Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
1950–51 New York Knicks season |
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Head coach | Joe Lapchick |
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General manager | Ned Irish |
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Arena | Madison Square Garden |
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Results |
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Record | 36–30 (.545) |
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Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
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Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Royals 3–4) |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Local media |
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Television | WPIX |
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Radio | WMGM |
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The 1950–51 New York Knicks season was the fifth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in third place in the Eastern Division, and their 36–30 record gave them a berth in the NBA Playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.[1]
New York faced the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Division playoffs, and won the best-of-three series 2–0 to advance to the division finals. In that series, the Knicks defeated the Syracuse Nationals 3–2 in a best-of-five series, earning the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. The Rochester Royals faced the Knicks in the Finals, and won the first three games of the best-of-seven series. New York won the next three games to even up the series, but Rochester won the seventh game by a score of 79–75.[2]
NBA draft
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.[3]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 6 | Irwin Dambrot | F | United States | CCNY |
2 | 18 | Herb Scherer | C | United States | Long Island |
Roster
New York Knicks 1950–51 roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | Name | Ht. | Wt. | From | SF | 12 | Boryla, Vince | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | | Denver | PF | 19 | Clifton, Nathaniel | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | | Xavier (LA) | C | | Ellefson, Ray | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | | West Texas A&M | F/C | 11 | Gallatin, Harry | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | | Truman State | F | 14 | James, Gene | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | | Marshall | SF | 17 | Kaftan, George | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | | Holy Cross | F | 6, 16 | Lavelli, Tony | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | | Yale | G | 7 | Lumpp, Ray | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | | NYU | PG | 15 | McGuire, Dick | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | | St. John's | G/F | 10 | Ritter, Tex | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | | Eastern Kentucky | F/C | 18 | Simmons, Connie | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | | | G/F | 9 | Vandeweghe, Ernie | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | | Colgate | SG | 5 | Zaslofsky, Max | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | | St. John's | | - Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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Regular season
Season standings
- x = clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1950–51 NBA records |
Team | BAL | BOS | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SYR | TCB | WAS |
Baltimore | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
Boston | 6–3 | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
Fort Wayne | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 5–3 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 3–1 |
Indianapolis | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–5 | — | 3–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 |
Minneapolis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 5–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 5–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
Philadelphia | 6–3 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | — | 4–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 |
Rochester | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
Syracuse | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Tri-Cities | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 0–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
Playoffs
1951 playoff game log |
Division semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) |
Division finals: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2) |
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Series | 1 | April 7 | @ Rochester | L 65–92 | Vince Boryla (13) | Simmons, Clifton (10) | Ernie Vandeweghe (4) | Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 | 0–1 | 2 | April 8 | @ Rochester | L 84–99 | Max Zaslofsky (28) | Harry Gallatin (17) | Vince Boryla (7) | Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 | 0–2 | 3 | April 11 | Rochester | L 71–78 | Vince Boryla (20) | Nat Clifton (11) | Dick McGuire (7) | 69th Regiment Armory 5,000 | 0–3 | 4 | April 13 | Rochester | W 79–73 | Harry Gallatin (22) | Nat Clifton (17) | Zaslofsky, Clifton (6) | 69th Regiment Armory 4,000 | 1–3 | 5 | April 15 | @ Rochester | W 92–89 | Connie Simmons (26) | Nat Clifton (10) | Nat Clifton (7) | Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 | 2–3 | 6 | April 18 | Rochester | W 80–73 | Max Zaslofsky (23) | Ernie Vandeweghe (8) | Dick McGuire (6) | 69th Regiment Armory 4,500 | 3–3 | 7 | April 21 | @ Rochester | L 75–79 | Zaslofsky, Boryla (16) | Harry Gallatin (10) | Ernie Vandeweghe (5) | Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 | 3–4 | |
1951 schedule |
Player statistics
Legend GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | | |
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
See also
References
- ^ "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ "1951 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ "1950 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
External links
- 1950–51 New York Knickerbockers Statistics
- Royals Reign, Despite Knicks' Unlikely Comeback
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