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New York Knicks 1952-1953 Schedule and Results

All the scores of the games played by the Knicks in the NBA 1952-53 Regular Season and the 1953 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.

Regular Season Record:
47-23 (.671), 1st in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
6-5 (.545), Lost NBA Finals

New York Knicks 1952-1953 Game Schedule and Results

NBA Regular Season

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Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
1 Nov. 1, 1952 Knicks vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 69 - 53 won 1 1 - 0
2 Nov. 8, 1952 Knicks @ Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 92 - 62 won 2 2 - 0
3 Nov. 11, 1952 Knicks @ Rochester Royals L 94 - 104 lost 1 2 - 1
4 Nov. 13, 1952 Knicks vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 100 - 91 won 1 3 - 1
5 Nov. 15, 1952 Knicks vs. Boston Celtics W 79 - 68 won 2 4 - 1
6 Nov. 16, 1952 Knicks @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 83 - 112 lost 1 4 - 2
7 Nov. 18, 1952 Knicks @ Indianapolis Olympians L 90 - 100 lost 2 4 - 3
8 Nov. 20, 1952 Knicks vs. Indianapolis Olympians W 72 - 67 won 1 5 - 3
9 Nov. 22, 1952 Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals W 98 - 68 won 2 6 - 3
10 Nov. 23, 1952 Knicks @ Syracuse Nationals L 73 - 76 lost 1 6 - 4
11 Nov. 26, 1952 Knicks @ Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 94 - 92 won 1 7 - 4
12 Nov. 27, 1952 Knicks vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 104 - 92 won 2 8 - 4
13 Nov. 29, 1952 Knicks vs. Indianapolis Olympians W 94 - 72 won 3 9 - 4
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
14 Dec. 2, 1952 Knicks @ Philadelphia Warriors W 89 - 82 OTwon 4 10 - 4
15 Dec. 3, 1952 Knicks vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 100 - 75 won 5 11 - 4
16 Dec. 4, 1952 Knicks vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 71 - 81 lost 1 11 - 5
17 Dec. 6, 1952 Knicks @ Minneapolis Lakers L 78 - 85 OTlost 2 11 - 6
18 Dec. 7, 1952 Knicks @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 91 - 102 lost 3 11 - 7
19 Dec. 9, 1952 Knicks vs. Rochester Royals L 75 - 77 lost 4 11 - 8
20 Dec. 13, 1952 Knicks @ Rochester Royals W 99 - 97 OTwon 1 12 - 8
21 Dec. 14, 1952 Knicks @ Milwaukee Hawks W 74 - 69 won 2 13 - 8
22 Dec. 16, 1952 Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals W 98 - 93 OTwon 3 14 - 8
23 Dec. 20, 1952 Knicks @ Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 102 - 99 OTwon 4 15 - 8
24 Dec. 21, 1952 Knicks vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 102 - 77 won 5 16 - 8
25 Dec. 22, 1952 Knicks vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 80 - 75 won 6 17 - 8
26 Dec. 25, 1952 Knicks vs. Boston Celtics W 97 - 84 won 7 18 - 8
27 Dec. 27, 1952 Knicks vs. Fort Wayne Pistons L 91 - 92 lost 1 18 - 9
28 Dec. 28, 1952 Knicks vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 72 - 54 won 1 19 - 9
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
29 Jan. 1, 1953 Knicks @ Philadelphia Warriors W 108 - 82 won 2 20 - 9
30 Jan. 3, 1953 Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals W 85 - 77 OTwon 3 21 - 9
31 Jan. 4, 1953 Knicks @ Boston Celtics L 100 - 103 lost 1 21 - 10
32 Jan. 7, 1953 Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals L 93 - 114 lost 2 21 - 11
33 Jan. 8, 1953 Knicks vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 81 - 68 won 1 22 - 11
34 Jan. 9, 1953 Knicks @ Indianapolis Olympians W 58 - 54 won 2 23 - 11
35 Jan. 11, 1953 Knicks @ Minneapolis Lakers L 79 - 85 lost 1 23 - 12
36 Jan. 17, 1953 Knicks vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 84 - 76 won 1 24 - 12
37 Jan. 18, 1953 Knicks @ Boston Celtics L 83 - 99 lost 1 24 - 13
38 Jan. 21, 1953 Knicks vs. Milwaukee Hawks L 70 - 72 lost 2 24 - 14
39 Jan. 22, 1953 Knicks vs. Boston Celtics W 112 - 89 won 1 25 - 14
40 Jan. 24, 1953 Knicks vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 82 - 76 won 2 26 - 14
41 Jan. 25, 1953 Knicks @ Syracuse Nationals W 97 - 62 won 3 27 - 14
42 Jan. 27, 1953 Knicks @ Rochester Royals W 74 - 72 won 4 28 - 14
43 Jan. 29, 1953 Knicks @ Philadelphia Warriors W 72 - 61 won 5 29 - 14
44 Jan. 31, 1953 Knicks vs. Boston Celtics W 76 - 69 won 6 30 - 14
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
45 Feb. 1, 1953 Knicks vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 90 - 85 won 7 31 - 14
46 Feb. 3, 1953 Knicks vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 76 - 69 won 8 32 - 14
47 Feb. 5, 1953 Knicks @ Minneapolis Lakers L 73 - 81 lost 1 32 - 15
48 Feb. 6, 1953 Knicks @ Indianapolis Olympians W 84 - 73 won 1 33 - 15
49 Feb. 7, 1953 Knicks vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 86 - 63 won 2 34 - 15
50 Feb. 8, 1953 Knicks @ Boston Celtics L 79 - 87 lost 1 34 - 16
51 Feb. 11, 1953 Knicks @ Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 86 - 80 won 1 35 - 16
52 Feb. 13, 1953 Knicks vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 106 - 96 won 2 36 - 16
53 Feb. 14, 1953 Knicks vs. Indianapolis Olympians W 91 - 79 won 3 37 - 16
54 Feb. 15, 1953 Knicks @ Syracuse Nationals W 85 - 81 won 4 38 - 16
55 Feb. 17, 1953 Knicks vs. Milwaukee Hawks W 86 - 67 won 5 39 - 16
56 Feb. 18, 1953 Knicks vs. Boston Celtics L 66 - 69 lost 1 39 - 17
57 Feb. 21, 1953 Knicks vs. Philadelphia Warriors W 85 - 69 won 1 40 - 17
58 Feb. 22, 1953 Knicks @ Boston Celtics L 83 - 87 OTlost 1 40 - 18
59 Feb. 24, 1953 Knicks vs. Minneapolis Lakers W 79 - 63 won 1 41 - 18
60 Feb. 25, 1953 Knicks vs. Rochester Royals L 71 - 79 OTlost 1 41 - 19
61 Feb. 28, 1953 Knicks vs. Fort Wayne Pistons W 85 - 74 won 1 42 - 19
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
62 Mar. 1, 1953 Knicks @ Syracuse Nationals L 64 - 79 lost 1 42 - 20
63 Mar. 3, 1953 Knicks vs. Rochester Royals W 109 - 88 won 1 43 - 20
64 Mar. 5, 1953 Knicks vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 80 - 69 won 2 44 - 20
65 Mar. 6, 1953 Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals W 75 - 66 won 3 45 - 20
66 Mar. 8, 1953 Knicks vs. Boston Celtics L 78 - 89 lost 1 45 - 21
67 Mar. 11, 1953 Knicks vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 113 - 107 3OTwon 1 46 - 21
68 Mar. 12, 1953 Knicks @ Philadelphia Warriors W 90 - 85 won 2 47 - 21
69 Mar. 14, 1953 Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals L 81 - 95 lost 1 47 - 22
70 Mar. 15, 1953 Knicks @ Fort Wayne Pistons L 69 - 81 lost 2 47 - 23

NBA Playoffs

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NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Semifinals

Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Series Status Streak
1 Mar. 17, 1953 Knicks vs. Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 80 - 62 Knicks lead
1-0
won 1
2 Mar. 20, 1953 Knicks @ Baltimore Bullets (1st) W 90 - 81 Knicks win
2-0
won 2

NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals

Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Series Status Streak
1 Mar. 25, 1953 Knicks vs. Boston Celtics W 95 - 91 Knicks lead
1-0
won 3
2 Mar. 26, 1953 Knicks @ Boston Celtics L 70 - 86 series tied
1-1
lost 1
3 Mar. 28, 1953 Knicks vs. Boston Celtics W 101 - 82 Knicks lead
2-1
won 1
4 Mar. 29, 1953 Knicks @ Boston Celtics W 82 - 75 Knicks win
3-1
won 2

NBA Playoffs - Finals

Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Series Status Streak
1 Apr. 4, 1953 Knicks @ Minneapolis Lakers W 96 - 88 Knicks lead
1-0
won 3
2 Apr. 5, 1953 Knicks @ Minneapolis Lakers L 71 - 73 series tied
1-1
lost 1
3 Apr. 7, 1953 Knicks vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 75 - 90 Lakers lead
1-2
lost 2
4 Apr. 8, 1953 Knicks vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 69 - 71 Lakers lead
1-3
lost 3
5 Apr. 10, 1953 Knicks vs. Minneapolis Lakers L 84 - 91 Lakers win
1-4
lost 4