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1958-59 New York Knickerbockers

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40-32, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 110.3 points per game, Allowed 110.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 37-35)
Coached by Andrew Levane (40-32)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (III) / Attendance: 317,924 (1st of 8 available)

SRS: 0.49 (4th of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Syracuse Nationals

1958-59 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 2863 7170 .399 2217 2802 .791 4991 1383 1899 7943 110.3
Opponent 72 7925 110.1

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 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 25 71 2498 491 1002 .490 506 588 .861 658 136 237 1488
2 Richie Guerin G 6-4 195 26 71 2558 443 1046 .424 405 505 .802 518 364 255 1291
3 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 24 68 2061 405 1072 .378 258 311 .830 723 102 233 1068
4 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 31 72 1959 287 684 .420 180 218 .826 251 349 178 754
5 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 28 72 1588 260 700 .371 229 321 .713 569 49 275 749
6 Frank Selvy G-F 6-3 180 26 68 1448 233 605 .385 201 262 .767 248 96 113 667
7 Charlie Tyra C-F 6-8 230 23 69 1586 240 606 .396 129 190 .679 485 33 180 609
8 Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 22 72 1545 176 498 .353 83 99 .838 315 66 152 435
9 Ron Sobie G 6-3 185 24 50 857 144 400 .360 112 133 .842 154 78 84 400
10 Guy Sparrow F 6-6 218 26 44 607 96 308 .312 57 98 .582 187 45 115 249
11 Jack George G 6-2 190 30 25 494 62 173 .358 42 51 .824 82 55 51 166
12 Pete Brennan F 6-6 205 22 16 136 13 43 .302 14 25 .560 31 6 15 40
13 Jerry Bird F 6-6 210 23 11 45 12 32 .375 1 1 1.000 12 4 7 25
14 Brendan McCann G 6-2 178 23 1 7 0 3 .000 0 0 1 1 1 0

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 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 25 71 35.2 6.9 14.1 .490 7.1 8.3 .861 9.3 1.9 3.3 21.0
2 Richie Guerin G 6-4 195 26 71 36.0 6.2 14.7 .424 5.7 7.1 .802 7.3 5.1 3.6 18.2
3 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 24 68 30.3 6.0 15.8 .378 3.8 4.6 .830 10.6 1.5 3.4 15.7
4 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 31 72 27.2 4.0 9.5 .420 2.5 3.0 .826 3.5 4.8 2.5 10.5
5 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 28 72 22.1 3.6 9.7 .371 3.2 4.5 .713 7.9 0.7 3.8 10.4
6 Frank Selvy G-F 6-3 180 26 68 21.3 3.4 8.9 .385 3.0 3.9 .767 3.6 1.4 1.7 9.8
7 Charlie Tyra C-F 6-8 230 23 69 23.0 3.5 8.8 .396 1.9 2.8 .679 7.0 0.5 2.6 8.8
8 Ron Sobie G 6-3 185 24 50 17.1 2.9 8.0 .360 2.2 2.7 .842 3.1 1.6 1.7 8.0
9 Jack George G 6-2 190 30 25 19.8 2.5 6.9 .358 1.7 2.0 .824 3.3 2.2 2.0 6.6
10 Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 22 72 21.5 2.4 6.9 .353 1.2 1.4 .838 4.4 0.9 2.1 6.0
11 Guy Sparrow F 6-6 218 26 44 13.8 2.2 7.0 .312 1.3 2.2 .582 4.3 1.0 2.6 5.7
12 Pete Brennan F 6-6 205 22 16 8.5 0.8 2.7 .302 0.9 1.6 .560 1.9 0.4 0.9 2.5
13 Jerry Bird F 6-6 210 23 11 4.1 1.1 2.9 .375 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.1 0.4 0.6 2.3
14 Brendan McCann G 6-2 178 23 1 7.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

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 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 25 71 2498 7.1 14.4 .490 7.3 8.5 .861 9.5 2.0 3.4 21.4
2 Jerry Bird F 6-6 210 23 11 45 9.6 25.6 .375 0.8 0.8 1.000 9.6 3.2 5.6 20.0
3 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 24 68 2061 7.1 18.7 .378 4.5 5.4 .830 12.6 1.8 4.1 18.7
4 Richie Guerin G 6-4 195 26 71 2558 6.2 14.7 .424 5.7 7.1 .802 7.3 5.1 3.6 18.2
5 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 28 72 1588 5.9 15.9 .371 5.2 7.3 .713 12.9 1.1 6.2 17.0
6 Ron Sobie G 6-3 185 24 50 857 6.0 16.8 .360 4.7 5.6 .842 6.5 3.3 3.5 16.8
7 Frank Selvy G-F 6-3 180 26 68 1448 5.8 15.0 .385 5.0 6.5 .767 6.2 2.4 2.8 16.6
8 Guy Sparrow F 6-6 218 26 44 607 5.7 18.3 .312 3.4 5.8 .582 11.1 2.7 6.8 14.8
9 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 31 72 1959 5.3 12.6 .420 3.3 4.0 .826 4.6 6.4 3.3 13.9
10 Charlie Tyra C-F 6-8 230 23 69 1586 5.4 13.8 .396 2.9 4.3 .679 11.0 0.7 4.1 13.8
11 Jack George G 6-2 190 30 25 494 4.5 12.6 .358 3.1 3.7 .824 6.0 4.0 3.7 12.1
12 Pete Brennan F 6-6 205 22 16 136 3.4 11.4 .302 3.7 6.6 .560 8.2 1.6 4.0 10.6
13 Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 22 72 1545 4.1 11.6 .353 1.9 2.3 .838 7.3 1.5 3.5 10.1
14 Brendan McCann G 6-2 178 23 1 7 0.0 15.4 .000 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 0.0

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 Jerry Bird F 6-6 210 23 11 45 12.9 .385 .375
2 Guy Sparrow F 6-6 218 26 44 607 8.8 .355 .312
3 Ron Sobie G 6-3 185 24 50 857 13.5 .436 .360
4 Frank Selvy G-F 6-3 180 26 68 1448 13.8 .463 .385
5 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 25 71 2498 22.6 .590 .490
6 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 24 68 2061 16.5 .442 .378
7 Brendan McCann G 6-2 178 23 1 7 -9.9 .000 .000
8 Richie Guerin G 6-4 195 26 71 2558 19.0 .509 .424
9 Jack George G 6-2 190 30 25 494 10.9 .425 .358
10 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 28 72 1588 14.0 .445 .371
11 Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 22 72 1545 7.9 .402 .353
12 Pete Brennan F 6-6 205 22 16 136 7.2 .370 .302
13 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 31 72 1959 15.2 .483 .420
14 Charlie Tyra C-F 6-8 230 23 69 1586 12.0 .442 .396

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 Willie Naulls F-C 6-6 225 24 2 63 14 42 6 8 21 3 11 34 .333 .750 31.5 17.0 10.5 1.5
2 Kenny Sears F 6-9 198 25 2 64 10 27 13 15 17 6 6 33 .370 .867 32.0 16.5 8.5 3.0
3 Carl Braun G-F 6-5 180 31 2 62 12 32 8 9 4 10 4 32 .375 .889 31.0 16.0 2.0 5.0
4 Richie Guerin G 6-4 195 26 2 77 9 35 12 14 18 15 11 30 .257 .857 38.5 15.0 9.0 7.5
5 Charlie Tyra C-F 6-8 230 23 2 55 12 28 6 9 31 1 5 30 .429 .667 27.5 15.0 15.5 0.5
6 Frank Selvy G-F 6-3 180 26 2 43 10 20 9 11 4 3 6 29 .500 .818 21.5 14.5 2.0 1.5
7 Ray Felix C 6-11 220 28 2 45 12 28 2 4 23 2 12 26 .429 .500 22.5 13.0 11.5 1.0
8 Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 22 2 34 5 17 2 5 10 0 7 12 .294 .400 17.0 6.0 5.0 0.0
9 Jack George G 6-2 190 30 2 31 4 12 0 0 4 3 4 8 .333 15.5 4.0 2.0 1.5
10 Pete Brennan F 6-6 205 22 2 6 2 7 0 1 5 0 4 4 .286 .000 3.0 2.0 2.5 0.0