1954–55 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 1955 38 34 Eastern 2 Joe Lapchick Ned Irish Madison Square Garden WPIX WMGM East Division semifinals(lost to Celtics 1–2) NYK The 1954–55 New York Knickerbockers season was the team's ninth year in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the regular season, the Knickerbockers achieved a 38–34 record, securing second place in the Atlantic Division.1954–55 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1955.html March 7, 2010 This performance earned New York its ninth consecutive NBA playoff berth.New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/ March 7, 2010 The Knickerbockers lost in the best-of-three first round to the Boston Celtics, 2–1. Offseason NBA draft 1954 NBA draft Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.1954 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1954.html December 22, 2012 Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 8 Jack Turner G/F Western Kentucky 2 17 Richie Guerin G Iona 3 26 Don Anielak F SW Missouri State Regular season Season standings NYK Game log 1954–55 game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 30 Minneapolis 83–94 Carl Braun (26) 1–0 2 November 2 @ Milwaukee 91–84 Baechtold, Felix, McGuire (14) 2–0 3 November 6 @ Fort Wayne 83–90 Ray Felix (16) 2–1 4 November 7 @ Minneapolis 103–93 (OT) Nathaniel Clifton (29) 3–1 5 November 11 Rochester 78–79 Carl Braun (19) 4–1 6 November 13 @ Philadelphia 86–87 Carl Braun (19) 4–2 — November 14 @ Baltimore 95–93 — 4–2 — November 16 Baltimore 107–110 — 4–2 7 November 18 N Philadelphia 94–96 Harry Gallatin (23) 5–2 8 November 20 Boston 117–98 Felix, Gallatin (21) 5–3 9 November 24 @ Boston 103–108 Nathaniel Clifton (22) 5–4 10 November 27 Syracuse 80–74 Nathaniel Clifton (14) 5–5 11 November 28 @ Syracuse 77–79 Harry Gallatin (20) 5–6 12 November 30 Philadelphia 91–95 (OT) Harry Gallatin (20) 6–6 13 December 1 N Syracuse 86–88 Nathaniel Clifton (19) 7–6 14 December 4 Fort Wayne 90–88 Clifton, Felix (14) 7–7 15 December 7 Minneapolis 89–97 Carl Braun (27) 8–7 16 December 8 N Philadelphia 86–77 Ray Felix (15) 8–8 17 December 9 @ Philadelphia 98–96 Carl Braun (27) 9–8 18 December 11 @ Milwaukee 97–87 Ray Felix (21) 10–8 19 December 12 @ Minneapolis 73–80 Braun, Gallatin (18) 10–9 20 December 14 Syracuse 91–82 Harry Gallatin (22) 10–10 21 December 15 N Syracuse 81–88 Ray Felix (27) 11–10 22 December 18 @ Milwaukee 91–85 Carl Braun (19) 12–10 23 December 19 Boston 81–93 Ray Felix (24) 13–10 24 December 25 Syracuse 101–109 Ray Felix (21) 14–10 25 December 26 @ Syracuse 92–97 (OT) Nathaniel Clifton (21) 14–11 26 December 28 Philadelphia 84–78 Braun, Clifton (23) 14–12 27 December 29 @ Rochester 89–93 Ray Felix (19) 14–13 28 December 31 N Milwaukee 64–89 Ray Felix (17) 14–14 29 January 1 Milwaukee 91–100 Dick McGuire (22) 15–14 30 January 2 @ Boston 96–113 Jim Baechtold (20) 15–15 31 January 5 @ Rochester 85–103 Felix, Gallatin (14) 15–16 32 January 6 Boston 83–88 Nathaniel Clifton (28) 16–16 33 January 7 N Milwaukee 75–85 Carl Braun (29) 16–17 34 January 9 Philadelphia 84–86 Ray Felix (23) 17–17 35 January 13 N Boston 100–116 Jim Baechtold (33) 17–18 36 January 14 N Fort Wayne 97–83 Dick McGuire (20) 18–18 37 January 15 Fort Wayne 87–106 Carl Braun (22) 19–18 38 January 16 @ Boston 98–102 Harry Gallatin (20) 19–19 39 January 19 N Rochester 83–98 Carl Braun (23) 20–19 40 January 22 Philadelphia 102–99 Carl Braun (24) 20–20 41 January 23 @ Syracuse 98–89 Harry Gallatin (25) 21–20 42 January 25 N Rochester 107–104 Carl Braun (26) 21–21 43 January 26 @ Rochester 94–96 Jim Baechtold (26) 21–22 44 January 27 @ Philadelphia 83–92 Harry Gallatin (24) 21–23 45 January 29 Milwaukee 93–95 (OT) Nathaniel Clifton (25) 22–23 46 January 31 N Fort Wayne 91–84 Nathaniel Clifton (22) 23–23 47 February 2 N Minneapolis 81–96 Clifton, McGuire (16) 23–24 48 February 3 @ Minneapolis 83–90 Carl Braun (17) 23–25 49 February 5 Boston 107–115 Jim Baechtold (26) 24–25 50 February 6 @ Syracuse 75–77 Ray Felix (26) 24–26 51 February 8 Minneapolis 95–98 Nathaniel Clifton (18) 25–26 52 February 9 N Minneapolis 118–112 Harry Gallatin (30) 26–26 53 February 12 Fort Wayne 82–88 Nathaniel Clifton (24) 27–26 54 February 13 @ Boston 105–103 Ray Felix (20) 28–26 55 February 14 N Fort Wayne 92–88 Harry Gallatin (23) 29–26 56 February 17 N Fort Wayne 93–86 Ray Felix (20) 30–26 57 February 19 Syracuse 80–78 Nathaniel Clifton (22) 30–27 58 February 20 @ Syracuse 84–104 Nathaniel Clifton (17) 30–28 59 February 22 Philadelphia 102–103 Jim Baechtold (23) 31–28 60 February 23 N Philadelphia 98–96 Baechtold, Felix (18) 31–29 61 February 25 @ Philadelphia 111–113 (3OT) Jim Baechtold (30) 31–30 62 February 26 Milwaukee 79–72 Baechtold, Gallatin (13) 31–31 63 February 27 @ Fort Wayne 95–83 Ray Felix (18) 32–31 64 March 1 Syracuse 105–102 Carl Braun (25) 32–32 65 March 3 N Milwaukee 103–89 Nathaniel Clifton (22) 33–32 66 March 4 N Rochester 92–95 Jim Baechtold (24) 34–32 67 March 6 Rochester 96–101 Ray Felix (22) 35–32 68 March 7 N Minneapolis 96–97 Carl Braun (24) 35–33 69 March 8 N Rochester 96–99 Jim Baechtold (22) 36–33 70 March 10 Boston 95–114 Baechtold, Gallatin (21) 37–33 71 March 11 N Boston 97–95 Harry Gallatin (21) 38–33 72 March 13 @ Boston 101–112 Ray Felix (31) 38–34 Playoffs New York Knicks 1955 yes New York Knicks Division semifinals yes yes no 1 1 0 1 yes yes |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 15 | @ Boston | L 101–122 | Jim Baechtold (17) | — | Boston Garden | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 16 | Boston | W 102–95 | Nat Clifton (25) | — | Madison Square Garden III | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | March 19 | Boston | L 109–116 | Nat Clifton (21) | Nat Clifton (6) | Madison Square Garden III | 1–2 |- NYK 1955 yes Awards and records Harry Gallatin, All-NBA Second TeamAll-NBA & All-ABA Teams Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_league.html June 15, 2013 References Category:New York Knicks seasons New York New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:1950s in Manhattan