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1954-55 New York Knickerbockers

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38-34, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 92.7 points per game, Allowed 92.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 36-36)
Coached by Joe Lapchick (38-34)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III) / Attendance: 214,125 (1st of 4 available)

SRS: 0.11 (4th of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1) versus Boston Celtics

1954-55 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 72 2392 6149 .389 1887 2593 .728 4379 1744 1587 6671 92.7
Opponent 72 6665 92.6

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 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 27 71 2479 400 1032 .388 274 342 .801 295 274 208 1074
2 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 27 72 2548 330 859 .384 393 483 .814 995 176 206 1053
3 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 24 72 2024 364 832 .438 310 498 .622 818 67 286 1038
4 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 27 72 2536 362 898 .403 279 339 .823 307 218 202 1003
5 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 32 72 2390 360 932 .386 224 328 .683 612 198 221 944
6 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 29 71 2310 226 581 .389 195 303 .644 322 542 143 647
7 Jack Turner F-G 6-4 170 24 65 922 111 308 .360 60 76 .789 154 77 76 282
8 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 23 56 882 97 274 .354 54 72 .750 144 78 60 248
9 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 23 37 503 62 169 .367 30 45 .667 154 31 80 154
10 Bert Cook G-F 6-3 185 25 37 424 42 133 .316 34 50 .680 72 33 39 118
11 Fred Christ G 6-4 210 24 6 48 5 18 .278 10 11 .909 8 7 3 20
12 Chuck Grigsby G 6-5 190 26 7 45 7 19 .368 2 8 .250 11 7 9 16
13 Bob Knight G-F 6-2 185 2 29 3 7 .429 1 1 1.000 1 8 6 7
14 Herm Hedderick G 6-5 170 25 5 23 2 9 .222 0 1 .000 4 2 3 4
15 Don Anielak F 6-7 190 24 1 10 0 4 .000 3 4 .750 2 0 0 3

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 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 27 71 34.9 5.6 14.5 .388 3.9 4.8 .801 4.2 3.9 2.9 15.1
2 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 27 72 35.4 4.6 11.9 .384 5.5 6.7 .814 13.8 2.4 2.9 14.6
3 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 24 72 28.1 5.1 11.6 .438 4.3 6.9 .622 11.4 0.9 4.0 14.4
4 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 27 72 35.2 5.0 12.5 .403 3.9 4.7 .823 4.3 3.0 2.8 13.9
5 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 32 72 33.2 5.0 12.9 .386 3.1 4.6 .683 8.5 2.8 3.1 13.1
6 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 29 71 32.5 3.2 8.2 .389 2.7 4.3 .644 4.5 7.6 2.0 9.1
7 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 23 56 15.8 1.7 4.9 .354 1.0 1.3 .750 2.6 1.4 1.1 4.4
8 Jack Turner F-G 6-4 170 24 65 14.2 1.7 4.7 .360 0.9 1.2 .789 2.4 1.2 1.2 4.3
9 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 23 37 13.6 1.7 4.6 .367 0.8 1.2 .667 4.2 0.8 2.2 4.2
10 Bob Knight G-F 6-2 185 2 14.5 1.5 3.5 .429 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 4.0 3.0 3.5
11 Fred Christ G 6-4 210 24 6 8.0 0.8 3.0 .278 1.7 1.8 .909 1.3 1.2 0.5 3.3
12 Bert Cook G-F 6-3 185 25 37 11.5 1.1 3.6 .316 0.9 1.4 .680 1.9 0.9 1.1 3.2
13 Don Anielak F 6-7 190 24 1 10.0 0.0 4.0 .000 3.0 4.0 .750 2.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
14 Chuck Grigsby G 6-5 190 26 7 6.4 1.0 2.7 .368 0.3 1.1 .250 1.6 1.0 1.3 2.3
15 Herm Hedderick G 6-5 170 25 5 4.6 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.8

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 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 24 72 2024 6.5 14.8 .438 5.5 8.9 .622 14.5 1.2 5.1 18.5
2 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 27 71 2479 5.8 15.0 .388 4.0 5.0 .801 4.3 4.0 3.0 15.6
3 Fred Christ G 6-4 210 24 6 48 3.7 13.5 .278 7.5 8.2 .909 6.0 5.2 2.3 15.0
4 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 27 72 2548 4.7 12.1 .384 5.6 6.8 .814 14.1 2.5 2.9 14.9
5 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 32 72 2390 5.4 14.0 .386 3.4 4.9 .683 9.2 3.0 3.3 14.2
6 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 27 72 2536 5.1 12.7 .403 4.0 4.8 .823 4.4 3.1 2.9 14.2
7 Chuck Grigsby G 6-5 190 26 7 45 5.6 15.2 .368 1.6 6.4 .250 8.8 5.6 7.2 12.8
8 Jack Turner F-G 6-4 170 24 65 922 4.3 12.0 .360 2.3 3.0 .789 6.0 3.0 3.0 11.0
9 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 23 37 503 4.4 12.1 .367 2.1 3.2 .667 11.0 2.2 5.7 11.0
10 Don Anielak F 6-7 190 24 1 10 0.0 14.4 .000 10.8 14.4 .750 7.2 0.0 0.0 10.8
11 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 29 71 2310 3.5 9.1 .389 3.0 4.7 .644 5.0 8.4 2.2 10.1
12 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 23 56 882 4.0 11.2 .354 2.2 2.9 .750 5.9 3.2 2.4 10.1
13 Bert Cook G-F 6-3 185 25 37 424 3.6 11.3 .316 2.9 4.2 .680 6.1 2.8 3.3 10.0
14 Bob Knight G-F 6-2 185 2 29 3.7 8.7 .429 1.2 1.2 1.000 1.2 9.9 7.4 8.7
15 Herm Hedderick G 6-5 170 25 5 23 3.1 14.1 .222 0.0 1.6 .000 6.3 3.1 4.7 6.3

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 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 27 71 2479 14.6 .454 .388
2 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 27 72 2536 13.9 .479 .403
3 Jack Turner F-G 6-4 170 24 65 922 10.6 .413 .360
4 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 23 56 882 10.3 .406 .354
5 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 23 37 503 11.0 .408 .367
6 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 29 71 2310 16.8 .453 .389
7 Bob Knight G-F 6-2 185 2 29 11.9 .470 .429
8 Herm Hedderick G 6-5 170 25 5 23 -0.8 .212 .222
9 Chuck Grigsby G 6-5 190 26 7 45 10.0 .355 .368
10 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 27 72 2548 20.6 .491 .384
11 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 24 72 2024 20.5 .494 .438
12 Bert Cook G-F 6-3 185 25 37 424 8.5 .381 .316
13 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 32 72 2390 15.1 .439 .386
14 Fred Christ G 6-4 210 24 6 48 16.7 .438 .278
15 Don Anielak F 6-7 190 24 1 10 1.8 .260 .000

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 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 32 3 110 20 52 19 24 23 13 12 59 .385 .792 36.7 19.7 7.7 4.3
2 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 27 3 108 19 42 17 22 44 7 11 55 .452 .773 36.0 18.3 14.7 2.3
3 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 27 3 103 18 44 18 20 14 16 11 54 .409 .900 34.3 18.0 4.7 5.3
4 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 27 3 115 17 45 14 15 14 14 13 48 .378 .933 38.3 16.0 4.7 4.7
5 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 23 3 71 7 15 10 11 16 5 3 24 .467 .909 23.7 8.0 5.3 1.7
6 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 23 3 49 8 17 6 7 12 4 5 22 .471 .857 16.3 7.3 4.0 1.3
7 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 29 3 75 6 19 8 12 9 12 7 20 .316 .667 25.0 6.7 3.0 4.0
8 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 24 3 63 2 16 13 21 12 1 6 17 .125 .619 21.0 5.7 4.0 0.3
9 Bert Cook G-F 6-3 185 25 1 20 4 6 0 2 0 2 3 8 .667 .000 20.0 8.0 0.0 2.0
10 Jack Turner F-G 6-4 170 24 2 16 2 6 1 3 4 2 1 5 .333 .333 8.0 2.5 2.0 1.0