New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1951-1952 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Vince Boryla SF 6-5 210 Mar 11, 1927 25 Denver 2 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 Oct 13, 1922 29 Xavier-Louisiana 1 N/A
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 Apr 26, 1927 24 Truman State 3 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
George Kaftan PG 6-3 190 Feb 22, 1928 24 Holy Cross 3 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 4, Boston Celtics
Ray Lumpp PG 6-1 178 Jul 11, 1923 28 NYU 3 1948 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 2, Indianapolis Jets
Al McGuire PG 6-2 180 Sep 7, 1928 23 St. John's 0 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 6, Pick 6, New York Knicks
Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 Jan 25, 1926 26 St. John's 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Herb Scherer PF 6-9 212 Dec 21, 1928 23 Long Island 1 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 7, Boston Celtics
Connie Simmons PF 6-8 222 Mar 15, 1925 27   5 N/A
Ernie Vandeweghe PG 6-3 195 Sep 12, 1928 23 Colgate 2 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Max Zaslofsky SG 6-2 170 Dec 7, 1925 26 St. John's 5 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted
1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, New York Knicks

1951-1952 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Syracuse Nationals #4 San Francisco Warriors SYR in 3
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #3 New York Knicks NYK in 3
Second Round W1 Rochester Royals W4 Fort Wayne Pistons ROR in 2
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Indianapolis Olympians MIN in 2
Conference Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals #3 New York Knicks NYK in 4
Conference Finals W1 Rochester Royals W2 Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 4
NBA Finals W2 Minneapolis Lakers #3 New York Knicks MIN in 7

1951-1952 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Max Zaslofsky 14 36.1 16.2 3.1 1.6
Connie Simmons 14 30.5 15.9 7.7 0.9
Harry Gallatin 14 33.6 10.8 9.6 1.4
Ernie Vandeweghe 14 29.6 10.8 4.9 1.9
Dick McGuire 14 39.0 10.4 5.1 6.4
Nat Clifton 14 33.0 9.4 9.5 2.4
George Kaftan 13 17.8 6.2 2.3 1.7
Al McGuire 13 16.0 4.6 1.3 1.1
Ray Lumpp 12 16.2 4.1 1.6 1.2

1951-1952 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 19, 1952
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Boston		 L, 105-94 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 20. M. Zaslofsky
 PTS: 31. Bob Cousy
Mar 23, 1952
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Boston		 W, 101-97 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 22. C. Simmons
 PTS: 36. Ed Macauley
Mar 26, 1952
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Boston		 W, 87-88 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 21. M. Zaslofsky
 PTS: 34. Bob Cousy

1951-1952 New York Knicks Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Syracuse Leaders
Apr 2, 1952
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Syracuse		 W, 85-87 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 26. M. Zaslofsky
 PTS: 25. D. Schayes
Apr 3, 1952
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Syracuse		 L, 102-92 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 16. H. Gallatin
 PTS: 21. Paul Seymour
Apr 5, 1952
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Syracuse		 W, 99-92 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 20. M. Zaslofsky
 PTS: 22. Red Rocha
Apr 8, 1952
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Syracuse		 W, 100-93 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 20. M. Zaslofsky
 PTS: 22. D. Schayes

1951-1952 New York Knicks NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Minneapolis Leaders
Apr 12, 1952
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Minneapolis		 L, 83-79
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 15. Dick McGuire
 PTS: 34. Jim Pollard
Apr 13, 1952
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Minneapolis		 W, 72-80
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 18. H. Gallatin
 PTS: 18. George Mikan
Apr 16, 1952
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Minneapolis		 L, 77-82 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		1-2 PTS: 17. M. Zaslofsky
 PTS: 26. George Mikan
Apr 18, 1952
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Minneapolis		 W, 90-89 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		2-2 PTS: 30. C. Simmons
 PTS: 32. S. Martin
Apr 20, 1952
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Minneapolis		 L, 102-89
NBA Finals 		2-3 PTS: 17. Nat Clifton
 PTS: 32. V. Mikkelsen
Apr 23, 1952
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Minneapolis		 W, 76-68 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		3-3 PTS: 23. M. Zaslofsky
 PTS: 28. George Mikan
Apr 25, 1952
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Minneapolis		 L, 82-65
NBA Finals 		3-4 PTS: 21. M. Zaslofsky
 PTS: 22. George Mikan