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1955-56 New York Knickerbockers

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35-37, Finished 3rd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 100.2 points per game, Allowed 100.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 35-37)
Coached by Joe Lapchick (26-25) and Vince Boryla (9-12)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III) / Attendance: 246,756 (1st of 8 available)

SRS: -0.20 (5th of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Third Place Tiebreaker (1-0) versus Syracuse Nationals

1955-56 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 2508 6395 .392 2196 2913 .754 4562 1610 1923 7212 100.2
Opponent 72 7242 100.6

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 28 72 2316 396 1064 .372 320 382 .838 259 298 215 1112
2 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 28 72 2378 322 834 .386 358 455 .787 740 168 220 1002
3 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 22 70 2069 319 728 .438 258 324 .796 616 114 201 896
4 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 25 72 1702 277 668 .415 331 469 .706 623 47 293 885
5 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 28 70 1738 268 695 .386 233 291 .801 220 163 156 769
6 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 24 72 1750 240 625 .384 181 237 .764 212 179 111 661
7 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 33 64 1537 213 541 .394 135 191 .707 386 151 189 561
8 Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 25 60 1290 149 370 .403 167 236 .708 443 39 211 465
9 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 30 62 1685 152 438 .347 121 193 .627 220 362 146 425
10 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 24 58 779 121 303 .399 68 104 .654 223 44 123 310
11 Dick Atha G 6-2 190 24 25 288 36 88 .409 21 27 .778 42 32 39 93
12 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 27 5 77 10 31 .323 2 2 1.000 13 12 15 22
13 Bob Santini F 6-5 190 20 4 23 5 10 .500 1 2 .500 3 1 4 11

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 28 72 32.2 5.5 14.8 .372 4.4 5.3 .838 3.6 4.1 3.0 15.4
2 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 28 72 33.0 4.5 11.6 .386 5.0 6.3 .787 10.3 2.3 3.1 13.9
3 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 22 70 29.6 4.6 10.4 .438 3.7 4.6 .796 8.8 1.6 2.9 12.8
4 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 25 72 23.6 3.8 9.3 .415 4.6 6.5 .706 8.7 0.7 4.1 12.3
5 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 28 70 24.8 3.8 9.9 .386 3.3 4.2 .801 3.1 2.3 2.2 11.0
6 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 24 72 24.3 3.3 8.7 .384 2.5 3.3 .764 2.9 2.5 1.5 9.2
7 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 33 64 24.0 3.3 8.5 .394 2.1 3.0 .707 6.0 2.4 3.0 8.8
8 Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 25 60 21.5 2.5 6.2 .403 2.8 3.9 .708 7.4 0.7 3.5 7.8
9 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 30 62 27.2 2.5 7.1 .347 2.0 3.1 .627 3.5 5.8 2.4 6.9
10 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 24 58 13.4 2.1 5.2 .399 1.2 1.8 .654 3.8 0.8 2.1 5.3
11 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 27 5 15.4 2.0 6.2 .323 0.4 0.4 1.000 2.6 2.4 3.0 4.4
12 Dick Atha G 6-2 190 24 25 11.5 1.4 3.5 .409 0.8 1.1 .778 1.7 1.3 1.6 3.7
13 Bob Santini F 6-5 190 20 4 5.8 1.3 2.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.8

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 25 72 1702 5.9 14.1 .415 7.0 9.9 .706 13.2 1.0 6.2 18.7
2 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 28 72 2316 6.2 16.5 .372 5.0 5.9 .838 4.0 4.6 3.3 17.3
3 Bob Santini F 6-5 190 20 4 23 7.8 15.7 .500 1.6 3.1 .500 4.7 1.6 6.3 17.2
4 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 28 70 1738 5.6 14.4 .386 4.8 6.0 .801 4.6 3.4 3.2 15.9
5 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 22 70 2069 5.6 12.7 .438 4.5 5.6 .796 10.7 2.0 3.5 15.6
6 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 28 72 2378 4.9 12.6 .386 5.4 6.9 .787 11.2 2.5 3.3 15.2
7 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 24 58 779 5.6 14.0 .399 3.1 4.8 .654 10.3 2.0 5.7 14.3
8 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 24 72 1750 4.9 12.9 .384 3.7 4.9 .764 4.4 3.7 2.3 13.6
9 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 33 64 1537 5.0 12.7 .394 3.2 4.5 .707 9.0 3.5 4.4 13.1
10 Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 25 60 1290 4.2 10.3 .403 4.7 6.6 .708 12.4 1.1 5.9 13.0
11 Dick Atha G 6-2 190 24 25 288 4.5 11.0 .409 2.6 3.4 .778 5.2 4.0 4.9 11.6
12 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 27 5 77 4.7 14.5 .323 0.9 0.9 1.000 6.1 5.6 7.0 10.3
13 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 30 62 1685 3.2 9.4 .347 2.6 4.1 .627 4.7 7.7 3.1 9.1

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 28 72 2316 15.2 .451 .372
2 Jim Baechtold F-G 6-4 205 28 70 1738 14.2 .467 .386
3 Ernie Vandeweghe F-G 6-3 195 27 5 77 7.3 .345 .323
4 Gene Shue G 6-2 170 24 72 1750 13.0 .453 .384
5 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 22 70 2069 17.8 .515 .438
6 Bob Santini F 6-5 190 20 4 23 12.7 .506 .500
7 Bob Peterson F 6-5 210 24 58 779 12.9 .444 .399
8 Dick McGuire G 6-0 180 30 62 1685 12.7 .406 .347
9 Harry Gallatin F-C 6-6 210 28 72 2378 17.5 .484 .386
10 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 25 72 1702 18.6 .506 .415
11 Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 25 60 1290 13.8 .491 .403
12 Nathaniel Clifton C-F 6-6 220 33 64 1537 13.9 .449 .394
13 Dick Atha G 6-2 190 24 25 288 11.4 .466 .409