Record 47–23 (.671) | ||
Place Division: 1st (Eastern) Playoff finish NBA Finals(eliminated 1–4) | ||
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.
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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 Boston Celtics 3–1 to make the NBA Finals for the third straight year. In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers, four games to one.
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.
x – clinched playoff spotEast Division Semifinals
(1) New York Knicks vs. (4) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2–0
Last Playoff Meeting: 1949 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2–1)
East Division Finals
(1) New York Knicks vs. (3) Boston Celtics: Knicks win series 3–1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 Eastern Division Semifinals (New York won 2–1)
NBA Finals
(W1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (E1) New York Knicks: Lakers win series 4–1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 NBA Finals (Minneapolis won 4–3)