1952–53 New York Knicks season
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The 1952–53 New York Knicks season was the seventh season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] 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.[1][2]
1952–53 New York Knicks season | |||
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Division champions | |||
Head coach | Joe Lapchick | ||
General manager | Ned Irish | ||
Arena | Madison Square Garden | ||
Results | |||
Record | 47–23 (.671) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Lakers 1–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WPIX | ||
Radio | WMGM | ||
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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.[2][1] In the Finals, the Knicks lost to the Minneapolis Lakers, four games to one.[2] The club would wait another 17 years to make an NBA championship final, winning it in 1970.[1]