DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1950-51 New York Knicks
36–30 · #5 in the league · NBA Finalist
Season snapshotNYK
New York Knicks went 36–30 in the regular season, good for the #5 record in the league, and finished as nba finalist.
League rank
#5
Net rating
+0.4
Home floor
Madison Square Garden (III)
Roster
13 players
Record
36–30
54.5% win rate
League rank
#5
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.4
SRS +0.5
Finish
NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Boryla | F | 12 | 66 | — | 14.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Harry Gallatin | F-C | 11 | 66 | — | 12.8 | 12.1 | 2.7 |
| Max Zaslofsky | G-F | — | 66 | — | 12.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Connie Simmons | C-F | 18 | 66 | — | 9.2 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
| Nat Clifton | C-F | — | 65 | — | 8.6 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
| Dick McGuire | G | 15 | 64 | — | 8.4 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
| Ray Lumpp | G | 7 | 64 | — | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| George Kaftan | F | — | 61 | — | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | F-G | 9 | 44 | — | 7.7 | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| Tex Ritter | G-F | 10 | 34 | — | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Tony Lavelli | F | 6 / 16 | 30 | — | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Gene James | F | 14 | 6 | — | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Ray Ellefson | C | 6 | 3 | — | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
88.0
ORtg
87.6
DRtg
94.8
Pace
+0.5
SRS
+0.4
MOV
44.5%
TS%
37.9%
eFG%
—
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Joe Lapchick
head_coach
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NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
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Madison Square Garden (III)
978 average attendance
Then and now
New York Knicks
NYK
13 players