1961-62 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 29-51
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Coach: Eddie Dovovan (29-51)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 265,153, Avg. 8,035 in 33 home dates

1961-62 New York Knicks Statistics
1961-62 New York Knicks Roster

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 29 wins and 51 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Eastern Division.

The Knicks racked up 9,187 points and surrendered 9,574. Richie Guerin tossed in a team-leading 2,303 points for New York, while Willie Naulls scored 18 or more per game, too. Johnny Green contributed 1,066 boards. Richie Guerin dished out 539 assists for the squad.

Eddie Dovovan coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 9187
Regular Season Points Against: 9574

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 19, 1961	Chicago Packers 103 at New York Knicks 120	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
October 21, 1961	New York Knicks 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 132	L	1-0	0-1	1-1
October 24, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 110 at New York Knicks 112	W	2-0	0-1	2-1
October 26, 1961	Cincinnati Royals 117 at New York Knicks 120	W	3-0	0-1	3-1
October 28, 1961	New York Knicks 102 at Boston Celtics 132	L	3-0	0-2	3-2
October 31, 1961	New York Knicks 131 at Cincinnati Royals 127	W	3-0	1-2	4-2		at St Louis, MO
November 1, 1961	New York Knicks 95 at Detroit Pistons 111	L	3-0	1-3	4-3
November 3, 1961	New York Knicks 118 at Chicago Packers 129	L	3-0	1-4	4-4
November 4, 1961	New York Knicks 111 at St. Louis Hawks 112	L	3-0	1-5	4-5
November 7, 1961	New York Knicks 98 at Cincinnati Royals 123	L	3-0	1-6	4-6
November 8, 1961	New York Knicks 130 at Chicago Packers 108	W	3-0	2-6	5-6		at Detroit, MI
November 10, 1961	Detroit Pistons 124 at New York Knicks 118	L	3-1	2-6	5-7
November 11, 1961	New York Knicks 109 at Syracuse Nationals 135	L	3-1	2-7	5-8
November 14, 1961	Philadelphia Warriors 122 at New York Knicks 124	W	4-1	2-7	6-8
November 15, 1961	Syracuse Nationals 114 at New York Knicks 102	L	4-2	2-7	6-9		at Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 1961	Boston Celtics 104 at New York Knicks 100	L	4-3	2-7	6-10
November 21, 1961	Chicago Packers 109 at New York Knicks 107	L	4-4	2-7	6-11
November 22, 1961	New York Knicks 110 at Syracuse Nationals 109	W	4-4	3-7	7-11		at Boston, MA
November 24, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 89	L	4-5	3-7	7-12
November 25, 1961	New York Knicks 96 at Boston Celtics 116	L	4-5	3-8	7-13
November 28, 1961	Cincinnati Royals 131 at New York Knicks 117	L	4-6	3-8	7-14
December 1, 1961	Syracuse Nationals 100 at New York Knicks 118	W	5-6	3-8	8-14
December 5, 1961	Philadelphia Warriors 122 at New York Knicks 105	L	5-7	3-8	8-15
December 6, 1961	New York Knicks 97 at Detroit Pistons 133	L	5-7	3-9	8-16
December 9, 1961	New York Knicks 91 at St. Louis Hawks 102	L	5-7	3-10	8-17
December 10, 1961	New York Knicks 94 at Cincinnati Royals 134	L	5-7	3-11	8-18
December 12, 1961	Syracuse Nationals 126 at New York Knicks 124	L	5-8	3-11	8-19
December 13, 1961	Chicago Packers 113 at New York Knicks 112	L	5-9	3-11	8-20		at Boston, MA
December 15, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 120 at New York Knicks 108	L	5-10	3-11	8-21		at Chicago, IL
December 17, 1961	Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 109	L	5-11	3-11	8-22
December 19, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 111 at New York Knicks 128	W	6-11	3-11	9-22
December 21, 1961	Boston Celtics 122 at New York Knicks 103	L	6-12	3-11	9-23		at Providence, RI
December 23, 1961	New York Knicks 111 at Boston Celtics 122	L	6-12	3-12	9-24
December 25, 1961	Philadelphia Warriors 135 at New York Knicks 136	W	7-12	3-12	10-24	2OT
December 27, 1961	New York Knicks 119 at Philadelphia Warriors 131	L	7-12	3-13	10-25
December 29, 1961	Boston Celtics 100 at New York Knicks 110	W	8-12	3-13	11-25
December 30, 1961	New York Knicks 123 at Cincinnati Royals 119	W	8-12	4-13	12-25		at Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 1962	Detroit Pistons 104 at New York Knicks 110	W	9-12	4-13	13-25
January 3, 1962	Cincinnati Royals 122 at New York Knicks 111	L	9-13	4-13	13-26		at Detroit, MI
January 6, 1962	New York Knicks 115 at Detroit Pistons 111	W	9-13	5-13	14-26		at Syracuse, NY
January 7, 1962	Syracuse Nationals 123 at New York Knicks 116	L	9-14	5-13	14-27
January 12, 1962	New York Knicks 128 at St. Louis Hawks 126	W	9-14	6-13	15-27		at Boston, MA
January 14, 1962	New York Knicks 118 at Syracuse Nationals 141	L	9-14	6-14	15-28
January 17, 1962	New York Knicks 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 129	L	9-14	6-15	15-29
January 19, 1962	New York Knicks 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 108	L	9-14	6-16	15-30
January 21, 1962	New York Knicks 113 at St. Louis Hawks 124	L	9-14	6-17	15-31
January 22, 1962	New York Knicks 131 at Chicago Packers 94	W	9-14	7-17	16-31		at Moline, IL
January 23, 1962	Chicago Packers 109 at New York Knicks 103	L	9-15	7-17	16-32
January 25, 1962	New York Knicks 117 at Chicago Packers 102	W	9-15	8-17	17-32
January 26, 1962	Boston Celtics 121 at New York Knicks 129	W	10-15	8-17	18-32
January 27, 1962	New York Knicks 107 at Detroit Pistons 115	L	10-15	8-18	18-33
January 30, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors 110 at New York Knicks 116	W	11-15	8-18	19-33
January 31, 1962	New York Knicks 109 at Syracuse Nationals 138	L	11-15	8-19	19-34
February 2, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors 129 at New York Knicks 116	L	11-16	8-19	19-35		at Boston, MA
February 3, 1962	Cincinnati Royals 110 at New York Knicks 121	W	12-16	8-19	20-35
February 4, 1962	New York Knicks 114 at Boston Celtics 130	L	12-16	8-20	20-36
February 6, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers 112 at New York Knicks 116	W	13-16	8-20	21-36
February 8, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors 136 at New York Knicks 120	L	13-17	8-20	21-37		at Syracuse, NY
February 9, 1962	Syracuse Nationals 111 at New York Knicks 120	W	14-17	8-20	22-37
February 10, 1962	Chicago Packers 126 at New York Knicks 111	L	14-18	8-20	22-38		at Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors 121 at New York Knicks 111	L	14-19	8-20	22-39
February 14, 1962	Boston Celtics 112 at New York Knicks 125	W	15-19	8-20	23-39
February 16, 1962	Boston Celtics 127 at New York Knicks 104	L	15-20	8-20	23-40		at Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers 128 at New York Knicks 121	L	15-21	8-20	23-41
February 18, 1962	New York Knicks 126 at Syracuse Nationals 141	L	15-21	8-21	23-42
February 20, 1962	Detroit Pistons 103 at New York Knicks 110	W	16-21	8-21	24-42
February 22, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers 118 at New York Knicks 116	L	16-22	8-21	24-43		at Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 1962	St. Louis Hawks 118 at New York Knicks 130	W	17-22	8-21	25-43
February 24, 1962	Syracuse Nationals 120 at New York Knicks 117	L	17-23	8-21	25-44		at Utica, NY
February 25, 1962	New York Knicks 149 at Philadelphia Warriors 135	W	17-23	9-21	26-44
February 27, 1962	Syracuse Nationals 130 at New York Knicks 120	L	17-24	9-21	26-45
February 28, 1962	New York Knicks 119 at Detroit Pistons 109	W	17-24	10-21	27-45		at Chicago, IL
March 2, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors 169 at New York Knicks 147	L	17-25	10-21	27-46		at Hershey, PA
March 4, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors 129 at New York Knicks 128	L	17-26	10-21	27-47
March 6, 1962	Boston Celtics 106 at New York Knicks 113	W	18-26	10-21	28-47
March 7, 1962	Detroit Pistons 119 at New York Knicks 112	L	18-27	10-21	28-48		at Boston, MA
March 9, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 122	W	19-27	10-21	29-48
March 10, 1962	New York Knicks 116 at Chicago Packers 128	L	19-27	10-22	29-49
March 12, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers 119 at New York Knicks 106	L	19-28	10-22	29-50		at Seattle, WA
March 14, 1962	New York Knicks 134 at Cincinnati Royals 136	L	19-28	10-23	29-51