New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1954-1955 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Don Anielak C 6-7 195 Nov 1, 1930 24 Missouri State 0 1954 3rd Rnd, #26, New York Knicks
Jim Baechtold SF 6-4 205 Dec 9, 1927 27 Eastern Kentucky 2 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Carl Braun SG 6-5 180 Sep 25, 1927 27 Colgate 5 N/A
Fred Christ GF 6-4 210 Aug 6, 1930 24 Fordham 0 1954 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Nat Clifton PF 6-6 220 Oct 13, 1922 32 Xavier-Louisiana 4 N/A
Bertram Cook SG 6-3 185 Apr 26, 1929 25 Utah State 0 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 6, New York Knicks
Ray Felix C 6-11 220 Dec 10, 1930 24 Manchester (ABL) (United States) 1 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 1, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Harry Gallatin FC 6-6 210 Apr 26, 1927 27 Truman State 6 1947 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Chuck Grigsby SF 6-6 190 Aug 15, 1928 26 Dayton 0 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 2, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Herm Hedderick SG 6-5 170 Jan 1, 1930 25 Canisius 0 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 4, Pick 7, Boston Celtics
Bobby Knight PG 6-2 185 Apr 30, 1929 25   0 1954 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 Jan 25, 1926 29 St. John's 5 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Bob Peterson SF 6-5 210 Jan 25, 1932 23 Oregon 1 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 11, Pick 2, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Gene Shue PG 6-2 170 Dec 18, 1931 23 Maryland 0 1954 1st Rnd, #3, Philadelphia Warriors
Jack Turner SG 6-4 170 Jun 29, 1930 24 Western Kentucky 0 1954 1st Rnd, #8, New York Knicks

1954-1955 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Boston Celtics BOS in 3
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Rochester Royals MIN in 3
Conference Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals #3 Boston Celtics SYR in 4
Conference Finals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons W2 Minneapolis Lakers FWP in 4
NBA Finals #1 Syracuse Nationals W1 Fort Wayne Pistons SYR in 7

1954-1955 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Nat Clifton 3 36.7 19.7 7.7 4.3
Harry Gallatin 3 36.0 18.3 14.7 2.3
Carl Braun 3 34.3 18.0 4.7 5.3
Jim Baechtold 3 38.3 16.0 4.7 4.7
Bob Peterson 3 23.7 8.0 5.3 1.7
Gene Shue 3 16.3 7.3 4.0 1.3
Dick McGuire 3 25.0 6.7 3.0 4.0
Ray Felix 3 21.0 5.7 4.0 0.3
Bertram Cook 1 20.0 8.0 0.0 2.0
Jack Turner 2 8.0 2.5 2.0 1.0

1954-1955 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 15, 1955
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Boston		 L, 122-101 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 17. J. Baechtold
 PTS: 30. Bob Cousy
Mar 16, 1955
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Boston		 W, 102-95 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 25. Nat Clifton
 PTS: 26. Bob Cousy
Mar 19, 1955
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Boston		 L, 109-116 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 21. Nat Clifton
 PTS: 26. Bob Cousy