1951-52 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-29
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-6 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Boston Celtics 2-1
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-1
Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 4-3
Coach: Joe Lapchick (37-29)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 140,746, Avg. 5,630 in 25 home dates

1951-52 New York Knicks Statistics
1951-52 New York Knicks Roster

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 37 wins and 29 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-6.

The Knicks poured in 5,609 points and allowed 5,560. Max Zaslofsky tossed in a team-leading 931 points for New York, while Nat Clifton contributed 731 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 388 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick coached the team. The 1951-52 New York Knicks lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5609
Regular Season Points Against: 5560

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
November 3, 1951	New York Knicks 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 66	W	0-0	1-0	1-0
November 4, 1951	New York Knicks 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84	L	0-0	1-1	1-1
November 6, 1951	New York Knicks 83 at Indianapolis Olympians 73	W	0-0	2-1	2-1
November 10, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at New York Knicks 73	L	0-1	2-1	2-2
November 11, 1951	New York Knicks 78 at Rochester Royals 80	L	0-1	2-2	2-3
November 13, 1951	New York Knicks 85 at Philadelphia Warriors 82	W	0-1	3-2	3-3
November 17, 1951	Syracuse Nationals 79 at New York Knicks 72	L	0-2	3-2	3-4
November 18, 1951	New York Knicks 93 at Boston Celtics 92	W	0-2	4-2	4-4
November 20, 1951	New York Knicks 88 at Baltimore Bullets 86	W	0-2	5-2	5-4		at Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors 88 at New York Knicks 102	W	1-2	5-2	6-4
November 24, 1951	Boston Celtics 70 at New York Knicks 68	L	1-3	5-2	6-5
November 25, 1951	New York Knicks 73 at Syracuse Nationals 100	L	1-3	5-3	6-6
November 27, 1951	New York Knicks 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 83	L	1-3	5-4	6-7
November 29, 1951	Rochester Royals 78 at New York Knicks 74	L	1-4	5-4	6-8
December 1, 1951	New York Knicks 82 at Baltimore Bullets 84	L	1-4	5-5	6-9
December 2, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors 72 at New York Knicks 86	W	2-4	5-5	7-9
December 7, 1951	New York Knicks 91 at Philadelphia Warriors 93	L	2-4	5-6	7-10
December 9, 1951	New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 103	L	2-4	5-7	7-11
December 11, 1951	Milwaukee Hawks 83 at New York Knicks 88	W	3-4	5-7	8-11
December 14, 1951	New York Knicks 79 at Indianapolis Olympians 83	L	3-4	5-8	8-12
December 16, 1951	New York Knicks 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71	W	3-4	6-8	9-12
December 18, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers 67 at New York Knicks 69	W	4-4	6-8	10-12
December 22, 1951	Syracuse Nationals 73 at New York Knicks 92	W	5-4	6-8	11-12
December 23, 1951	New York Knicks 75 at Syracuse Nationals 72	W	5-4	7-8	12-12
December 25, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons 65 at New York Knicks 72	W	6-4	7-8	13-12
December 26, 1951	Milwaukee Hawks 78 at New York Knicks 76	L	6-5	7-8	13-13		at Baltimore, MD
December 27, 1951	New York Knicks 85 at Rochester Royals 98	L	6-5	7-9	13-14
December 30, 1951	New York Knicks 90 at Boston Celtics 100	L	6-5	7-10	13-15
December 31, 1951	Boston Celtics 86 at New York Knicks 87	W	7-5	7-10	14-15	OT
January 1, 1952	New York Knicks 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 65	W	7-5	8-10	15-15
January 2, 1952	New York Knicks 89 at Milwaukee Hawks 67	W	7-5	9-10	16-15		at Chicago, IL
January 4, 1952	New York Knicks 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 83	L	7-5	9-11	16-16
January 6, 1952	New York Knicks 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 107	L	7-5	9-12	16-17
January 8, 1952	Rochester Royals 74 at New York Knicks 107	W	8-5	9-12	17-17
January 10, 1952	New York Knicks 96 at Syracuse Nationals 110	L	8-5	9-13	17-18
January 12, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 77 at New York Knicks 86	W	9-5	9-13	18-18
January 13, 1952	New York Knicks 70 at Rochester Royals 97	L	9-5	9-14	18-19
January 19, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors 88 at New York Knicks 94	W	10-5	9-14	19-19
January 21, 1952	New York Knicks 99 at Baltimore Bullets 83	W	10-5	10-14	20-19
January 22, 1952	New York Knicks 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 78	W	10-5	11-14	21-19
January 26, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 93 at New York Knicks 99	W	11-5	11-14	22-19
January 27, 1952	New York Knicks 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100	L	11-5	11-15	22-20
January 29, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians 100 at New York Knicks 72	L	11-6	11-15	22-21		at Louisville, KY
January 30, 1952	New York Knicks 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 77	L	11-6	11-16	22-22
February 2, 1952	Boston Celtics 83 at New York Knicks 91	W	12-6	11-16	23-22
February 3, 1952	New York Knicks 95 at Boston Celtics 100	L	12-6	11-17	23-23
February 4, 1952	New York Knicks 81 at Baltimore Bullets 82	L	12-6	11-18	23-24
February 6, 1952	Baltimore Bullets 70 at New York Knicks 73	W	13-6	11-18	24-24
February 8, 1952	New York Knicks 103 at Baltimore Bullets 83	W	13-6	12-18	25-24		at Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors 86 at New York Knicks 96	W	14-6	12-18	26-24
February 12, 1952	Syracuse Nationals 69 at New York Knicks 78	W	15-6	12-18	27-24
February 16, 1952	Baltimore Bullets 82 at New York Knicks 102	W	16-6	12-18	28-24
February 17, 1952	New York Knicks 61 at Syracuse Nationals 66	L	16-6	12-19	28-25
February 19, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 96 at New York Knicks 98	W	17-6	12-19	29-25
February 22, 1952	New York Knicks 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 118	L	17-6	12-20	29-26
February 23, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at New York Knicks 82	W	18-6	12-20	30-26	OT
February 25, 1952	New York Knicks 89 at Baltimore Bullets 84	W	18-6	13-20	31-26
March 1, 1952	Boston Celtics 86 at New York Knicks 105	W	19-6	13-20	32-26
March 2, 1952	New York Knicks 89 at Boston Celtics 87	W	19-6	14-20	33-26
March 4, 1952	Rochester Royals 90 at New York Knicks 92	W	20-6	14-20	34-26	OT
March 5, 1952	New York Knicks 88 at Baltimore Bullets 82	W	20-6	15-20	35-26		at Boston, MA
March 8, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks 103 at New York Knicks 99	L	20-7	15-20	35-27		at Baltimore, MD
March 9, 1952	New York Knicks 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80	L	20-7	15-21	35-28
March 12, 1952	New York Knicks 83 at Minneapolis Lakers 85	L	20-7	15-22	35-29
March 15, 1952	Syracuse Nationals 90 at New York Knicks 97	W	21-7	15-22	36-29
March 16, 1952	New York Knicks 90 at Syracuse Nationals 84	W	21-7	16-22	37-29
March 19, 1952	New York Knicks 94 at Boston Celtics 105	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
March 23, 1952	Boston Celtics 97 at New York Knicks 101	W	1-0	0-1	1-1
March 26, 1952	New York Knicks 88 at Boston Celtics 87	W	1-0	1-1	2-1	2OT
April 2, 1952	New York Knicks 87 at Syracuse Nationals 85	W	1-0	2-1	3-1
April 3, 1952	New York Knicks 92 at Syracuse Nationals 102	L	1-0	2-2	3-2
April 4, 1952	Syracuse Nationals 92 at New York Knicks 99	W	2-0	2-2	4-2
April 8, 1952	Syracuse Nationals 93 at New York Knicks 100	W	3-0	2-2	5-2
April 12, 1952	New York Knicks 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 83	L	3-0	2-3	5-3	OT	at St Paul, MN
April 13, 1952	New York Knicks 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 72	W	3-0	3-3	6-3		at St Paul, MN
April 16, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 82 at New York Knicks 77	L	3-1	3-3	6-4
April 18, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 89 at New York Knicks 90	W	4-1	3-3	7-4	OT
April 20, 1952	New York Knicks 89 at Minneapolis Lakers 102	L	4-1	3-4	7-5		at St Paul, MN
April 23, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers 68 at New York Knicks 76	W	5-1	3-4	8-5
April 25, 1952	New York Knicks 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 82	L	5-1	3-5	8-6