1954-55 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 38-34
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 2-1
Coach: Joe Lapchick (38-34)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 214,125, Avg. 8,565 in 25 home dates
1954-55 New York Knicks Roster
The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 38 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
New York scored 6,671 points and yielded 6,665. Carl Braun tossed in a team-leading 1,074 points for the Knicks, and Harry Gallatin accounted for 995 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 542 assists for the squad.
Joe Lapchick coached the team. The 1954-55 New York Knicks lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 6671
Regular Season Points Against: 6665
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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October 30, 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers 83 at New York Knicks 94 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
November 2, 1954 | New York Knicks 91 at Milwaukee Hawks 84 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
November 6, 1954 | New York Knicks 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 | L | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
November 7, 1954 | New York Knicks 103 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | OT | |
November 11, 1954 | Rochester Royals 78 at New York Knicks 79 | W | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | ||
November 13, 1954 | New York Knicks 86 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 | L | 2-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | ||
November 18, 1954 | Philadelphia Warriors 94 at New York Knicks 96 | W | 3-0 | 2-2 | 5-2 | at Syracuse, NY | |
November 20, 1954 | Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 98 | L | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
November 24, 1954 | New York Knicks 103 at Boston Celtics 108 | L | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | ||
November 27, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 80 at New York Knicks 74 | L | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | ||
November 28, 1954 | New York Knicks 77 at Syracuse Nationals 79 | L | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | ||
November 30, 1954 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at New York Knicks 95 | W | 4-2 | 2-4 | 6-6 | OT | |
December 1, 1954 | New York Knicks 88 at Syracuse Nationals 86 | W | 4-2 | 3-4 | 7-6 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
December 4, 1954 | Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at New York Knicks 88 | L | 4-3 | 3-4 | 7-7 | ||
December 7, 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers 89 at New York Knicks 97 | W | 5-3 | 3-4 | 8-7 | ||
December 8, 1954 | Philadelphia Warriors 86 at New York Knicks 77 | L | 5-4 | 3-4 | 8-8 | at Boston, MA | |
December 9, 1954 | New York Knicks 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 96 | W | 5-4 | 4-4 | 9-8 | ||
December 11, 1954 | New York Knicks 97 at Milwaukee Hawks 87 | W | 5-4 | 5-4 | 10-8 | ||
December 12, 1954 | New York Knicks 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 80 | L | 5-4 | 5-5 | 10-9 | ||
December 14, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 91 at New York Knicks 82 | L | 5-5 | 5-5 | 10-10 | ||
December 15, 1954 | New York Knicks 88 at Syracuse Nationals 81 | W | 5-5 | 6-5 | 11-10 | at Boston, MA | |
December 18, 1954 | New York Knicks 91 at Milwaukee Hawks 85 | W | 5-5 | 7-5 | 12-10 | ||
December 19, 1954 | Boston Celtics 81 at New York Knicks 93 | W | 6-5 | 7-5 | 13-10 | ||
December 25, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at New York Knicks 109 | W | 7-5 | 7-5 | 14-10 | ||
December 26, 1954 | New York Knicks 92 at Syracuse Nationals 97 | L | 7-5 | 7-6 | 14-11 | OT | |
December 28, 1954 | Philadelphia Warriors 84 at New York Knicks 78 | L | 7-6 | 7-6 | 14-12 | ||
December 29, 1954 | New York Knicks 89 at Rochester Royals 93 | L | 7-6 | 7-7 | 14-13 | ||
December 31, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks 89 at New York Knicks 64 | L | 7-7 | 7-7 | 14-14 | at Providence, RI | |
January 1, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks 91 at New York Knicks 100 | W | 8-7 | 7-7 | 15-14 | ||
January 2, 1955 | New York Knicks 96 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 8-7 | 7-8 | 15-15 | ||
January 5, 1955 | New York Knicks 85 at Rochester Royals 103 | L | 8-7 | 7-9 | 15-16 | ||
January 6, 1955 | Boston Celtics 83 at New York Knicks 88 | W | 9-7 | 7-9 | 16-16 | ||
January 7, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks 85 at New York Knicks 75 | L | 9-8 | 7-9 | 16-17 | at New Haven, CT | |
January 9, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 84 at New York Knicks 86 | W | 10-8 | 7-9 | 17-17 | ||
January 13, 1955 | Boston Celtics 116 at New York Knicks 100 | L | 10-9 | 7-9 | 17-18 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
January 14, 1955 | New York Knicks 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | W | 10-9 | 8-9 | 18-18 | at Boston, MA | |
January 15, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at New York Knicks 106 | W | 11-9 | 8-9 | 19-18 | ||
January 16, 1955 | New York Knicks 98 at Boston Celtics 102 | L | 11-9 | 8-10 | 19-19 | ||
January 19, 1955 | New York Knicks 98 at Rochester Royals 83 | W | 11-9 | 9-10 | 20-19 | at Hershey, PA | |
January 22, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 102 at New York Knicks 99 | L | 11-10 | 9-10 | 20-20 | ||
January 23, 1955 | New York Knicks 98 at Syracuse Nationals 89 | W | 11-10 | 10-10 | 21-20 | ||
January 25, 1955 | Rochester Royals 107 at New York Knicks 104 | L | 11-11 | 10-10 | 21-21 | at Buffalo, NY | |
January 26, 1955 | New York Knicks 94 at Rochester Royals 96 | L | 11-11 | 10-11 | 21-22 | ||
January 27, 1955 | New York Knicks 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 92 | L | 11-11 | 10-12 | 21-23 | ||
January 29, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks 93 at New York Knicks 95 | W | 12-11 | 10-12 | 22-23 | OT | |
January 31, 1955 | New York Knicks 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | W | 12-11 | 11-12 | 23-23 | at Milwaukee, WI | |
February 2, 1955 | New York Knicks 81 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 | L | 12-11 | 11-13 | 23-24 | at St Paul, MN | |
February 3, 1955 | New York Knicks 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 | L | 12-11 | 11-14 | 23-25 | ||
February 5, 1955 | Boston Celtics 107 at New York Knicks 115 | W | 13-11 | 11-14 | 24-25 | ||
February 6, 1955 | New York Knicks 75 at Syracuse Nationals 77 | L | 13-11 | 11-15 | 24-26 | ||
February 8, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 95 at New York Knicks 98 | W | 14-11 | 11-15 | 25-26 | ||
February 9, 1955 | New York Knicks 118 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 | W | 14-11 | 12-15 | 26-26 | at Boston, MA | |
February 12, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at New York Knicks 88 | W | 15-11 | 12-15 | 27-26 | ||
February 13, 1955 | New York Knicks 105 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 15-11 | 13-15 | 28-26 | ||
February 14, 1955 | New York Knicks 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 88 | W | 15-11 | 14-15 | 29-26 | at Miami Beach, FL | |
February 17, 1955 | New York Knicks 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 | W | 15-11 | 15-15 | 30-26 | at Miami Beach, FL | |
February 19, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 80 at New York Knicks 78 | L | 15-12 | 15-15 | 30-27 | ||
February 20, 1955 | New York Knicks 84 at Syracuse Nationals 104 | L | 15-12 | 15-16 | 30-28 | ||
February 22, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 102 at New York Knicks 103 | W | 16-12 | 15-16 | 31-28 | ||
February 23, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 98 at New York Knicks 96 | L | 16-13 | 15-16 | 31-29 | at New Haven, CT | |
February 25, 1955 | New York Knicks 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 113 | L | 16-13 | 15-17 | 31-30 | 3OT | |
February 26, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks 79 at New York Knicks 72 | L | 16-14 | 15-17 | 31-31 | ||
February 27, 1955 | New York Knicks 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 | W | 16-14 | 16-17 | 32-31 | ||
March 1, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 105 at New York Knicks 102 | L | 16-15 | 16-17 | 32-32 | ||
March 3, 1955 | New York Knicks 103 at Milwaukee Hawks 89 | W | 16-15 | 17-17 | 33-32 | at Saratoga Springs, NY | |
March 4, 1955 | New York Knicks 95 at Rochester Royals 92 | W | 16-15 | 18-17 | 34-32 | at Boston, MA | |
March 6, 1955 | Rochester Royals 96 at New York Knicks 101 | W | 17-15 | 18-17 | 35-32 | ||
March 7, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at New York Knicks 96 | L | 17-16 | 18-17 | 35-33 | at Boston, MA | |
March 8, 1955 | New York Knicks 99 at Rochester Royals 96 | W | 17-16 | 19-17 | 36-33 | at White Plains, NY | |
March 10, 1955 | Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 114 | W | 18-16 | 19-17 | 37-33 | ||
March 11, 1955 | New York Knicks 97 at Boston Celtics 95 | W | 18-16 | 20-17 | 38-33 | at New Haven, NY | |
March 13, 1955 | New York Knicks 101 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 18-16 | 20-18 | 38-34 | ||
March 15, 1955 | New York Knicks 101 at Boston Celtics 122 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
March 16, 1955 | Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 102 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
March 19, 1955 | Boston Celtics 116 at New York Knicks 109 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 |