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1951-52 New York Knickerbockers

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37-29, Finished 3rd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 85.0 points per game, Allowed 84.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 35-31)
Coached by Joe Lapchick (37-29)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III) / Attendance: 140,746 (3rd of 5 available)

SRS: 0.68 (5th of 10)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-3) versus Minneapolis Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Division Finals (3-1) versus Syracuse Nationals
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Boston Celtics

1951-52 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 66 2022 5282 .383 1565 2185 .716 3834 1567 1770 5609 85.0
Opponent 66 5560 84.2

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Max Zaslofsky G-F 6-2 170 26 66 2113 322 958 .336 287 380 .755 194 156 183 931
2 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 24 66 1931 233 527 .442 275 341 .806 661 115 223 741
3 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 29 62 2101 244 729 .335 170 256 .664 731 209 227 658
4 Connie Simmons C-F 6-8 222 26 66 1558 227 600 .378 175 254 .689 471 121 214 629
5 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 26 64 2018 204 474 .430 183 290 .631 332 388 181 591
6 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 23 57 1507 200 457 .438 124 160 .775 264 164 188 524
7 Vince Boryla F 6-5 210 24 42 1440 202 522 .387 96 115 .835 219 90 121 500
8 Ray Lumpp G 6-1 178 28 62 1317 184 476 .387 90 119 .756 125 123 165 458
9 George Kaftan F 6-3 190 23 52 955 115 307 .375 92 134 .687 196 88 107 322
10 Alfred McGuire G-F 6-2 180 23 59 788 72 167 .431 64 122 .525 121 107 136 208
11 Herb Scherer C 6-9 212 22 12 167 19 65 .292 9 14 .643 26 6 25 47
12 Tom Smith G 6-1 165 24 1 3 0 6 .000 4 6 .667 0 2 2 4

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Max Zaslofsky G-F 6-2 170 26 66 32.0 4.9 14.5 .336 4.3 5.8 .755 2.9 2.4 2.8 14.1
2 Vince Boryla F 6-5 210 24 42 34.3 4.8 12.4 .387 2.3 2.7 .835 5.2 2.1 2.9 11.9
3 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 24 66 29.3 3.5 8.0 .442 4.2 5.2 .806 10.0 1.7 3.4 11.2
4 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 29 62 33.9 3.9 11.8 .335 2.7 4.1 .664 11.8 3.4 3.7 10.6
5 Connie Simmons C-F 6-8 222 26 66 23.6 3.4 9.1 .378 2.7 3.8 .689 7.1 1.8 3.2 9.5
6 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 23 57 26.4 3.5 8.0 .438 2.2 2.8 .775 4.6 2.9 3.3 9.2
7 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 26 64 31.5 3.2 7.4 .430 2.9 4.5 .631 5.2 6.1 2.8 9.2
8 Ray Lumpp G 6-1 178 28 62 21.2 3.0 7.7 .387 1.5 1.9 .756 2.0 2.0 2.7 7.4
9 George Kaftan F 6-3 190 23 52 18.4 2.2 5.9 .375 1.8 2.6 .687 3.8 1.7 2.1 6.2
10 Tom Smith G 6-1 165 24 1 3.0 0.0 6.0 .000 4.0 6.0 .667 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0
11 Herb Scherer C 6-9 212 22 12 13.9 1.6 5.4 .292 0.8 1.2 .643 2.2 0.5 2.1 3.9
12 Alfred McGuire G-F 6-2 180 23 59 13.4 1.2 2.8 .431 1.1 2.1 .525 2.1 1.8 2.3 3.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Tom Smith G 6-1 165 24 1 3 0.0 72.0 .000 48.0 72.0 .667 0.0 24.0 24.0 48.0
2 Max Zaslofsky G-F 6-2 170 26 66 2113 5.5 16.3 .336 4.9 6.5 .755 3.3 2.7 3.1 15.9
3 Connie Simmons C-F 6-8 222 26 66 1558 5.2 13.9 .378 4.0 5.9 .689 10.9 2.8 4.9 14.5
4 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 24 66 1931 4.3 9.8 .442 5.1 6.4 .806 12.3 2.1 4.2 13.8
5 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 23 57 1507 4.8 10.9 .438 3.0 3.8 .775 6.3 3.9 4.5 12.5
6 Vince Boryla F 6-5 210 24 42 1440 5.0 13.1 .387 2.4 2.9 .835 5.5 2.3 3.0 12.5
7 Ray Lumpp G 6-1 178 28 62 1317 5.0 13.0 .387 2.5 3.3 .756 3.4 3.4 4.5 12.5
8 George Kaftan F 6-3 190 23 52 955 4.3 11.6 .375 3.5 5.1 .687 7.4 3.3 4.0 12.1
9 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 29 62 2101 4.2 12.5 .335 2.9 4.4 .664 12.5 3.6 3.9 11.3
10 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 26 64 2018 3.6 8.5 .430 3.3 5.2 .631 5.9 6.9 3.2 10.5
11 Herb Scherer C 6-9 212 22 12 167 4.1 14.0 .292 1.9 3.0 .643 5.6 1.3 5.4 10.1
12 Alfred McGuire G-F 6-2 180 23 59 788 3.3 7.6 .431 2.9 5.6 .525 5.5 4.9 6.2 9.5

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Vince Boryla F 6-5 210 24 42 1440 12.7 .437 .387
2 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 23 57 1507 16.5 .497 .438
3 Tom Smith G 6-1 165 24 1 3 -18.1 .231 .000
4 Connie Simmons C-F 6-8 222 26 66 1558 17.6 .442 .378
5 Herb Scherer C 6-9 212 22 12 167 3.9 .330 .292
6 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 26 64 2018 18.8 .491 .430
7 Alfred McGuire G-F 6-2 180 23 59 788 12.7 .471 .431
8 Ray Lumpp G 6-1 178 28 62 1317 11.3 .433 .387
9 George Kaftan F 6-3 190 23 52 955 14.6 .440 .375
10 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 24 66 1931 21.8 .547 .442
11 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 29 62 2101 16.2 .391 .335
12 Max Zaslofsky G-F 6-2 170 26 66 2113 12.3 .414 .336

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Max Zaslofsky G-F 6-2 170 26 14 506 69 185 89 110 44 23 51 227 .373 .809 36.1 16.2 3.1 1.6
2 Connie Simmons C-F 6-8 222 26 14 427 77 166 68 89 108 12 55 222 .464 .764 30.5 15.9 7.7 0.9
3 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 24 14 471 50 122 51 66 134 19 45 151 .410 .773 33.6 10.8 9.6 1.4
4 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 23 14 414 51 118 49 60 69 27 58 151 .432 .817 29.6 10.8 4.9 1.9
5 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 26 14 546 48 107 49 86 71 90 46 145 .449 .570 39.0 10.4 5.1 6.4
6 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 29 14 462 39 133 54 76 133 34 67 132 .293 .711 33.0 9.4 9.5 2.4
7 George Kaftan F 6-3 190 23 13 232 26 66 28 42 30 22 41 80 .394 .667 17.8 6.2 2.3 1.7
8 Alfred McGuire G-F 6-2 180 23 13 208 20 51 20 27 17 14 34 60 .392 .741 16.0 4.6 1.3 1.1
9 Ray Lumpp G 6-1 178 28 12 194 13 53 23 25 19 15 35 49 .245 .920 16.2 4.1 1.6 1.3