1953–54 New York Knicks season

The 1953–54 New York Knicks season was the eighth season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). New York won its second straight regular season Eastern Division title with a 44–28 record,[1] which placed them two games ahead of the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals.[2] The first round of the 1954 NBA Playoffs consisted of round-robin tournaments, where the top three teams in each division played each other in home and away matchups. The Knicks went 0–4 against the Celtics and Nationals, and did not qualify for the Eastern Division Finals.[3]

1953–54 New York Knicks season
Division champions
Head coachJoe Lapchick
General managerNed Irish
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record47–23 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(Lost double Round Robin to Celtics and Nationals 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPIX
RadioWMGM

NBA Draft
Main article: 1953 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.[4]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
T – Walter Dukes C  United States Seton Hall
2 9 Don Ackerman G  United States Long Island
2 15 Neil Gordon F  United States Furman
5 – Bob Santini F  United States Iona
– – Richard Atha G  United States Indiana State University
– – Joe Smyth F  United States Niagara

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-New York Knicks4428.611–18–815–1311–724–16
x-Boston Celtics4230.583217–610–1915–525–15
x-Syracuse Nationals4230.583226–611–175–721–19
Philadelphia Warriors2943.4031510–96–1613–1819–21
Baltimore Bullets1656.2222812–180–224–1611–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1953-54 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Baltimore —1–90–82–62–63–74–61–73–7
Boston 9–1—4–46–23–55–56–44–45–5
Fort Wayne 8–04–4—9–25–53–56–23–82–6
Milwaukee 6–22–62–9—3–83–53–51–91–7
Minneapolis 6–25–35–58–3—5–36–26–55–3
New York 7–35–55–35–33–5—7–37–15–5
Philadelphia 6–44–62–65–32–63–7—1–76–4
Rochester 7–14–48–39–15–61–77–1—3–5
Syracuse 7–35–56–27–13–55–54–65–3—

Playoffs
1954 playoff game log
Division Round Robin Semifinals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationRecord
1 March 16 Boston L 71–93 Carl Braun (18) — Simmons, Baechtold (3) Madison Square Garden III 0–1
2 March 18 @ Syracuse L 68–75 Harry Gallatin (15) Harry Gallatin (20) Jim Baechtold (5) Onondaga War Memorial 0–2
3 March 20 @ Boston L 78–79 Harry Gallatin (15) — Braun, Simmons (3) Boston Garden 0–3
4 March 21 Syracuse L 99–103 Carl Braun (32) Nat Clifton (16) Carl Braun (6) Madison Square Garden III 0–4
1954 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  2. "1953–54 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  3. "1953–54 New York Knickerbockers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  4. "1953 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  5. "All-NBA & All-ABA Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
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