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1950–51 New York Knicks season

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Head coach
  
Joe Lapchick

Arena
  
Madison Square Garden

General manager
  
Ned Irish

Record
  
36–30 (.545)

Place
  
Division: 3rd (Eastern)

Playoff finish
  
NBA Finals(eliminated 3–4)

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.

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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.

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.

Season standings

x = clinched playoff spot

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

    • Awards and records

  • Dick McGuire, All-NBA Second Team

    • References

    1950–51 New York Knicks season Wikipedia
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