The 1952–53 New York Knicks season was the seventh season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a 47–23 record, the Knicks won the regular season Eastern Division title by a half-game over the Syracuse Nationals and made the NBA Playoffs for the seventh consecutive year. In the first round of the 1953 NBA Playoffs, the Knicks swept the Baltimore Bullets 2–0 in a best-of-three series to advance to the Eastern Division finals. There, New York defeated the

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3–1 to make the

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for the third straight year. In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers, four games to one. The club would wait another 17 years to make an NBA championship final, winning it in

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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.

Regular season

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

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W 80–62
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W 90–81
, Vince Boryla (20) , Baltimore Coliseum , 2–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 25 , Boston
W 95–91
, Connie Simmons (18) ,

Dick McGuire Richard Joseph McGuire (January 26, 1926 – February 3, 2010) was an American professional basketball player and coach. One of the premier guards of the 1950s, McGuire spent 11 seasons in the NBA (1949–60), eight with the New York Knicks and ...

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L 70–86
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W 101–82
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(11) , Madison Square Garden III , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , March 29 , @ Boston
W 82–75
, Carl Braun (18) , Nat Clifton (9) , Boston Garden , 3–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 4 , @ Minneapolis
W 96–88
, Carl Braun (21) , — ,

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L 71–73
, Connie Simmons (17) , — ,

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L 75–90
, Connie Simmons (18) , — , 69th Regiment Armory
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L 69–71
, Connie Simmons (17) , — , 69th Regiment Armory
5,200 , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , April 10 , Minneapolis
L 84–91
, Carl Braun (19) , Ernie Vandeweghe (4) , 69th Regiment Armory
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Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

External links

1952–53 New York Knickerbockers Statistics
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New York Knicks season

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NBA draft

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

External links