1950-51 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 36-30
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-6 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Boston Celtics 2-0
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-2
Finals - Lost to Rochester Royals 4-3
Coach: Joe Lapchick (36-30)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 146,347, Avg. 5,420 in 27 home dates
1950-51 New York Knicks Statistics
1950-51 New York Knicks Roster

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 36 wins and 30 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-6.

New York racked up 5,666 points and gave up 5,639. Vince Boryla tossed in a team-leading 982 points for the Knicks, while Harry Gallatin accounted for 800 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 400 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick coached the team. The 1950-51 New York Knicks lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5667
Regular Season Points Against: 5639

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 4, 1950 New York Knicks 76 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 87 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
November 5, 1950 New York Knicks 95 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 98 L 0-0 0-2 0-2 OT
November 7, 1950 New York Knicks 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 86 L 0-0 0-3 0-3
November 9, 1950 Indianapolis Olympians 85 at New York Knicks 73 L 0-1 0-3 0-4
November 11, 1950 Syracuse Nationals 72 at New York Knicks 74 W 1-1 0-3 1-4 OT
November 14, 1950 New York Knicks 92 at Washington Capitols 87 W 1-1 1-3 2-4
November 16, 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 69 at New York Knicks 71 W 2-1 1-3 3-4
November 18, 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 87 at New York Knicks 93 W 3-1 1-3 4-4
November 19, 1950 New York Knicks 83 at Syracuse Nationals 96 L 3-1 1-4 4-5
November 21, 1950 Boston Celtics 89 at New York Knicks 83 L 3-2 1-4 4-6
November 22, 1950 New York Knicks 87 at Baltimore Bullets 73 W 3-2 2-4 5-6
November 23, 1950 Washington Capitols 78 at New York Knicks 109 W 4-2 2-4 6-6
November 26, 1950 New York Knicks 90 at Boston Celtics 93 L 4-2 2-5 6-7 2OT
November 28, 1950 Syracuse Nationals 84 at New York Knicks 108 W 5-2 2-5 7-7
November 30, 1950 Rochester Royals 74 at New York Knicks 79 W 6-2 2-5 8-7
December 3, 1950 New York Knicks 100 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 92 W 6-2 3-5 9-7
December 5, 1950 New York Knicks 89 at Indianapolis Olympians 95 L 6-2 3-6 9-8
December 6, 1950 New York Knicks 62 at Minneapolis Lakers 84 L 6-2 3-7 9-9
December 9, 1950 New York Knicks 84 at Washington Capitols 91 L 6-2 3-8 9-10
December 10, 1950 Indianapolis Olympians 84 at New York Knicks 106 W 7-2 3-8 10-10
December 12, 1950 New York Knicks 91 at Philadelphia Warriors 101 L 7-2 3-9 10-11
December 16, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at New York Knicks 86 W 8-2 3-9 11-11
December 17, 1950 New York Knicks 86 at Syracuse Nationals 95 L 8-2 3-10 11-12
December 19, 1950 New York Knicks 86 at Boston Celtics 80 W 8-2 4-10 12-12 at Providence, RI
December 23, 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 79 at New York Knicks 83 W 9-2 4-10 13-12 2OT
December 25, 1950 New York Knicks 86 at Philadelphia Warriors 84 W 9-2 5-10 14-12 OT
December 27, 1950 New York Knicks 79 at Philadelphia Warriors 74 W 9-2 6-10 15-12 at Hershey, PA
December 30, 1950 Boston Celtics 60 at New York Knicks 77 W 10-2 6-10 16-12
December 31, 1950 New York Knicks 90 at Boston Celtics 100 L 10-2 6-11 16-13
January 1, 1951 New York Knicks 88 at Rochester Royals 91 L 10-2 6-12 16-14 OT
January 6, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 87 at New York Knicks 85 L 10-3 6-12 16-15 OT
January 7, 1951 New York Knicks 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 W 10-3 7-12 17-15
January 8, 1951 New York Knicks 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70 W 10-3 8-12 18-15 OT at Chicago, IL
January 10, 1951 New York Knicks 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 70 L 10-3 8-13 18-16
January 13, 1951 Baltimore Bullets 79 at New York Knicks 92 W 11-3 8-13 19-16
January 14, 1951 New York Knicks 91 at Baltimore Bullets 93 L 11-3 8-14 19-17 2OT
January 18, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 78 at New York Knicks 95 W 12-3 8-14 20-17
January 21, 1951 Rochester Royals 83 at New York Knicks 88 W 13-3 8-14 21-17 OT
January 23, 1951 New York Knicks 92 at Rochester Royals 102 L 13-3 8-15 21-18 4OT
January 24, 1951 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 85 at New York Knicks 95 W 14-3 8-15 22-18
January 27, 1951 Boston Celtics 75 at New York Knicks 76 W 15-3 8-15 23-18
January 31, 1951 Baltimore Bullets 77 at New York Knicks 89 W 16-3 8-15 24-18
February 1, 1951 New York Knicks 93 at Syracuse Nationals 90 W 16-3 9-15 25-18
February 3, 1951 New York Knicks 83 at Baltimore Bullets 72 W 16-3 10-15 26-18
February 4, 1951 Indianapolis Olympians 105 at New York Knicks 83 L 16-4 10-15 26-19
February 6, 1951 New York Knicks 91 at Baltimore Bullets 82 W 16-4 11-15 27-19 at Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1951 New York Knicks 83 at Syracuse Nationals 96 L 16-4 11-16 27-20
February 10, 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at New York Knicks 73 W 17-4 11-16 28-20
February 11, 1951 New York Knicks 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 120 L 17-4 11-17 28-21
February 14, 1951 Rochester Royals 65 at New York Knicks 81 W 18-4 11-17 29-21
February 15, 1951 New York Knicks 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 93 W 18-4 12-17 30-21
February 17, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 75 at New York Knicks 88 W 19-4 12-17 31-21
February 21, 1951 New York Knicks 85 at Boston Celtics 87 L 19-4 12-18 31-22 OT
February 22, 1951 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 90 at New York Knicks 94 W 20-4 12-18 32-22
February 24, 1951 Philadelphia Warriors 70 at New York Knicks 64 L 20-5 12-18 32-23
February 25, 1951 New York Knicks 93 at Syracuse Nationals 98 L 20-5 12-19 32-24
February 27, 1951 New York Knicks 90 at Rochester Royals 100 L 20-5 12-20 32-25
March 1, 1951 New York Knicks 84 at Boston Celtics 78 W 20-5 13-20 33-25
March 3, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 78 at New York Knicks 97 W 21-5 13-20 34-25
March 4, 1951 New York Knicks 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 L 21-5 13-21 34-26
March 6, 1951 New York Knicks 76 at Philadelphia Warriors 96 L 21-5 13-22 34-27
March 8, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 94 at New York Knicks 97 W 22-5 13-22 35-27 OT
March 11, 1951 New York Knicks 89 at Baltimore Bullets 112 L 22-5 13-23 35-28
March 14, 1951 New York Knicks 92 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 91 W 22-5 14-23 36-28
March 15, 1951 New York Knicks 70 at Indianapolis Olympians 74 L 22-5 14-24 36-29
March 18, 1951 New York Knicks 68 at Minneapolis Lakers 86 L 22-5 14-25 36-30
March 20, 1951 New York Knicks 83 at Boston Celtics 69 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
March 22, 1951 Boston Celtics 78 at New York Knicks 92 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
March 28, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 92 at New York Knicks 103 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
March 29, 1951 New York Knicks 80 at Syracuse Nationals 102 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
March 31, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 75 at New York Knicks 77 W 3-0 1-1 4-1 OT
April 1, 1951 New York Knicks 83 at Syracuse Nationals 90 L 3-0 1-2 4-2
April 4, 1951 Syracuse Nationals 81 at New York Knicks 83 W 4-0 1-2 5-2
April 7, 1951 New York Knicks 65 at Rochester Royals 92 L 4-0 1-3 5-3
April 8, 1951 New York Knicks 84 at Rochester Royals 99 L 4-0 1-4 5-4
April 11, 1951 Rochester Royals 78 at New York Knicks 71 L 4-1 1-4 5-5
April 13, 1951 Rochester Royals 73 at New York Knicks 79 W 5-1 1-4 6-5
April 15, 1951 New York Knicks 92 at Rochester Royals 89 W 5-1 2-4 7-5
April 18, 1951 Rochester Royals 73 at New York Knicks 80 W 6-1 2-4 8-5
April 21, 1951 New York Knicks 75 at Rochester Royals 79 L 6-1 2-5 8-6