DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1952-53 New York Knicks
47–23 · #2 in the league · NBA Finalist
Season snapshotNYK
New York Knicks went 47–23 in the regular season, good for the #2 record in the league, and finished as nba finalist.
League rank
#2
Net rating
+5.5
Home floor
Madison Square Garden (III)
Roster
14 players
Record
47–23
67.1% win rate
League rank
#2
Playoff team
Net rating
+5.5
SRS +4.4
Finish
NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | G-F | — | 70 | — | 14.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Harry Gallatin | F-C | 11 | 70 | — | 12.4 | 13.1 | 1.8 |
| Nat Clifton | C-F | 8 | 70 | — | 10.6 | 10.9 | 3.3 |
| Vince Boryla | F | 12 | 66 | — | 10.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Connie Simmons | C-F | 18 | 65 | — | 11.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | F-G | 9 | 61 | — | 12.0 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Dick McGuire | G | 15 | 61 | — | 7.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Al McGuire | G-F | 16 | 58 | — | 6.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Max Zaslofsky | G-F | 10 | 29 | — | 11.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Dick Surhoff | F | 14 / 17 | 26 | — | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Dick Bunt | G | 3 | 14 | — | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Ray Lumpp | G | 7 | 6 | — | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Sherwin Raiken | G | 5 | 6 | — | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Ralph Polson | F-C | 6 | 3 | — | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
90.5
ORtg
85.0
DRtg
93.1
Pace
+4.4
SRS
+5.2
MOV
46.0%
TS%
38.6%
eFG%
26.0
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Joe Lapchick
head_coach
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Standings
See where New York Knicks stacked up against the rest of the league.
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NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
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Madison Square Garden (III)
2,090 average attendance
Then and now
New York Knicks
NYK
14 players