Points For: 5687
Regular Season Points Against: 5697

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 31, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 67 at New York Knicks 91 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 4, 1953 New York Knicks 73 at Milwaukee Hawks 67 W 1-0 1-0 2-0 at Baltimore, MD
November 6, 1953 New York Knicks 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 68 W 1-0 2-0 3-0
November 7, 1953 New York Knicks 62 at Minneapolis Lakers 70 L 1-0 2-1 3-1
November 8, 1953 New York Knicks 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70 W 1-0 3-1 4-1
November 12, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 65 at New York Knicks 81 W 2-0 3-1 5-1
November 14, 1953 New York Knicks 83 at Baltimore Bullets 88 L 2-0 3-2 5-2
November 15, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 79 at New York Knicks 91 W 3-0 3-2 6-2
November 18, 1953 New York Knicks 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 83 W 3-0 4-2 7-2 at Baltimore, MD
November 19, 1953 New York Knicks 96 at Baltimore Bullets 85 W 3-0 5-2 8-2 at Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 67 at New York Knicks 68 W 4-0 5-2 9-2
November 22, 1953 New York Knicks 84 at Syracuse Nationals 80 W 4-0 6-2 10-2 OT
November 24, 1953 New York Knicks 103 at Boston Celtics 92 W 4-0 7-2 11-2 at Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 1953 New York Knicks 84 at Boston Celtics 96 L 4-0 7-3 11-3
November 28, 1953 Rochester Royals 90 at New York Knicks 95 W 5-0 7-3 12-3 OT
November 29, 1953 New York Knicks 69 at Rochester Royals 64 W 5-0 8-3 13-3
December 3, 1953 New York Knicks 74 at Philadelphia Warriors 79 L 5-0 8-4 13-4
December 5, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at New York Knicks 73 L 5-1 8-4 13-5
December 10, 1953 Boston Celtics 113 at New York Knicks 108 L 5-2 8-4 13-6 2OT
December 11, 1953 New York Knicks 70 at Milwaukee Hawks 82 L 5-2 8-5 13-7
December 12, 1953 New York Knicks 67 at Minneapolis Lakers 71 L 5-2 8-6 13-8
December 13, 1953 New York Knicks 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68 W 5-2 9-6 14-8
December 15, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 79 at New York Knicks 80 W 6-2 9-6 15-8 OT
December 19, 1953 New York Knicks 65 at Baltimore Bullets 63 W 6-2 10-6 16-8
December 20, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 67 at New York Knicks 75 W 7-2 10-6 17-8
December 25, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 80 at New York Knicks 89 W 8-2 10-6 18-8
December 26, 1953 New York Knicks 78 at Rochester Royals 77 W 8-2 11-6 19-8
December 27, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 76 at New York Knicks 79 W 9-2 11-6 20-8
December 30, 1953 New York Knicks 79 at Baltimore Bullets 86 L 9-2 11-7 20-9
December 31, 1953 Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 74 L 9-3 11-7 20-10
January 2, 1954 New York Knicks 74 at Minneapolis Lakers 78 L 9-3 11-8 20-11
January 3, 1954 New York Knicks 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 W 9-3 12-8 21-11
January 7, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 70 at New York Knicks 82 W 10-3 12-8 22-11
January 9, 1954 New York Knicks 88 at Rochester Royals 87 W 10-3 13-8 23-11
January 10, 1954 Rochester Royals 69 at New York Knicks 81 W 11-3 13-8 24-11
January 13, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 93 at New York Knicks 72 L 11-4 13-8 24-12 at Boston, MA
January 14, 1954 New York Knicks 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 71 W 11-4 14-8 25-12
January 16, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at New York Knicks 88 W 12-4 14-8 26-12 OT
January 17, 1954 New York Knicks 87 at Boston Celtics 84 W 12-4 15-8 27-12 2OT
January 19, 1954 New York Knicks 78 at Milwaukee Hawks 75 W 12-4 16-8 28-12
January 22, 1954 New York Knicks 84 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 W 12-4 17-8 29-12 at New Haven, CT
January 23, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 63 at New York Knicks 75 W 13-4 17-8 30-12
January 24, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 68 at New York Knicks 66 L 13-5 17-8 30-13 at Boston, MA
January 26, 1954 New York Knicks 74 at Rochester Royals 71 W 13-5 18-8 31-13 at Buffalo, NY
January 28, 1954 New York Knicks 66 at Syracuse Nationals 79 L 13-5 18-9 31-14
January 30, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 65 at New York Knicks 66 W 14-5 18-9 32-14
January 31, 1954 New York Knicks 70 at Syracuse Nationals 114 L 14-5 18-10 32-15
February 3, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 91 at New York Knicks 79 L 14-6 18-10 32-16 at Boston, MA
February 4, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 90 at New York Knicks 82 L 14-7 18-10 32-17 at Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 83 at New York Knicks 98 W 15-7 18-10 33-17
February 7, 1954 New York Knicks 87 at Boston Celtics 78 W 15-7 19-10 34-17
February 10, 1954 New York Knicks 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 W 15-7 20-10 35-17 at Boston, MA
February 11, 1954 Boston Celtics 84 at New York Knicks 81 L 15-8 20-10 35-18 OT at Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at New York Knicks 73 L 15-9 20-10 35-19
February 14, 1954 New York Knicks 89 at Boston Celtics 103 L 15-9 20-11 35-20
February 16, 1954 Boston Celtics 85 at New York Knicks 87 W 16-9 20-11 36-20
February 17, 1954 New York Knicks 80 at Baltimore Bullets 84 L 16-9 20-12 36-21
February 18, 1954 New York Knicks 69 at Philadelphia Warriors 60 W 16-9 21-12 37-21
February 20, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 89 at New York Knicks 75 L 16-10 21-12 37-22
February 21, 1954 New York Knicks 85 at Baltimore Bullets 76 W 16-10 22-12 38-22 at Providence, RI
February 23, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 82 L 16-11 22-12 38-23
February 25, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at New York Knicks 62 L 16-12 22-12 38-24 at Miami Beach, FL
February 27, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 58 at New York Knicks 57 L 16-13 22-12 38-25
February 28, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 83 at New York Knicks 78 L 16-14 22-12 38-26 at Providence, RI
March 1, 1954 Boston Celtics 71 at New York Knicks 86 W 17-14 22-12 39-26
March 3, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 79 at New York Knicks 88 W 18-14 22-12 40-26 at White Plains, NY
March 5, 1954 New York Knicks 70 at Rochester Royals 66 W 18-14 23-12 41-26 at Boston, MA
March 7, 1954 Rochester Royals 91 at New York Knicks 88 L 18-15 23-12 41-27
March 9, 1954 New York Knicks 72 at Milwaukee Hawks 65 W 18-15 24-12 42-27 at Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 1954 New York Knicks 85 at Minneapolis Lakers 76 W 18-15 25-12 43-27
March 13, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 60 at New York Knicks 67 W 19-15 25-12 44-27
March 14, 1954 New York Knicks 83 at Syracuse Nationals 113 L 19-15 25-13 44-28
March 16, 1954 Boston Celtics 93 at New York Knicks 71 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
March 18, 1954 New York Knicks 68 at Syracuse Nationals 75 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
March 20, 1954 New York Knicks 78 at Boston Celtics 79 L 0-1 0-2 0-3
March 21, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 103 at New York Knicks 99 L 0-2 0-2 0-4


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