1950–51 New York Knicks season

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1950–51 New York Knicks season
Eastern Division Champions
Head coach Joe Lapchick
General manager Ned Irish
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 36–30 (.545)
Place Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WMGM
< 1949–50 1951–52 >

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

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Main article: 1950 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

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors 40 26 .606 - 28-4 11-21 1-1 22-14
x-Boston Celtics 39 30 .565 1 25-5 10-23 4-2 21-19
x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 4 22-5 10-25 4-0 21-15
x-Syracuse Nationals 32 34 .485 8 23-10 9–24 - 19-17
Baltimore Bullets 24 42 .364 16 20-12 4–24 0-6 12-24
Washington Capitols 10 25 .286 30 7-12 3–12 0-1 6-12
x = clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–0

  • Game 1 @ Boston: New York 83, Boston 69
  • Game 2 @ New York: New York 92, Boston 78

East Division Finals

(3) New York Knicks vs. (4) Syracuse Nationals: Knicks win series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ New York: New York 103, Syracuse 92
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, New York 80
  • Game 3 @ New York: New York 77, Syracuse 75 (OT)
  • Game 4 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 90, New York 83
  • Game 5 @ New York: New York 83, Syracuse 81

NBA Finals

(W2) Rochester Royals vs. (E3) New York Knicks: Royals win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Rochester: Rochester 92, New York 65
  • Game 2 @ Rochester: Rochester 99, New York 84
  • Game 3 @ New York: Rochester 78, New York 71
  • Game 4 @ New York: New York 79, Rochester 73
  • Game 5 @ Rochester: New York 92, Rochester 89
  • Game 6 @ New York: New York 80, Rochester 73
  • Game 7 @ Rochester: Rochester 79, New York 75

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

Transactions

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See also

References

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External links

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