New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1952-1953 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 26 Denver 3 1949 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Carl Braun SG 6-5 180 Sep 25, 1927 25 Colgate 3 N/A
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 Oct 13, 1922 30 Xavier-Louisiana 2 N/A
Jerry Fleishman PG 6-2 190 Feb 14, 1922 31 NYU 4 N/A
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 Apr 26, 1927 25 Truman State 4 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Al McGuire PG 6-2 180 Sep 7, 1928 24 St. John's 1 1951 NBA Draft, Rnd 6, Pick 6, New York Knicks
Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 Jan 25, 1926 27 St. John's 3 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Sherwin Raiken PG 6-2 185 Oct 29, 1928 24 Villanova 0 1952 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Connie Simmons PF 6-8 222 Mar 15, 1925 28   6 N/A
Dick Surhoff GF 6-4 210 Nov 16, 1929 23 Long Island 0 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 6, Pick 6, New York Knicks
Ernie Vandeweghe PG 6-3 195 Sep 12, 1928 24 Colgate 3 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 3, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Max Zaslofsky SG 6-2 170 Dec 7, 1925 27 St. John's 6 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted
1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, New York Knicks

1952-1953 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 New York Knicks #4 Baltimore Bullets (BAA) NYK in 2
Second Round #2 Syracuse Nationals #3 Boston Celtics BOS in 2
Second Round W1 Minneapolis Lakers W4 Indianapolis Olympians MIN in 2
Second Round W2 Rochester Royals W3 Fort Wayne Pistons FWP in 3
Conference Finals #1 New York Knicks #3 Boston Celtics NYK in 4
Conference Finals W1 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Fort Wayne Pistons MIN in 5
NBA Finals W1 Minneapolis Lakers #1 New York Knicks MIN in 5

1952-1953 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Carl Braun 11 34.0 13.5 4.0 2.8
Connie Simmons 11 31.0 13.2 7.5 2.3
Ernie Vandeweghe 11 30.9 13.1 5.8 2.5
Nat Clifton 11 36.8 12.0 12.7 3.5
Vince Boryla 11 36.1 10.6 3.2 1.8
Harry Gallatin 11 27.5 10.5 10.9 1.4
Dick McGuire 11 32.7 7.5 5.7 6.4
Jerry Fleishman 2 13.0 5.0 2.5 3.5
Sherwin Raiken 4 4.8 2.0 0.2 0.5
Al McGuire 7 8.9 0.9 1.0 1.3
Dick Surhoff 4 3.2 1.0 0.5 0.5

1952-1953 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Baltimore Leaders
Mar 17, 1953
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Baltimore		 W, 80-62 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 25. C. Simmons
 PTS: 17. J. Baechtold
Mar 20, 1953
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Baltimore		 W, 81-90 Baltimore Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 20. Vince Boryla
 PTS: 21. J. Baechtold

1952-1953 New York Knicks Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 25, 1953
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Boston		 W, 95-91 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 18. C. Simmons
 PTS: 28. Bob Cousy
Mar 26, 1953
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Boston		 L, 86-70 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 17. H. Gallatin
 PTS: 21. Ed Macauley
Mar 28, 1953
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Boston		 W, 101-82 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 23. H. Gallatin
 PTS: 18. Bob Cousy
Mar 29, 1953
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Boston		 W, 75-82 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 18. Carl Braun
 PTS: 25. Ed Macauley

1952-1953 New York Knicks NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Minneapolis Leaders
Apr 4, 1953
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Minneapolis		 W, 88-96 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		1-0 PTS: 22. H. Gallatin
 PTS: 25. George Mikan
Apr 5, 1953
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Minneapolis		 L, 73-71 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 17. C. Simmons
 PTS: 18. George Mikan
Apr 7, 1953
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Minneapolis		 L, 75-90 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		1-2 PTS: 18. C. Simmons
 PTS: 20. George Mikan
Apr 8, 1953
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Minneapolis		 L, 69-71 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		1-3 PTS: 17. C. Simmons
 PTS: 27. George Mikan
Apr 10, 1953
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Minneapolis		 L, 84-91 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		1-4 PTS: 19. Carl Braun
 PTS: 17. Jim Pollard