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1952–53 New York Knicks season

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Head coach
  
Joe Lapchick

Arena
  
Madison Square Garden

General manager
  
Ned Irish

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 spot

East Division Semifinals

(1) New York Knicks vs. (4) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 2–0

  • Game 1 @ Syracuse: New York 80, Baltimore 62
  • Game 2 @ Baltimore: New York 90, Baltimore 81

    • 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

  • Game 1 @ New York: New York 95, Boston 91
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 86, New York 70
  • Game 3 @ New York: New York 101, Boston 82
  • Game 4 @ Boston: New York 82, Boston 75

    • 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

  • Game 1 @ Minneapolis: New York 96, Minneapolis 88
  • Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 73, New York 71
  • Game 3 @ New York: Minneapolis 90, New York 75
  • Game 4 @ New York: Minneapolis 71, New York 69
  • Game 5 @ New York: Minneapolis 91, New York 84

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1952 NBA Finals (Minneapolis won 4–3)

    References

    1952–53 New York Knicks season Wikipedia
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