Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
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.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
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.[ 3]
New York Knicks 1950–51 roster Players Coaches Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. From SF 12 Boryla, Vince 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Denver PF 19 Clifton, Nathaniel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Xavier (LA) C Ellefson, Ray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) West Texas A&M F/C 11 Gallatin, Harry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Truman State F 14 James, Gene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Marshall SF 17 Kaftan, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Holy Cross F 6, 16 Lavelli, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Yale G 7 Lumpp, Ray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) NYU PG 15 McGuire, Dick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's G/F 10 Ritter, Tex 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Eastern Kentucky F/C 18 Simmons, Connie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) G/F 9 Vandeweghe, Ernie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Colgate SG 5 Zaslofsky, Max 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) St. John's
Head coach Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
x = clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1950–51 NBA records Team BAL BOS FWP IND MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR TCB WAS Baltimore — 3–6 4–2 2–4 2–4 2–5 3–6 1–5 3–5 3–3 1–2 Boston 6–3 — 5–1 4–1 3–3 4–4 4–4 2–4 2–5 4–2 4–3 Fort Wayne 2–4 1–5 — 5–3 5–3 2–4 3–3 3–5 3–3 5–5 3–1 Indianapolis 4–2 1–4 3–5 — 3–7 5–1 1–5 5–4 3–3 4–4 2–2 Minneapolis 4–2 3–3 3–5 7–3 — 3–3 4–2 4–4 4–2 10–0 2–0 New York 5–2 4–4 4–2 1–5 3–3 — 5–3 3–3 5–5 4–2 2–1 Philadelphia 6–3 4–4 3–3 5–1 2–4 3–5 — 4–2 6–2 4–2 3–0 Rochester 5–3 5–2 3–3 3–3 2–4 5–5 2–6 — 4–2 5–3 5–0 Syracuse 5–3 5–2 3–3 3–3 2–4 5–5 2–6 2–4 — 3–3 2–0 Tri-Cities 3–3 2–4 5–5 4–4 0–10 2–4 2–4 3–5 3–3 — 1–1 Washington 2–1 3–4 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–5 0–2 1–1 —
1951 playoff game log Division semifinals: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Division finals: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 7 @ Rochester L 65–92 Vince Boryla (13) Simmons , Clifton (10) Ernie Vandeweghe (4) Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 0–1 2 April 8 @ Rochester L 84–99 Max Zaslofsky (28) Harry Gallatin (17) Vince Boryla (7) Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 0–2 3 April 11 Rochester L 71–78 Vince Boryla (20) Nat Clifton (11) Dick McGuire (7) 69th Regiment Armory 5,000 0–3 4 April 13 Rochester W 79–73 Harry Gallatin (22) Nat Clifton (17) Zaslofsky , Clifton (6) 69th Regiment Armory 4,000 1–3 5 April 15 @ Rochester W 92–89 Connie Simmons (26) Nat Clifton (10) Nat Clifton (7) Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 2–3 6 April 18 Rochester W 80–73 Max Zaslofsky (23) Ernie Vandeweghe (8) Dick McGuire (6) 69th Regiment Armory 4,500 3–3 7 April 21 @ Rochester L 75–79 Zaslofsky , Boryla (16) Harry Gallatin (10) Ernie Vandeweghe (5) Edgerton Park Arena 4,200 3–4
1951 schedule
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