1955-56 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 35-37
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost division tie
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 1-0
Coach: Joe Lapchick (26-25)
Coach: Vince Boryla (9-12)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 273,641, Avg. 9,773 in 28 home dates

1955-56 New York Knicks Statistics
1955-56 New York Knicks Roster

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 35 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

New York scored 7,212 points and allowed 7,242. Carl Braun tossed in a team-leading 1,112 points for the Knicks, while Harry Gallatin accounted for 740 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 362 assists for the squad.

Joe Lapchick and Vince Boryla coached the team. The 1955-56 New York Knicks lost in the division tie.

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Regular Season Points For: 7212
Regular Season Points Against: 7242

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
November 5, 1955	New York Knicks 100 at Rochester Royals 98	W	0-0	1-0	1-0	OT
November 10, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 105 at New York Knicks 112	W	1-0	1-0	2-0
November 12, 1955	Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 96	W	2-0	1-0	3-0
November 13, 1955	New York Knicks 94 at Rochester Royals 91	W	2-0	2-0	4-0		at Ft Wayne, IN
November 15, 1955	New York Knicks 95 at St. Louis Hawks 121	L	2-0	2-1	4-1
November 17, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at New York Knicks 110	W	3-0	2-1	5-1		at Syracuse, NY
November 19, 1955	St. Louis Hawks 104 at New York Knicks 91	L	3-1	2-1	5-2
November 20, 1955	New York Knicks 119 at Fort Wayne Pistons 115	W	3-1	3-1	6-2	OT
November 23, 1955	New York Knicks 115 at Boston Celtics 111	W	3-1	4-1	7-2	OT
November 24, 1955	New York Knicks 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 118	L	3-1	4-2	7-3
November 26, 1955	Syracuse Nationals 99 at New York Knicks 100	W	4-1	4-2	8-3
November 27, 1955	New York Knicks 74 at Syracuse Nationals 85	L	4-1	4-3	8-4
November 29, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at New York Knicks 99	L	4-2	4-3	8-5
December 1, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at New York Knicks 90	L	4-3	4-3	8-6		at Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 1955	Philadelphia Warriors 109 at New York Knicks 102	L	4-4	4-3	8-7
December 6, 1955	Rochester Royals 105 at New York Knicks 116	W	5-4	4-3	9-7
December 10, 1955	New York Knicks 99 at St. Louis Hawks 80	W	5-4	5-3	10-7
December 13, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers 91 at New York Knicks 98	W	6-4	5-3	11-7
December 14, 1955	New York Knicks 100 at Boston Celtics 102	L	6-4	5-4	11-8
December 17, 1955	New York Knicks 100 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95	W	6-4	6-4	12-8
December 18, 1955	Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 92	L	6-5	6-4	12-9
December 20, 1955	Syracuse Nationals 98 at New York Knicks 91	L	6-6	6-4	12-10
December 25, 1955	New York Knicks 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 92	L	6-6	6-5	12-11
December 26, 1955	New York Knicks 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 97	W	6-6	7-5	13-11
December 27, 1955	Philadelphia Warriors 79 at New York Knicks 80	W	7-6	7-5	14-11
December 28, 1955	New York Knicks 113 at Rochester Royals 91	W	7-6	8-5	15-11
December 31, 1955	New York Knicks 92 at Syracuse Nationals 101	L	7-6	8-6	15-12
January 1, 1956	Rochester Royals 101 at New York Knicks 92	L	7-7	8-6	15-13
January 3, 1956	New York Knicks 107 at Boston Celtics 97	W	7-7	9-6	16-13		at Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 1956	New York Knicks 103 at Boston Celtics 86	W	7-7	10-6	17-13		at Syracuse, NY
January 5, 1956	Boston Celtics 92 at New York Knicks 87	L	7-8	10-6	17-14
January 6, 1956	New York Knicks 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 104	L	7-8	10-7	17-15
January 8, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors 95 at New York Knicks 83	L	7-9	10-7	17-16
January 14, 1956	St. Louis Hawks 104 at New York Knicks 101	L	7-10	10-7	17-17	2OT
January 15, 1956	New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 104	W	7-10	11-7	18-17	OT
January 17, 1956	Rochester Royals 107 at New York Knicks 112	W	8-10	11-7	19-17
January 18, 1956	New York Knicks 103 at Rochester Royals 108	L	8-10	11-8	19-18
January 20, 1956	New York Knicks 122 at Minneapolis Lakers 109	W	8-10	12-8	20-18		at Boston, MA
January 21, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers 109 at New York Knicks 89	L	8-11	12-8	20-19
January 22, 1956	New York Knicks 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 95	W	8-11	13-8	21-19
January 25, 1956	New York Knicks 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 104	L	8-11	13-9	21-20
January 27, 1956	Rochester Royals 111 at New York Knicks 93	L	8-12	13-9	21-21		at Boston, MA
January 28, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at New York Knicks 91	L	8-13	13-9	21-22	OT
January 29, 1956	New York Knicks 99 at Syracuse Nationals 95	W	8-13	14-9	22-22	OT
January 31, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors 95 at New York Knicks 105	W	9-13	14-9	23-22
February 1, 1956	New York Knicks 105 at Philadelphia Warriors 104	W	9-13	15-9	24-22	2OT
February 2, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors 88 at New York Knicks 87	L	9-14	15-9	24-23		at Syracuse, NY
February 4, 1956	Syracuse Nationals 103 at New York Knicks 94	L	9-15	15-9	24-24
February 5, 1956	New York Knicks 104 at Boston Celtics 114	L	9-15	15-10	24-25
February 7, 1956	Boston Celtics 102 at New York Knicks 113	W	10-15	15-10	25-25
February 8, 1956	New York Knicks 102 at Rochester Royals 97	W	10-15	16-10	26-25
February 10, 1956	Syracuse Nationals 94 at New York Knicks 88	L	10-16	16-10	26-26		at Boston, MA
February 11, 1956	St. Louis Hawks 91 at New York Knicks 107	W	11-16	16-10	27-26
February 12, 1956	New York Knicks 108 at Boston Celtics 116	L	11-16	16-11	27-27
February 14, 1956	New York Knicks 103 at St. Louis Hawks 99	W	11-16	17-11	28-27
February 15, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers 113 at New York Knicks 102	L	11-17	17-11	28-28		at St Paul, MN
February 17, 1956	Syracuse Nationals 91 at New York Knicks 86	L	11-18	17-11	28-29		at Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1956	New York Knicks 98 at Syracuse Nationals 118	L	11-18	17-12	28-30
February 21, 1956	Syracuse Nationals 108 at New York Knicks 107	L	11-19	17-12	28-31	2OT
February 22, 1956	New York Knicks 117 at Philadelphia Warriors 108	W	11-19	18-12	29-31
February 25, 1956	St. Louis Hawks 99 at New York Knicks 89	L	11-20	18-12	29-32
February 26, 1956	New York Knicks 85 at St. Louis Hawks 103	L	11-20	18-13	29-33
February 27, 1956	New York Knicks 113 at St. Louis Hawks 109	W	11-20	19-13	30-33		at Ft Wayne, IN
February 28, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at New York Knicks 95	L	11-21	19-13	30-34
March 2, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at New York Knicks 97	L	11-22	19-13	30-35		at Boston, MA
March 4, 1956	New York Knicks 118 at Syracuse Nationals 111	W	11-22	20-13	31-35	2OT
March 6, 1956	Boston Celtics 99 at New York Knicks 119	W	12-22	20-13	32-35
March 7, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors 108 at New York Knicks 87	L	12-23	20-13	32-36		at Boston, MA
March 10, 1956	Syracuse Nationals 84 at New York Knicks 104	W	13-23	20-13	33-36
March 11, 1956	New York Knicks 122 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96	W	13-23	21-13	34-36
March 13, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers 102 at New York Knicks 89	L	13-24	21-13	34-37		at Moorhead, MN
March 14, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors 108 at New York Knicks 115	W	14-24	21-13	35-37
March 15, 1956	New York Knicks 77 at Syracuse Nationals 82	L	0-0	0-1	0-1